Table 4.
Analysis of variance and post hoc comparisons of processes of change scores across stages of change
| PC, | C, | Prep, | A, | M, | F (4, 706) | f | Tukey comparisons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | ||||
| 1. EmR | 24.65 | 57.03 | 65.06 | 67.52 | 58.63 | 184.85** | 0.87 | PC < C*** Prep*** A*** M*** |
| (15.68) | (17.98) | (16.76) | (16.02) | (22.27) | C < A*** | |||
| M < A*** | ||||||||
| 2. WMA | 22.02 | 36.05 | 38.75 | 52.89 | 49.78 | 93.92** | 0.62 | PC < C*** Prep*** A*** M*** |
| (17.58) | (15.86) | (16.40) | (15.27) | (20.84) | C < A*, M*** | |||
| Prep < A***, M** | ||||||||
| 3. EnR | 13.22 | 26.87 | 27.83 | 36.49 | 33.78 | 47.15** | 0.43 | PC < C*** Prep*** A*** M*** |
| (14.47) | (18.02) | (20.77) | (20.09) | (23.45) | C < A**, M* | |||
| Prep < A* | ||||||||
| 4. WCE | 6.71 | 29.15 | 34.64 | 45.45 | 36.55 | 90.44** | 0.60 | PC < C*** Prep*** A*** M*** |
| (10.98) | (23.79) | (28.33) | (24.92) | (27.58) | C < A***, M* | |||
| Prep < A* | ||||||||
| M < A* | ||||||||
EmR = Emotional re-evaluation; WMA = weight management actions; EnR = environmental restructuring; WCE = weight consequences evaluation; PC = pre-contemplation; C = contemplation; Prep = preparation; A = action; M = maintenance.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001.