Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss among American Indian and Alaska Native Participants in a Diabetes Prevention Translational Project
Table 3
Correlates of baseline weight () and predictors of change in weight from baseline to follow-up () (unstandardized bivariate model results).
Psychosocial variable
Correlation of weight and psychosocial variable at baseline
Prediction of change in weight by psychosocial variable at baseline
Association of change in weight with change in psychosocial variable
SE
SE
SE
Kessler distress
2.44
0.63
<.001
1.85
0.43
<.001
3.23
0.50
<.001
Coping
−0.84
0.90
.347
0.11
0.41
.796
−0.59
0.55
.285
Positive family support
0.92
0.87
.290
−0.36
0.61
.559
−3.56
0.59
<.001
Negative family support
4.55
1.12
<.001
1.38
0.46
.003
3.13
0.55
<.001
Trauma
0.41
0.67
.540
0.73
0.57
.199
Cultural spirituality
−3.13
0.67
<.001
0.36
0.37
.326
Note. Positive family support and negative family support were tested within the same model, because they are two factors of one measure. Trauma and cultural spirituality were measured only at baseline.
