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. 2013 Jun;36(3):259-69.
doi: 10.1007/s10865-012-9420-6. Epub 2012 Apr 10.

Attitudinal familism predicts weight management adherence in Mexican-American women

Julia L Austin  1 , Jane Ellen Smith, Loren Gianini, Marita Campos-Melady
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Attitudinal familism predicts weight management adherence in Mexican-American women

Julia L Austin et al. J Behav Med. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Adherence to behavioral weight management programs is often limited, especially among ethnic minority populations. The current study examined whether attitudinal familism, or attention to the needs of family above those of the self, predicted poorer adherence to a behavioral weight management program in Mexican-American women. One-hundred overweight or obese Mexican-American women from the southwestern United States were enrolled in a group-based weight loss treatment. Zero-order correlations indicated that general commitment to attitudinal familism, as measured by the Attitudinal Familism Scale, was significantly negatively associated with calorie and physical activity goal completion and marginally negatively associated with session attendance. The results of the current study indicate that researchers may consider addressing familism when developing tailored weight management interventions for Mexican-American women.

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