Goal achievement and adaptive goal adjustment in a behavioral intervention for participants with prediabetes

Huttunen-Lenz, Maija; Hansen, Sylvia; Vestentoft, Pia Siig; Meinert Larsen, Thomas; Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet; Drummen, Mathijs; Adam, Tanja; Macdonald, Ian; Taylor, Moira; Simpson, Elizabeth; Martinez, J. Alfredo; Navas-Carretero, Santiago; Handjieva-Darlenska, Teodora; Poppitt, Sally D.; Silvestre, Martha P.; Fogelholm, Mikael; Jalo, Elli; Muirhead, Roslyn; Brodie, Shannon; Brand-Miller, Jennie; Raben, Anne; Schlicht, Wolfgang

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2020. Participants with prediabetes were supported to achieve and maintain weight loss with a stage-based behavior change group program named PREview behavior Modification Intervention Toolbox (PREMIT). The tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment was examined in relation to PREMIT attendance. Analyses were based on 1857 participants who had achieved ⩾8percent weight loss. Tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment appeared not to be influenced by PREMIT attendance. Instead, results suggested that when unsure about reaching an intervention goal, participants were more likely to engage in a process of goal adjustment, possibly lessening distress due to potentially unachievable goals, either weight loss or maintenance.

Citation

Huttunen-Lenz, M., Hansen, S., Vestentoft, P. S., Meinert Larsen, T., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., Drummen, M., Adam, T., Macdonald, I., Taylor, M., Simpson, E., Martinez, J. A., Navas-Carretero, S., Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Fogelholm, M., Jalo, E., Muirhead, R., Brodie, S., Brand-Miller, J., …Schlicht, W. (2021). Goal achievement and adaptive goal adjustment in a behavioral intervention for participants with prediabetes. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(14), 2743-2755. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320925150

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 10, 2020
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Deposit Date: Jan 20, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Health Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1359-1053
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7277
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 2743-2755
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320925150
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4680035
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1359105320925150