?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=What+determines+weight+loss+behaviour+and+body+weight+satisfaction+in+Australia%3F+Evidence+from+the+HILDA+survey&rft.creator=Soldi%2C+Christopher+John&rft.subject=Overweight+and+obesity&rft.subject=body+mass+index&rft.subject=weight+loss+behaviour&rft.subject=body+weight+satisfaction&rft.subject=HILDA&rft.subject=lifestyle&rft.subject=latent+variable&rft.subject=relative+utility&rft.subject=rank+hypothesis&rft.subject=relative-norm+hypothesis&rft.description=This+thesis+undertakes+an+empirical+investigation+to+identify+factors+that+influence+the+decision+to+undertake+weight+loss+behaviour+using+the+nationally+representative+HILDA+dataset.+Although+many+factors+influenced+the+decision%2C+the+findings+suggested+that+body+weight+satisfaction+was+the+greatest+determinant+of+weight+loss+dieting.+This+thesis+therefore+conducted+a+further+empirical+study+to+analyse+the+determinants+of+body+weight+satisfaction.+A+rank-hypothesis+was+found+to+better+predict+variation+in+body+weight+satisfaction+levels+than+the+absolute+value+of+the+individual's+Body+Mass+Index+(BMI)+or+the+relative-norm+hypothesis%2C+which+are+commonly+reported+in+the+literature.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F82371%2F1%2FChristopher_Soldi_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Soldi%2C+Christopher+John+(2015)+What+determines+weight+loss+behaviour+and+body+weight+satisfaction+in+Australia%3F+Evidence+from+the+HILDA+survey.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F82371%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School%3B+School+of+Economics+%26+Finance