Longitudinal testing of a dietary self-care motivational model in adolescents with diabetes.

Austin, Stephanie, Guay, Frédéric, Senécal, Caroline, Fernet, Claude and Nouwen, Arie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-4082 (2013) Longitudinal testing of a dietary self-care motivational model in adolescents with diabetes. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 75 (2) . pp. 153-159. ISSN 0022-3999 [Article] (doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.04.013)

PDF - Published version (with publisher's formatting) Restricted to Repository staff and depositor only Download (360kB)

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
Based on self-determination theory, this study tests a model positing that perceived autonomy support from parents and health care providers positively predicts self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation in dietary self-care. In turn, self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation predict better dietary self-care over time.
METHOD:
Longitudinal data were collected in a consecutive series of 289 adolescent patients with type I diabetes at two time points separated by a two-year interval.
RESULTS:
Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that perceived autonomy support from health care providers at Time 1 (T1) positively predicted self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation at Time 2 (T2), T1 self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation positively predicted T2 dietary self-care, and T1 dietary self-care positively predicted T2 autonomous self-regulation.
CONCLUSION:
Autonomy support from health care providers appears to help adolescents develop motivational factors for dietary self-care and adhere to dietary recommendations.

Actions (login required)

View Item

Statistics

DownloadsShow export options

Export as CSVXMLJSON

Activity Overview

6 month trend

7Downloads

6 month trend

370Hits

Additional statistics are available via IRStats2.