@article{Squires,2026Weight-inclusive,
abstract = {Weight-inclusive health coaching provides a viable alternative to traditional weight-centric models of care and may assist clients in implementing sustainable health behaviours. The purpose of this project was to assess the impact of a six-session university campus health coaching programme (UCAN) on eating competence and body appreciation in university students. The UCAN intervention included twenty-eight participants (88.9% female, 89.3% white) who completed six individual weekly motivational interviewing sessions. Pre- and post-surveys included demographic questions, the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), and the Satter Eating Competence Inventory (ecSI 2.0). Paired samples t-tests were conducted to determine changes in body appreciation and eating competence from pre- to post-intervention. There was a statistically significant increase in body appreciation (Mpre = 3.46, Mpost = 3.72, p = .01) and in eating competence (Mpre = 29.62, Mpost = 33.38, p = .003) from pre- to post-intervention. Results from the study indicate that participation in a six-week weight-inclusive health coaching programme was associated with improvements in body appreciation and eating competence one week after the final session. Future research would benefit from replicating this study with a more diverse population.  },
author = {Squires, N. and Papini, N. and White, D. and Lopez, N. and Lee, S. and Lee, J. and Clifford, D.},
title = {Evaluation of a weight-inclusive health coaching programme on body appreciation and eating competence in university students: a pilot study},
number = {1},
journal = {Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice},
year = {2026},
language = {English},
url = {www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17521882.2025.2546351},
volume = {19}
}