Bi-directional associations of core affect and physical activity in adults with higher body weight: An ecological momentary assessment study.

Affect is known to be predictive of and enhanced by higher physical activity (PA) levels in the general population. This secondary analysis aimed to increase the understanding of the bi-directional relationship between PA and core affect (i.e.

A Tailored Gender-Sensitive mHealth Weight Loss Intervention (I-GENDO): Development and Process Evaluation.

Background: Given the increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide, the number of digital weight loss interventions has also risen. However, these interventions often lack theoretical background and data on long-term effectiveness. The consideration of individual and gender differences in weight-related psychological parameters might enhance the efficacy and sustainability of mobile-based weight loss interventions.

Gender and Emotional Representation Matter: Own Illness Beliefs and Their Relationship to Obesity.

Background: Current treatments of obesity often fail to consider gender and psychological aspects, which are essential for weight loss and weight maintenance. The aim of our study was to analyze subjective illness representations (SIRs) of adults with obesity according to the Common-Sense Self-Regulation Model (CSM) by assessing their associations with weight-related variables and gender.

Methods: Data was collected via online self-assessment between April 2017 and March 2018.

Food Addiction and Its Relationship to Weight- and Addiction-Related Psychological Parameters in Individuals With Overweight and Obesity.

It is assumed that a relevant subgroup of individuals experiences an addiction-like eating behaviour (Food Addiction), characterized by an impaired control over eating behaviour, emotional eating and food craving. Individuals experiencing Food Addiction partially share common symptomatology with Binge-Eating-Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Food Addiction, general psychopathology, and associations with weight- and addiction-related constructs in individuals with overweight and obesity, who did not suffer from Binge-Eating-Disorder or Bulimia Nervosa.

Does Weight-Cycling Influence Illness Beliefs in Obesity? A Gender-Sensitive Approach.

Obesity is classified as a chronic disease. Women and men seem to face different obstacles in their attempts to overcome one of the most challenging tasks in the treatment of this disease, namely, weight reduction maintenance. The Common-Sense-Model (CSM) is mainly used to improve the understanding of self-regulation and health behaviour in chronic diseases but has yet to be explored for obesity.

Cognitive control functions in individuals with obesity with and without binge-eating disorder.

Objective: Deficits in cognitive control are thought to contribute to the maintenance of obesity (OB). Cognitive control is referred to as impulsivity and binge-eating disorder (BED) is characterized by high levels of impulsivity. The present study sought to elucidate which cognitive control functions differentiate between severe OB with and without BED also taking into account hunger as a moderating factor.

Effectiveness of Acupuncture Therapy on Stress in a Large Urban College Population.

This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial to study the effectiveness of acupuncture on the perception of stress in patients who study or work on a large, urban college campus. The hypothesis was that verum acupuncture would demonstrate a significant positive impact on perceived stress as compared to sham acupuncture. This study included 111 participants with high self-reported stress levels who either studied or worked at a large, urban public university in the southwestern United States.

The relevance of accuracy of heartbeat perception in noncardiac and cardiac chest pain.

Background: The development and course of noncardiac chest pain are assumed to be influenced by interoceptive processes.

Purpose: It was investigated whether heartbeat perception was enhanced in patients suffering from noncardiac chest pain and to what degree it was associated with self-reported cognitive-perceptual features and chest pain characteristics.

Methods: A total of 42 patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP), 35 patients with cardiac chest pain, and 52 healthy controls were recruited.

Implicit affective evaluation of somatosensory sensations in patients with noncardiac chest pain.

Background And Objectives: Etiological models of noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) stress the importance of abnormal implicit affective evaluations of somatosensory sensations, but this has never been studied empirically. The aim was therefore to assess implicit affective evaluations of somatosensory stimuli in NCCP using an experimental design.

Methods: A total of 34 patients with NCCP, 24 patients with cardiac chest pain, and 46 healthy controls, took part in the study.

Cognitive-perceptual factors in noncardiac chest pain and cardiac chest pain.

Objective: Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common condition associated with considerable patient distress and substantial healthcare costs. Our aim was to investigate associations between illness perceptions, anxiety sensitivity, somatic amplification, and experience of chest pain, and to assess whether a multifactorial model including these factors can distinguish patients with NCCP from patients with cardiac chest pain (CCP).

Methods: A total of 240 patients with chest pain answered questionnaires concerning anxiety sensitivity (Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3), somatic amplification (Somatosensory Amplification Scale), illness perceptions (Illness Perception Questionnaire-Brief, health concerns, and heart disease conviction), and pain characteristics (intensity, disability, and frequency) before the evaluation of chest pain causation.

Global assessment of regulation of phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 by insulin in vivo in human muscle.

Objective: Research has focused on insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 as a locus for insulin resistance. Tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 initiates insulin signaling, whereas serine/threonine phosphorylation alters the ability of IRS-1 to transduce the insulin signal. Of 1,242 amino acids in IRS-1, 242 are serine/threonine.