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Amy A. Gorin
Researcher at University of Connecticut
Publications - 105
Citations - 5776
Amy A. Gorin is an academic researcher from University of Connecticut. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weight loss & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 91 publications receiving 5192 citations. Previous affiliations of Amy A. Gorin include Stony Brook University & University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
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A Self-Regulation Program for Maintenance of Weight Loss
TL;DR: As compared with receiving quarterly newsletters, a self-regulation program based on daily weighing improved maintenance of weight loss, particularly when delivered face-to-face or over the Internet.
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Weight Loss to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women
Leslee L. Subak,Rena R. Wing,Delia Smith West,Frank Franklin,Eric Vittinghoff,Jennifer M. Creasman,Holly E. Richter,Deborah Myers,Kathryn L. Burgio,Amy A. Gorin,Judith Macer,John W. Kusek,Deborah Grady +12 more
TL;DR: A 6-month behavioral intervention targeting weight loss reduced the frequency of self-reported urinary-incontinence episodes among overweight and obese women as compared with a control group.
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Individual differences in the diurnal cycle of cortisol
Joshua M. Smyth,Margit C. Ockenfels,Amy A. Gorin,Delwyn Catley,Laura S. Porter,Clemens Kirschbaum,Dirk H. Hellhammer,Arthur A. Stone +7 more
TL;DR: The finding that flat cycles were related to fewer reports of URI symptoms suggests that perturbations in cycle may be related to processes associated with symptom susceptibility or symptom expression.
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Self-compassion, body image, and disordered eating: A review of the literature.
TL;DR: Preliminary support is offered that self-compassion may protect against eating pathology by decreasing eating disorder-related outcomes directly and interacting with risk factors to interrupt their deleterious effects.
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Weight loss treatment influences untreated spouses and the home environment: evidence of a ripple effect
Amy A. Gorin,Rena R. Wing,Joseph L. Fava,John M. Jakicic,Robert W. Jeffery,Delia Smith West,Kerrin Brelje,Vicki DiLillo +7 more
TL;DR: The reach of behavioral weight loss treatment can extend to a spouse, suggesting that social networks can be utilized to promote the spread of weight loss, thus creating a ripple effect.