Research and Publications

Below are some of the of publications produced by our research group that are related to weight loss, eating, and physical activity. They are arranged by year of publication.

Reprints of any of the listed publications are available upon request.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Clayton AM Spencer, A, Hobbs, M.W. (2008) Skipping meals and alcohol consumption: The regulation of energy intake and expenditure among weight loss participants. Appetite, 51, 538-545.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Clayton AM Spencer, A, Hobbs, M.W. (2008) Can following the caloric restriction recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans help individuals lose weight? Eating Behaviors,9,328-335.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Darby LA, Clayton AM, Spencer A et al. (2008) The failure of therapist assistance and stepped-care to improve weight loss outcomes. Obesity. 16,1460-1462.

Carels RA, Konrad KK, Young KM, Darby LA, Coit C, Clayton AM et al. (2008) Taking control of your personal eating and exercise environment: A weight maintenance program. Eating Behaviors, 9, 228-237.

Carels, RA, Coit, C, Young, KM, Berger, B. (2007) Exercise Makes You Feel Good, but Does Feeling Good Make You Exercise? An Examination of Obese Dieters. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 29, 706-722

Carels, RA, Harper, J, Konrad, KK. (2007) Individual Differences in Food Perceptions and Calorie Estimation: An Examination of Dieting Status, Weight, and Gender. Appetite, 49, 450-58.

Konrad, KK, Carels, RA, Gardner, D. (2007) Metabolic and psychological changes during refeeding in anorexia nervosa. Eating and Weight Disorders, 12, 20-27.

Carels RA, Darby LA, Cacciapaglia HM, Konrad KK, Coit C, Harper J, Kaplar, ME, Young, K, Baylen, CA, & Versland, A (2007) Using motivational interviewing as a supplement to obesity treatment: A stepped-care approach. Health Psychology, 26, 369-374.

Carels, RA, Harper, J, Konrad, KK (2006). Qualitative perceptions and caloric estimations of healthy and unhealthy foods by behavioral weight loss participants, Appetite, 46, 199-206.

Carels, RA, Darby, L, Berger, B. (2006). The association between mood states and physical activity in postmenopausal women. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 14, 12-28.

Carels, RA, Douglass, O Cacciapaglia, H, Rydin, S, Harper, J. (2006). Can social desirability interfere with success in a behavioral weight loss program? Psychology and Health, 21(1):65-78.

Carels, RA, Darby, L, Rydin, S, Douglass, O, Cacciapaglia, H. (2005) The relationship between self-monitoring, outcome expectancies, difficulties with eating and exercise, physical activity and weight loss in a behavioral weight loss program: Within and between participant relationships. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 30, 182-190.

Carels, RA, Darby, L, Cacciapaglia, H, Douglass, O, Kaplar, M, Rydin, S, Tonkin, K, Konrad, K, Harper, J (2005). Applying a stepped-care approach to the treatment of obesity, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 59, 375-383.

Carels, RA, Darby, L, Douglass, O, Cacciapaglia, H, Rydin, S. (2005). Education on the
Glycemic Index of Foods Fails to Improve Treatment Outcomes in a Behavioral
Weight Loss Program. Eating Behaviors, 6, 145-150.

Carels, RA, Darby, L, Cacciapaglia, H, Douglass, O. (2004). Reducing cardiovascular
risk factors in postmenopausal women through a lifestyle change intervention.
Journal of Women’s Health, 13(4), 412-426.

Carels, RA, Cacciapaglia, H, Douglass, O, Cacciapaglia, H, O’Brien, WH. (2004). An
ecological momentary assessment of relapse crisis in dieting. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical, 72:2, 341-348.

Carels, RA, Cacciapaglia, H, Douglass, O, Rydin, S, O’Brien, WH. (2003). The early
identification of poor treatment outcome in a women’s weight loss program.
Eating Behaviors, 4, 265-282.

Carels, RA, Hoffman, J, Collins, A, Raber, AC, Cacciapaglia, H, O’Brien, WH. (2001).
Ecological momentary assessment of temptation and lapse in dieting. Eating
Behaviors, 2, 307-321.

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