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Dr Elizabeth Evans' Outputs (40)

Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt (2019)
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Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Pedersen, S., Marques, M. M., Teixeira, P. J., Lähteenmäki, L., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, B. L., & Sniehotta, F. F. (2019). Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0487-0

Prevalence and predictors of weight loss maintenance: a retrospective population‐based survey of European adults with overweight and obesity (2019)
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Evans, E., Sainsbury, K., Marques, M., Santos, I., Pedersen, S., Lähteenmäki, L., Teixeira, P., Stubbs, R., Heitmann, B., & Sniehotta, F. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of weight loss maintenance: a retrospective population‐based survey of European adults with overweight and obesity. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 32(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12666

Television Consumption Drives Perceptions of Female Body Attractiveness in a Population Undergoing Technological Transition (2019)
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Boothroyd, L., Jucker, J.-L., Thornborrow, T., Barton, R., Burt, D., Evans, E., Jamieson, M., & Tovee, M. (2020). Television Consumption Drives Perceptions of Female Body Attractiveness in a Population Undergoing Technological Transition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(4), 839-860. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000224

Perceptions of physical attractiveness vary across cultural groups, particularly for female body size and shape. It has been hypothesised that visual media propagates Western ‘thin ideals’. However, because cross-cultural studies typically consider g... Read More about Television Consumption Drives Perceptions of Female Body Attractiveness in a Population Undergoing Technological Transition.

The Impact of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorders Intervention on Implicit Attitudes to Thinness in Women of Diverse Sexual Orientations (2019)
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Kant, R. N., Wong-Chung, A., Evans, E. H., Stanton, E. C., & Boothroyd, L. G. (2019). The Impact of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorders Intervention on Implicit Attitudes to Thinness in Women of Diverse Sexual Orientations. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 2611. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02611

Dissonance-based body image programs have shown long-term effectiveness in preventing eating disorders and reducing risk factors for eating disorders in women. Here we report on the potential for one such intervention to impact on implicit attitudes... Read More about The Impact of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorders Intervention on Implicit Attitudes to Thinness in Women of Diverse Sexual Orientations.

Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial) (2019)
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Sniehotta, F. F., Evans, E. H., Sainsbury, K., Adamson, A., Batterham, A., Becker, F., Brown, H., Dombrowski, S. U., Jackson, D., Howell, D., Ladha, K., McColl, E., Olivier, P., Rothman, A. J., Steel, A., Vale, L., Vieira, R., White, M., Wright, P., & Araújo-Soares, V. (2019). Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial). PLoS Medicine, 16(5), Article e1002793. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002793

Background: Scalable weight loss maintenance (WLM) interventions for adults with obesity are lacking but vital for the health and economic benefits of weight loss to be fully realised. We examined the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a low-int... Read More about Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial).

The complexity of self-regulating food intake in weight loss maintenance. A qualitative study among short- and long-term weight loss maintainers (2018)
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Pedersen, S., Sniehotta, F. F., Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Marques, M. M., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, B. L., & Lähteenmäki, L. (2018). The complexity of self-regulating food intake in weight loss maintenance. A qualitative study among short- and long-term weight loss maintainers. Social Science & Medicine, 208, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.016

Supporting the transition from weight loss to maintenance: development and optimisation of a face-to-face behavioural intervention component (2017)
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Sainsbury, K., Cleland, C. L., Evans, E. H., Adamson, A., Batterham, A., Dombrowski, S. U., Gellert, P., Hill, M., Kwasnicka, D., Scott, D., Sniehotta, F. F., White, M., & Araújo-Soares, V. (2017). Supporting the transition from weight loss to maintenance: development and optimisation of a face-to-face behavioural intervention component. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2016.1269233

Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media (2017)
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Jucker, J., Thornborrow, T., Beierholm, U., Burt, D., Barton, R., Evans, E., …Boothroyd, L. (2017). Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 8438. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08653-z

Television consumption influences perceptions of attractive female body size. However, cross-cultural research examining media influence on body ideals is typically confounded by differences in the availability of reliable and diverse foodstuffs. 112... Read More about Nutritional status and the influence of TV consumption on female body size ideals in populations recently exposed to the media.

Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Meaningful Social Connections Compared with Usual Care Control in People of Retirement Age Recruited from Workplaces (2016)
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Lara, J., O’Brien, N., Godfrey, A., Heaven, B., Evans, E. H., Lloyd, S., Moffatt, S., Moynihan, P. J., Meyer, T. D., Rochester, L., Sniehotta, F. F., White, M., & Mathers, J. C. (2016). Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Meaningful Social Connections Compared with Usual Care Control in People of Retirement Age Recruited from Workplaces. PLoS ONE, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159703

Integrating Evidence From Systematic Reviews, Qualitative Research, and Expert Knowledge Using Co-Design Techniques to Develop a Web-Based Intervention for People in the Retirement Transition (2016)
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O'Brien, N., Heaven, B., Teal, G., Evans, E. H., Cleland, C., Moffatt, S., Sniehotta, F. F., White, M., Mathers, J. C., & Moynihan, P. (2016). Integrating Evidence From Systematic Reviews, Qualitative Research, and Expert Knowledge Using Co-Design Techniques to Develop a Web-Based Intervention for People in the Retirement Transition. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(8), https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5790

Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: A 6-year longitudinal cohort study (2016)
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Evans, E. H., Adamson, A. J., Basterfield, L., Le Couteur, A., Reilly, J. K., Reilly, J. J., & Parkinson, K. N. (2017). Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: A 6-year longitudinal cohort study. Appetite, 108, 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.09.005

Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms i... Read More about Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age: A 6-year longitudinal cohort study.

Television exposure predicts body size ideals in rural Nicaragua (2016)
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Boothroyd, L., Jucker, J., Thornborrow, T., Jamieson, M., Burt, D., Barton, R., …Tovée, M. (2016). Television exposure predicts body size ideals in rural Nicaragua. British Journal of Psychology, 107(4), 752-767. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12184

Internalization of a thin ideal has been posited as a key risk factor in the development of pathological eating attitudes. Cross-culturally, studies have found a preference for heavier bodies in populations with reduced access to visual media compare... Read More about Television exposure predicts body size ideals in rural Nicaragua.

The NULevel trial of a scalable, technology-assisted weight loss maintenance intervention for obese adults after clinically significant weight loss: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Evans, E. H., Araújo-Soares, V., Adamson, A., Batterham, A. M., Brown, H., Campbell, M., Dombrowski, S. U., Guest, A., Jackson, D., Kwasnicka, D., Ladha, K., McColl, E., Olivier, P., Rothman, A. J., Sainsbury, K., Steel, A. J., Steen, I. N., Vale, L., White, M., Wright, P., & Sniehotta, F. F. (2015). The NULevel trial of a scalable, technology-assisted weight loss maintenance intervention for obese adults after clinically significant weight loss: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0931-7

Association of behaviour change techniques with effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2014)
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Lara, J., Evans, E. H., O’Brien, N., Moynihan, P. J., Meyer, T. D., Adamson, A. J., Errington, L., Sniehotta, F. F., White, M., & Mathers, J. C. (2014). Association of behaviour change techniques with effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Medicine, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0177-3

Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes in 7 to 11-year-old girls: testing a sociocultural model (2013)
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Evans, E., Tovee, M., Boothroyd, L., & Drewett, R. (2013). Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes in 7 to 11-year-old girls: testing a sociocultural model. Body Image, 10(1), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.10.001

We examined the sociocultural model of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitude development in young girls for the first time. According to the model, internalizing an unrealistically thin ideal body increases the risk of disordered eating... Read More about Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes in 7 to 11-year-old girls: testing a sociocultural model.