Interpersonal and Self-regulation Determinants of Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Behavior in Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of interpersonal and personal factors on (un)healthy eating in adolescents. The study sample consisted of 473 adolescents. Regression analyses were conducted to examine the effect of family climate, peer influence and self-regulation cogniti...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2010-01, Vol.15 (1), p.44-52
Main Authors: Kalavana, Theano V., Maes, Stan, De Gucht, Véronique
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Eating behavior
Eating disorders
Efficacy
Family
Family - psychology
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health
Health Behavior
Healthy food
Humans
Illness and personality
Influence
Interpersonal factors
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Nutrition
Ownership
Peer relationships
Personality, behavior and health
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regulation
Self
Self Concept
Self regulation
Selfregulation
Social Control, Informal
Social Environment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of interpersonal and personal factors on (un)healthy eating in adolescents. The study sample consisted of 473 adolescents. Regression analyses were conducted to examine the effect of family climate, peer influence and self-regulation cognitions (goal commitment, efficacy and ownership) on healthy and unhealthy eating. Self-regulation cognitions are positively related to healthy eating and negatively to unhealthy eating. We conclude that different aspects of family climate and peer influence are significantly related to both healthy and unhealthy eating. Interventions should be directed at self-regulation cognitions as well as at family and peer influence.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105309345168