An Examination of General and Specific Motivational Mechanisms for the Relations Between Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Behaviors

Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: a process model based on self-determination theory

“…Parcelling is used with unidimensional scales as a means of increasing the stability of parameter estimates and keeping an acceptable ratio of sample size to estimated parameters in studies involving relatively low sample sizes (Bandalos & Finney, 2001). largely supportive of the model and our hypotheses and were aligned with previous related work (e.g., Pelletier & Dion, 2007;Thøgersen-Ntoumani & Ntoumanis, 2007). Specifically, we found basic need psychological satisfaction to be a direct negative predictor of body image concerns (as indicated by drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction), and an indirect negative predictor of unhealthy weight control behaviours (e.g., skipping meals, fasting).…”

“…For example, women's level of autonomy in their lives appears to protect against body image pressures (Pelletier & Dion, 2007) and is negatively associated with bulimic behaviours (Pelletier, Dion, & Lévesque, 2004). Further, in a sample of (mainly female) aerobics instructors, general autonomy need satisfaction was found to negatively predict body image concerns (i.e., body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness; Thøgersen-Ntoumani & Ntoumanis, 2007).…”

Diet self-efficacy and physical self-concept of college students at risk for eating disorders

“…These findings indicate the strong connection between negative body image and obesity, which is supported in the literature. In fact, body image distress is considered a key risk factor for eating disorders in women [19,20]. Body image dissatisfaction partially negated the treatment effects of eating and weight management in overweight women [21].…”

When feeling attractive matters too much to women: A process underpinning the relation between psychological need satisfaction and unhealthy weight control behaviors

“…This in fact seems 16 to have been the case in our study given that psychological need satisfaction predicted 17 unhealthy weight control behaviors indirectly via a sequence involving both appearance 18 contingent self-worth (see H6) and weight-related appearance anxiety. Previous research 19 guided by SDT has shown that women's global autonomy levels and global need satisfaction 20 are negatively related to concerns about body image and disordered eating such as bulimic 21 behaviors (Pelletier & Dion, 2007;Pelletier, Dion, & Lévesque, 2004;Thøgersen-Ntoumani 22 & Ntoumanis, 2007;Thøgersen-Ntoumani et al, 2010). The results of the present study add 23 further credence to the suggestion that the satisfaction of the psychological needs for 24 autonomy, competence and relatedness may shield individuals from appearance-related 25 contingencies and anxieties as well as associated unhealthy weight control behaviors.…”

“…Women's global levels of autonomy appear to protect against body image pressures 9 (Pelletier & Dion, 2007) and have been negatively associated with bulimic behaviors 10 (Pelletier, Dion, & Lévesque, 2004). Further, autonomy need satisfaction negatively predicted 11 body appearance concerns (i.e., body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness) in a sample of 12 It is likely that psychological need satisfaction might be indirectly and negatively 19 associated with body image concerns and unhealthy weight control behaviors through 20 appearance-contingent self-worth.…”