Advisory Committee Chair
Gareth Dutton
Advisory Committee Members
Mary Boggiano
Burel R Goodin
Kristine Lokken
Virginia Wadley-Bradley
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2019
Degree Name by School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
The present study investigated the relevance of frustration tolerance and other psychological regulation factors (e.g., trait mindfulness, executive function) to long-term weight maintenance. Using a cross-sectional design, participants (N=91) were recruited from three behavioral weight loss interventions and categorized dichotomously (maintainer vs. regainer) based on their level of success in maintaining weight loss long term. Participants completed the Frustration Discomfort Scale (FDS), objective measures of executive functioning (EF), and self-report questionnaires. Poorer frustration tolerance was significantly associated with lower trait mindfulness, higher negative affectivity, and greater difficulties in self-reported EF. There were no differences by race or weight maintenance status. Maintainers outperformed regainers on a decision-making task and endorsed fewer symptoms of binge eating. Using hierarchical binary logistic regression modeling, current BMI was the only significant explanatory variable of weight loss maintenance (WLM) in covariate-adjusted models. This finding was robust, even after the addition of measures of dysregulated eating, decision-making, and frustration tolerance were added to the model. Factors outside of those proposed in this study may better elucidate the mechanisms behind successful WLM.
Recommended Citation
Henry, Samantha Kaytana, "Relationship Between Frustration Tolerance And Psychological Self-Regulatory Mechanisms In Weight Loss Maintenance" (2019). All ETDs from UAB. 1918.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/1918