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Weight management experiences of overweight and obese Royal Navy personnel

Weight management experiences of overweight and obese Royal Navy personnel
Weight management experiences of overweight and obese Royal Navy personnel
Interviews with 21 overweight and obese Royal Navy (RN) personnel were conducted to understand their perceived facilitators and barriers to weight management. It was found that the following themes were perceived as relevant to participants’ weight management experiences in the RN: the naval environment and culture; influences of others; motivations to manage weight; perceptions of self with regard to excess weight; perceptions of weight management; and explanations for successful and unsuccessful weight management. Future research that tests the efficacy of interventions for overcoming the perceived barriers to weight management within this population is warranted.
2163-5781
105-109
Garip, Gülcan
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Morton, Kate
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Bridger, Robert
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Yardley, Lucy
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Garip, Gülcan
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Morton, Kate
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Bridger, Robert
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Yardley, Lucy
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Garip, Gülcan, Morton, Kate, Bridger, Robert and Yardley, Lucy (2014) Weight management experiences of overweight and obese Royal Navy personnel. Military Behavioral Health, 2 (1), 105-109. (doi:10.1080/21635781.2013.833056).

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Interviews with 21 overweight and obese Royal Navy (RN) personnel were conducted to understand their perceived facilitators and barriers to weight management. It was found that the following themes were perceived as relevant to participants’ weight management experiences in the RN: the naval environment and culture; influences of others; motivations to manage weight; perceptions of self with regard to excess weight; perceptions of weight management; and explanations for successful and unsuccessful weight management. Future research that tests the efficacy of interventions for overcoming the perceived barriers to weight management within this population is warranted.

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Published date: 2014

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Local EPrints ID: 367708
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/367708
ISSN: 2163-5781
PURE UUID: ef158a55-d3e2-4840-ab6c-e15769481b44
ORCID for Kate Morton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-0314
ORCID for Lucy Yardley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X

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Date deposited: 04 Sep 2014 12:31
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:00

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Author: Gülcan Garip
Author: Kate Morton ORCID iD
Author: Robert Bridger
Author: Lucy Yardley ORCID iD

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