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

Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani; Nikolaos Ntoumanis; Jennifer Cumming; NLD Chatzisarantis

doi:10.1007/s11031-011-9226-9

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

Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani, Nikolaos Ntoumanis, Jennifer Cumming, NLD Chatzisarantis

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This study examined a process model linking psychological need satisfaction to unhealthy weight control behaviors. Female University students (N = 220; M age = 20.47; SD = 5.07) completed questionnaires measuring need satisfaction, appearance-contingent self-worth, weight-related appearance anxiety and unhealthy weight control behaviors. Structural equation modeling revealed that need satisfaction indirectly related to engagement in unhealthy weight control behaviors through appearance-contingent self-worth and weight-related appearance anxiety. The results indicate that appearance-contingent self-worth might help to explain how low levels of psychological need satisfaction are related to maladaptive weight-related outcomes in young women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	413-422
Number of pages	10
Journal	Motivation and Emotion
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-011-9226-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

Appearance anxiety
Disordered eating
Appearance-contingent self-worth
Self-determination theory

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