Using motivational interviewing to enhance emerging adults' engagement in weight loss: The Live Well RVA pilot randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Jessica Gokee LaRose (Author), Amy A Gorin (Author), Joseph L. Fava (Author), Melanie K. Bean (Author), Autumn Lanoye (Author), Elizabeth Robinson (Author), Kate Carey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary Background Emerging adults (ages 18-25) are at high risk for overweight/obesity, yet traditional adult behavioural weight loss (BWL) interventions do not meet the needs of individuals at this developmental stage. Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence‐based approach to promote behavio...