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Motivational profiles for eating behavior and their associations with intuitive eating
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0834-1040
School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2024 (English)In: Appetite, ISSN 0195-6663, E-ISSN 1095-8304, Vol. 201, article id 107603Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Intuitive eating is an adaptive eating approach shown to have positive psychological and physical health outcomes. Understanding the motivation behind eating behavior can provide valuable information for why some women eat intuitively and others do not. Using self-determination theory (SDT), this study aimed to identify motivational profiles for eating behavior and examine differences in intuitive eating across these motivational profiles. A nationally representative sample of New Zealand women (n = 1447) aged 40–50 years (M = 45.4; SD = 3.2) completed questionnaires assessing motivation and intuitive eating. Latent profile analysis identified five profiles characterized by varying levels of the global and specific forms of behavioral regulation described by SDT. The self-determined profile, characterized by high levels of global self-determination, had higher intuitive eating scores. The internalized profile, characterized by high levels of identified and integrated regulation, had average intuitive eating scores. The conflicted profile, characterized by high levels on most forms of behavioral regulation, and the unmotivated profile, characterized low levels on all forms of behavioral regulation, had a mix of high and low intuitive eating subscale scores. The amotivated profile, characterized by very high levels of amotivation, had lower intuitive eating scores. A motivational profile characterized by higher levels of self-determination and lower levels of the extrinsic forms of behavioral regulation appears to be beneficial for intuitive eating. Therefore, SDT-informed eating behavior interventions that enhance women's self-determined motivation should be created to facilitate intuitive eating in midlife women.

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Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 201, article id 107603
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Autonomy, Intuitive eating behavior, Latent profile analysis, Motivation, Self-determination
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology) Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-228128DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107603PubMedID: 39002565Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85199396974OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-228128DiVA, id: diva2:1886423
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