TY - JOUR
T1 - Dieting in moderation
T2 - The role of dietary restraint in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological well-being
AU - Tiggemann, Marika
PY - 1997/10/1
Y1 - 1997/10/1
N2 - This study demonstrates the substantial conceptual consequences in distinguishing a variable's role as a moderator as opposed to a mediator. In particular, the study investigates the role of dietary restraint in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological well-being. Path analyses showed that, in addition to its mediating role, dietary restraint has a moderating role, such that there is a stronger relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological well-being when dietary restraint is high than when dietary restraint is low. In contrast, gender had only a direct effect on weight dissatisfaction. It was concluded that the same processes occur for both men and for women, whereby it is the individuals who diet who suffer loss of psychological well-being.
AB - This study demonstrates the substantial conceptual consequences in distinguishing a variable's role as a moderator as opposed to a mediator. In particular, the study investigates the role of dietary restraint in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological well-being. Path analyses showed that, in addition to its mediating role, dietary restraint has a moderating role, such that there is a stronger relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological well-being when dietary restraint is high than when dietary restraint is low. In contrast, gender had only a direct effect on weight dissatisfaction. It was concluded that the same processes occur for both men and for women, whereby it is the individuals who diet who suffer loss of psychological well-being.
KW - Dietary restraint
KW - Moderator variable
KW - Psychological wellbeing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030689626&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/135910539700200407
DO - 10.1177/135910539700200407
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030689626
VL - 2
SP - 501
EP - 507
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
SN - 1359-1053
IS - 4
ER -