Katz Idit, Madjar Nir, Harari Adi
a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
J Psychol. 2015;149(5):461-79. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2014.903890. Epub 2014 Apr 21.
This article focuses on parents' role in overweight adolescents' motivation to diet and successful weight loss. The study employed Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as the theoretical framework (Deci & Ryan, 2000, 2011). Ninety-nine participants (ages 20-30) who had been overweight during adolescence according to their Body Mass Index (BMI mean = 25, SD = 1.6), completed retrospective questionnaires about their motivation to diet and their parents' behavior in the context of dieting. Findings from a structural equation modeling analysis suggested that participants who viewed their parents' as more need-supportive demonstrated more autonomous motivation to diet, which, in turn, contributed to their successful weight loss. The findings highlight the importance of parental support of adolescents' psychological needs in the quality of their motivation to diet. This is an important insight for parents and professionals who aim to encourage more constructive parent involvement in adolescents' dieting and well-being.
本文聚焦于父母在超重青少年节食动机及成功减肥方面所起的作用。该研究采用自我决定理论（SDT）作为理论框架（德西和瑞安，2000年，2011年）。99名参与者（年龄在20 - 30岁之间），根据他们的体重指数，在青少年时期曾超重（体重指数平均值 = 25，标准差 = 1.6），完成了关于他们节食动机以及父母在节食背景下行为的回顾性问卷。结构方程模型分析的结果表明，那些认为父母更能给予需求支持的参与者表现出更强的自主节食动机，这反过来又有助于他们成功减肥。这些发现凸显了父母对青少年心理需求的支持在其节食动机质量方面的重要性。对于旨在鼓励父母更积极建设性地参与青少年节食和健康状况的父母及专业人士而言，这是一个重要的见解。
