Research Interests: Education, Developmental Psychopathology, Depression, Adolescent Health, Adolescent, and 15 moreMedicine, Growth, Overweight, Humans, Child, Female, Male, Netherlands, Body Mass Index, Longitudinal Studies, Sex Factors, Depressive Symptoms, Logistic Models, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and Medical and Health Sciences
Modeling of palatable food intake in female young adults: Effects of perceived body size Aims: To examine whether normal-weight young women model the food intake of another woman and to what extent this modeling effect is moderated by the... more
Modeling of palatable food intake in female young adults: Effects of perceived body size Aims: To examine whether normal-weight young women model the food intake of another woman and to what extent this modeling effect is moderated by the weight-status of the other person. Design and participants: An experimental design with a three (confederate’s M&M intake: high, low, none) by two (confederate's weight status: slim, normal weight) factorial design. A total of 102 normal-weight women aged 18 to 30 were exposed to a same-sex confederate and were observed in a living-room setting. Measurements: Food intake was observed during a 15-min break between two tasks. Findings: A significant interaction effect was found between the intake and weight manipulation of the confederate, showing that the modeling effect was only found in the normal-weight appearance condition. Conclusion: Normal-weight young women are more inclined to imitate the food intake of a female confederate when they ar...
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The purpose of this study was to examine the association between adolescents' body mass index (BMI) z-scores and their subsequent level of schooling, extending previous longitudinal research by using objectively measured weight and... more
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between adolescents' body mass index (BMI) z-scores and their subsequent level of schooling, extending previous longitudinal research by using objectively measured weight and height data. A longitudinal study with 3 study waves (1-year intervals) involving 1248 Dutch adolescents (49% girls; mean age = 13.7 years) at schools providing different educational levels was used to determine adolescents who moved and did not move to a lower educational level in the first year, or in the second year, and to examine whether this movement could be predicted by BMI z-scores (zBMI), after controlling for a large range of potential confounding factors. A total of 1164 Dutch adolescents continued in the same level of education, whereas 84 adolescents moved to a lower educational level (43 moved in the first and 41 in the second year). A higher zBMI significantly increased the risk of a general transition to a lower educational level, and...
Research Interests: Health Behavior, Mental Health, Depression, Risk assessment, Adolescent, and 20 moreComorbidity, Overweight, Humans, Smoking, Academic Performance, Female, School Health, Alcohol Drinking, Male, Netherlands, Body Mass Index, Feeding Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Public health systems and services research, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Educational Status, Risk Assessment, Breakfast, Adolescent Behavior, and Logistic Models
The current study sought to find indications for the appropriateness of a model in which eating patterns and exercise beliefs influence binge eating and physical exercise, respectively, that, in turn, influence outcome after gastric... more
The current study sought to find indications for the appropriateness of a model in which eating patterns and exercise beliefs influence binge eating and physical exercise, respectively, that, in turn, influence outcome after gastric banding for severe obesity. Participants were 157 patients (144 females, 13 males) who completed questionnaires approximately 34 months (range = 8-68 months) after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). Our data showed a well-fitting model in which external and emotional eating were associated with outcome through binge eating. Several exercise beliefs were associated with physical exercise, but physical exercise was not associated with weight loss or physical health. Binge eating was related more strongly to the outcome after gastric banding than physical exercise. Future research should examine whether a strong focus on the management of binge eating and external and emotional eating could improve the outcome of morbidly obese patients with unsuccessful weight outcome after obesity surgery.
Research Interests: Eating Disorders, Quality of life, Comorbidity, Humans, Weight Loss, and 19 morePhysical Health, Female, Male, Eating Behavior, Exercise, Follow-up studies, Body Mass Index, Gastric banding, Structural Equation Model, Eating, Middle Aged, Adult, Morbid Obesity, Eating Disorder, Physical Exercise, Binge eating, Bulimia, Cross Sectional Studies, and Laparoscopy
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Research Interests: Psychology, Health Psychology, Bariatric Surgery, Emotion Regulation, Emotions, and 15 moreHumans, Negative Affect, Female, Young Adult, Netherlands, Eating, Aged, Middle Aged, Questionnaires, Adult, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Morbid Obesity, General Population, Control Group, and Case Control Studies
... E-mailadres:r.hermans@pwo.ru.nl Roel CJ Hermans, Junilla K. Larsen en Rutger CME Engels Zien eten doet eten: een experi-... Proefpersonen werden gewogen en gemeten zonder schoenen. Als proefpersonen een jas of vest droegen werd hen... more
... E-mailadres:r.hermans@pwo.ru.nl Roel CJ Hermans, Junilla K. Larsen en Rutger CME Engels Zien eten doet eten: een experi-... Proefpersonen werden gewogen en gemeten zonder schoenen. Als proefpersonen een jas of vest droegen werd hen gevraagd deze uit te trekken. ...