A qualitative investigation of obese men's experiences with their weight Lewis, Sophie, Thomas, Samantha L., Hyde, Jim, Castle, David J. and Komesaroff, Paul A. 2011, A qualitative investigation of obese men's experiences with their weight, American journal of health behavior, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 458-469. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hyde-qualitativeinvestigation-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 217.32KB 865 Title A qualitative investigation of obese men's experiences with their weight Author(s) Lewis, Sophie Thomas, Samantha L. orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-7775 Hyde, Jim Castle, David J. Komesaroff, Paul A. Journal name American journal of health behavior Volume number 35 Issue number 4 Start page 458 End page 469 Total pages 12 Publisher PNG Publications Place of publication Star City, W. Va. Publication date 2011 ISSN 1945-7359 1087-3244 Keyword(s) obesity men's health health beliefs health behaviors qualitative research Summary Objectives: To investigate obese men's health behaviors and strategies for change. Methods: Qualitative interviews with 36 men (BMI 30 and over). Results: All men felt personally responsible for their weight gain. Sedentary lifestyles, stress, lack of worklife balance and weight-based stigma were all significant causes of weight gain and barriers to weight loss. These factors also contributed to men's unwillingness to seek help for their overweight. Conclusion: Addressing the self-blame and stigma associated with obesity is important in developing strategies to improve the health and well-being of obese men. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, PNG Publications Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052077 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Population Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 10:52:38 EST Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 10:58:44 EST Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 11:00:02 EST Wed, 24 Apr 2013, 12:42:44 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 14:13:15 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 18:37:46 EST Tue, 17 Nov 2015, 14:45:58 EST Mon, 15 Feb 2016, 13:12:52 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 20:58:24 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:40:18 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:28:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 39 times in TR Web of Science Cited 35 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 683 Abstract Views, 865 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 10:52:38 EST