| Body weight relationships in early marriage. Weight relevance, weight comparisons, and weight talk. | |
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PMID: 21864601 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This investigation uncovered processes underlying the dynamics of body weight and body image among individuals involved in nascent heterosexual marital relationships in Upstate New York. In-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with 34 informants, 20 women and 14 men, just prior to marriage and again one year later were used to explore continuity and change in cognitive, affective, and behavioral factors relating to body weight and body image at the time of marriage, an important transition in the life course. Three major conceptual themes operated in the process of developing and enacting informants' body weight relationships with their partner: weight relevance, weight comparisons, and weight talk. Weight relevance encompassed the changing significance of weight during early marriage and included attracting and capturing a mate, relaxing about weight, living healthily, and concentrating on weight. Weight comparisons between partners involved weight relativism, weight competition, weight envy, and weight role models. Weight talk employed pragmatic talk, active and passive reassurance, and complaining and critiquing criticism. Concepts emerging from this investigation may be useful in designing future studies of and approaches to managing body weight in adulthood. |
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Authors:
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Caron F Bove; Jeffery Sobal |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2011-08-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Appetite Volume: 57 ISSN: 1095-8304 ISO Abbreviation: Appetite Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-11-14 Completed Date: 2012-03-07 Revised Date: 2013-02-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006808 Medline TA: Appetite Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 729-42 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. cfbove@gmail.com |
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Adult Aged Body Image Body Mass Index Body Weight* Cross-Sectional Studies European Continental Ancestry Group Female Humans Interviews as Topic Longitudinal Studies Male Marriage / psychology* Middle Aged New York Young Adult |
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R01 DK042787-08/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01DK42787/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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