Prospective Relations between Social Comparison Orientation and Weight Loss Outcomes

Teammates and social influence affect weight loss outcomes in a team-based weight loss competition.

Team-based internet interventions are increasing in popularity as a way of promoting weight loss in large numbers of individuals. Given that social networks influence health behavior change, this study investigated the effects of teammates and social influence on individual weight loss during a team-based weight loss competition. Shape Up Rhode Island (SURI) 2009 was a 12-week online program op...

Weight Loss and Health Outcomes

Desire for weight loss, weight-related social contact, and body mass outcomes.

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated whether desiring to lose weight is associated with subsequent changes in social contact with individuals perceived to be thinner or heavier. METHODS Longitudinal data were used to examine associations between desiring to lose weight at baseline and social contact with thinner and heavier individuals across a 1-year follow-up period (N = 9,335, 2013-2014 Gallup N...

Analyzing Correlation between Internationalization Orientation and Social Network

 The research on social networks and collaborative strategies has highlighted from the mid of 1980 which has contributed to the success and development of firms. The relationship and communication with trade partners in overseas help success of firms in entering to foreign markets and improve new partners and new markets abroad. Doing firm internationalization in foreign countries faces some ba...

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