Murray Kristen, Brichacek Emily, Rieger Elizabeth
Centre for Applied Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
Research School of Psychology, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
J Clin Psychol. 2021 Oct;77(10):2288-2305. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23163. Epub 2021 May 7.
The current study investigated beliefs about psychologists, psychological services and obesity, and their association with intentions to see a psychologist for weight management.
A cross-sectional online survey design was employed in a sample of 136 adults with overweight or obesity (n = 121 females, M = 37.58, SD = 9.85).
Psychologists and psychological services were viewed favourably by participants, with little evidence of role knowledge deficits or significant treatment barriers. Behavioural and social causal beliefs about obesity were indirectly associated with intentions to see a psychologist for weight management through positive associations with psychologists' perceived helpfulness in lifestyle intervention. Indirect effects were not observed for psychological and medical causal beliefs.
Promotion of psychological services in obesity could highlight their utility in addressing behavioural and social factors. However, there is a need for more research into avoidance of all sources of professional support in this context.
本研究调查了关于心理学家、心理服务和肥胖的看法，以及它们与寻求心理学家进行体重管理的意愿之间的关联。
采用横断面在线调查设计，样本为136名超重或肥胖的成年人（n = 121名女性，M = 37.58，SD = 9.85）。
参与者对心理学家和心理服务评价良好，几乎没有角色知识缺陷或重大治疗障碍的证据。对肥胖的行为和社会因果信念通过与心理学家在生活方式干预中感知到的帮助的积极关联，与寻求心理学家进行体重管理的意愿间接相关。心理和医学因果信念未观察到间接影响。
在肥胖问题上推广心理服务可以突出其在解决行为和社会因素方面的效用。然而，在这种情况下，需要对避免所有专业支持来源进行更多研究。
