MAN v FAT Soccer: Feasibility Study and Preliminary Efficacy of a Sport-Based Weight-Loss Intervention for Overweight and Obese Men in Australia
Budden, Timothy, Dimmock, James A., Rosenberg, Michael, Beauchamp, Mark R., Fitzpatrick, Ian, and Jackson, Ben (2022) MAN v FAT Soccer: Feasibility Study and Preliminary Efficacy of a Sport-Based Weight-Loss Intervention for Overweight and Obese Men in Australia. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 44 (5). pp. 359-369.
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Abstract
MAN v FAT Soccer is a sport-based weight-loss program for overweight and obese men that originated in the United Kingdom (i.e., as MAN v FAT Football) and appears to successfully engage men with weight loss. We sought to explore whether the program would work in an Australian context by (a) establishing a foundation for the implementation of the program on a larger scale and (b) determining how large-scale implementation is most feasible. We conducted a nonrandomized, single intervention group feasibility trial of MAN v FAT Soccer in Australia with 418 male participants with a body mass index greater than 27.50 kg/m2. Results indicate that the program is acceptable, with participants reporting positive perceptions of the various components of the program and a high proportion reporting intentions to recommend the program to others (95.9%). Furthermore, preliminary effectiveness results indicate positive changes in weight (4.6% reduction) and physical activity (88.5% increase) and improvements in psychological outcomes such as depression (17.6% decrease), stress (19.0% decrease), and body appreciation (19.1% increase). Our findings provide general support for the feasibility of MAN v FAT Soccer and the notion that leveraging competition and masculinity may help drive men's health behavior change.
Item ID: | 76394 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1543-2904 |
Keywords: | CONSORT guidelines, masculinity, weight-loss gamification |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2022 01:39 |
FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420603 Health promotion @ 50% 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520304 Health psychology @ 50% |
SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2005 Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) > 200504 Men's health @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200411 Overweight and obesity @ 50% |
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