Table 3.

Expectations of the effects of weight reduction on functioning as measured by the GRWQ 1, ^*

Factors	M	SD
Health	9.66	0.81
Fitness	9.33	0.92
Body image	8.95	1.35
Self‐confidence	8.25	1.75
Physical strength	8.23	1.61
Physical presence	8.48	1.56
Stress	7.60	1.96
Attractiveness	7.57	1.89
Sex life	7.46	1.97
Work performance	7.26	1.72
Comfort in social situations with strangers	7.14	1.80
Social life	7.09	1.89
Attention from others	6.95	1.80
Ability to physically defend yourself	6.89	1.94
Other's perception of your competence	6.86	1.81
Sexual attention	6.74	1.91
Anxiety	6.73	2.01
Comfort at family gatherings	6.67	1.95
Assertiveness	6.36	1.68
Depression	6.36	1.99
Likeability	5.91	1.60

^* Ratings were from 1 (extremely negative) to 10 (extremely positive). A rating of ‘5’ was considered neutral.