Who will lose weight? A reexamination of predictors of weight loss in women

Table 2 Multiple Regression Analysis for 4-month Changes in Weight

	B	t	p	Squared semi-partial correlation (%)
Baseline weight	-.069	-2.481	0.015	4.0
Number of diets in past year	.372	2.439	0.016	3.8
Weight outcome evaluations¹	.235	3.673	<0.001	8.7
Self-motivation	-.040	-2.714	0.008	4.7
Body size dissatisfaction	.755	2.389	0.018	3.7

R²_(×100) = 24.0 (adjusted R²_(×100) = 20.5), SEE = 2.80 kg, F(df,123) = 7.84 (p < 0.001); ¹Average of "happy" and "acceptable" weight outcome evaluations.

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