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Romantic Partner Perspectives of the Relational Context of Weight Loss Support
Health Communication ( IF 3.501 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-03 , DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1920712
René M Dailey 1 , Zhengyu Zhang 2 , Rebecca Kurlak 1 , Rachel Lloyd 1 , Suzanne Burdick 1
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ABSTRACT

Much of the research on romantic partner support of weight loss takes the perspective of targets pursuing weight loss. This study, however, assesses the perspectives of the partners providing support, and specifically their perceptions of the relational context and their support strategy use. An MTurk sample of 283 partners of individuals trying to lose weight reported on relational context characteristics (i.e., having a team effort, opposing approaches, and imposition regarding the weight loss pursuits) and their use of encouragement, direct influence, and coercion. Analyses largely supported the hypotheses regarding the associations between the relational characteristics and strategy use. For example, higher team effort and lower opposing approaches about weight management were linked with more encouragement, and greater opposing approaches and imposition were associated with more coercion. Four relational weight loss climates based on the collective of these characteristics were also linked with strategy use. All associations were found after accounting for general relationship satisfaction as well as other control variables. Overall, the findings suggest that perceptions of the weight loss in the context of the relationship were connected to the strategies partners employed in helping targets achieve weight loss. Because strategies vary in effectiveness, understanding which relational characteristics, as well as which broader relational climates, facilitate partner strategy choice can ultimately help augment individuals’ weight loss success.



中文翻译:

减肥支持关系背景下的浪漫伴侣观点

摘要

许多关于浪漫伴侣支持减肥的研究都是从追求减肥目标的角度出发的。然而,这项研究评估了提供支持的合作伙伴的观点,特别是他们对关系背景和支持策略使用的看法。MTurk 样本的 283 名尝试减肥的个人合作伙伴报告了关系背景特征(即,有团队合作、对立方法和对减肥追求的强加)以及他们使用鼓励、直接影响和胁迫。分析在很大程度上支持了关于关系特征和策略使用之间关联的假设。例如,更高的团队努力和更低的体重管理反对方法与更多的鼓励有关,更多的反对方法和强加与更多的胁迫有关。基于这些特征的集体的四种相关减肥气候也与策略使用有关。所有关联都是在考虑了一般关系满意度以及其他控制变量后发现的。总的来说,研究结果表明,在这种关系的背景下对体重减轻的看法与合作伙伴在帮助目标实现体重减轻时采用的策略有关。由于策略的有效性各不相同,因此了解哪些关系特征以及哪些更广泛的关系气候有助于伴侣策略的选择,最终可以帮助增加个人的减肥成功率。基于这些特征的集体的四种相关减肥气候也与策略使用有关。所有关联都是在考虑了一般关系满意度以及其他控制变量后发现的。总的来说,研究结果表明,在这种关系的背景下对体重减轻的看法与合作伙伴在帮助目标实现体重减轻时采用的策略有关。由于策略的有效性各不相同,因此了解哪些关系特征以及哪些更广泛的关系气候有助于伴侣策略的选择,最终可以帮助增加个人的减肥成功率。基于这些特征的集体的四种相关减肥气候也与策略使用有关。所有关联都是在考虑了一般关系满意度以及其他控制变量后发现的。总的来说,研究结果表明,在这种关系的背景下对体重减轻的看法与合作伙伴在帮助目标实现体重减轻时采用的策略有关。由于策略的有效性各不相同,因此了解哪些关系特征以及哪些更广泛的关系气候有助于伴侣策略的选择,最终可以帮助增加个人的减肥成功率。研究结果表明,在这种关系的背景下对体重减轻的看法与合作伙伴在帮助目标实现体重减轻时采用的策略有关。由于策略的有效性各不相同,因此了解哪些关系特征以及哪些更广泛的关系气候有助于伴侣策略的选择,最终可以帮助增加个人的减肥成功率。研究结果表明,在这种关系的背景下对体重减轻的看法与合作伙伴在帮助目标实现体重减轻时采用的策略有关。由于策略的有效性各不相同,因此了解哪些关系特征以及哪些更广泛的关系气候有助于伴侣策略的选择,最终可以帮助增加个人的减肥成功率。

更新日期:2021-05-03
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