dc.contributor.advisor | Hawley, Jana Marie, 1955- | eng |
dc.contributor.advisor | Myers, Beth | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Whitteker, Bellyn K. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 Fall | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on June 8, 2012). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisors: Jana Hawley, PhD. and Beth Myers, PhD. | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.description | M.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2011. | eng |
dc.description | "December 2011" | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to explore and understand the advantages of e-community support for those who have weight control issues. A qualitative content analysis method was used to explore the benefits of e-communities on weight loss for females. The focus of this study was within two websites, 3FatChicks.com and Weight Watchers.com. A simple random sampling (SRS) of three days per week sampling technique was used. The women observed within the e-community, offer feedback through the use of Short Message Service, emoticons, and the conversations themselves. A content analysis of the communications revealed emerging themes that were grouped into three major categories: Communication/Knowledge, Physiological, and Socioemotional. The collected data indicates that an online weight loss support group can be beneficial for women, not only for weight loss but also the physiological and socio-emotional effects. | eng |
dc.format.extent | v, 77 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/14585 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | Access is limited to the campuses of the University of Missouri. | eng |
dc.subject | content analysis | eng |
dc.subject | short message service (SMS) | eng |
dc.subject | e-community | eng |
dc.subject | support group | eng |
dc.title | E-community support for weight loss | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Textile and apparel management (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |