The proposed study extended the author's comprehensive project study completed in 1992. It aimed to accomplish two goals: (1) to compare the effects on binge eating and weight loss of two clinical weight management groups: one following a standard cognitive-behavioral format, and the other modified to encompass the tenets of Developmental Counseling and Therapy (DCT) as described by Ivey (1986, 1991a), to see if the binge eaters and others within the groups thereby differ on several outcome measures; and (2) to analyze patterns of cognitive processing styles to see if trends emerge that might elucidate the nature of the binge eating experience from a DCT viewpoint, and that might therefore suggest new approaches to treatment. The study found significant differences between the standard (control) and modified (experimental) group on measures of binge eating and cognitive developmental level change, while differences in depression inventory scores were less significant. The study therefore offers support for the idea of expanding cognitive behavioral protocols for weight management and binge eating to include a wider variety of cognitive-developmental change strategies. It also implies that people are enabled to change when assisted in broadening their capacity to engage in varied cognitive modes more adaptively and flexibly. Implications for clinical application and future research exploration are proposed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:dissertations-8929 |
| Date | 01 January 1994 |
| Creators | Weinstein, Terese M |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst |
| Source Sets | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest |
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