IMPORTANCE OF LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS TO WEIGHT-LOSS AND EARLY SUCCESS DURING MAINTENANCE - PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE

The present study examined the importance of learned resourcefulness s kills as measured by Rosenbaum's Self-Control Schedule (SCS) (Behav Th er 1980; 11: 109-121) [1] to weight loss following a self-control prog ram. Twenty-two women signed up for the 5-week self-control program. P articipants' weight was recorded at the first and final session of the program, and at a 4-week follow-up. Results indicated that low resour ceful women were more likely to drop out of the self-control program t han high resourceful women. Although both the high and low resourceful women who completed the program lost the same amount of weight, only the high resourceful subjects continued to lose weight at follow-up. I n contrast, the low resourceful women regained lost weight. Results po int to the importance of learned resourcefulness for maintenance of we ight loss following a self-control weight program.