Goal achievement and adaptive goal adjustment in a behavioral intervention for participants with prediabetes

• Published in: Journal of health psychology Vol. 26; no. 14; pp. 2743 - 2755
• Main Authors: Huttunen-Lenz, Maija, Hansen, Sylvia, Vestentoft, Pia Siig, Meinert Larsen, Thomas, Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet, Drummen, Mathijs, Adam, Tanja, Macdonald, Ian, Taylor, Moira, Simpson, Elizabeth, Martinez, J Alfredo, Navas-Carretero, Santiago, Handjieva-Darlenska, Teodora, Poppitt, Sally D, Silvestre, Martha P, Fogelholm, Mikael, Jalo, Elli, Muirhead, Roslyn, Brodie, Shannon, Brand-Miller, Jennie, Raben, Anne, Schlicht, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adjustment; Attendance; Behavior change; Behavior modification; Behavior Therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Goal setting; Goals; Humans; Intervention; Life Style; Objectives; Prediabetic State - therapy; Psychological distress; Weight Loss; type 2 diabetes mellitus; behavior change; goal adjustment; prevention; lifestyle
• ISSN: 1359-1053; 1461-7277
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105320925150

Participants with prediabetes were supported to achieve and maintain weight loss with a stage-based behavior change group program named PREview behavior Modification Intervention Toolbox (PREMIT). The tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment was examined in relation to PREMIT attendance. Analyses were based on 1857 participants who had achieved ⩾8percent weight loss. Tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment appeared not to be influenced by PREMIT attendance. Instead, results suggested that when unsure about reaching an intervention goal, participants were more likely to engage in a process of goal adjustment, possibly lessening distress due to potentially unachievable goals, either weight loss or maintenance.