The Mediating Role of Self-Regulation in The Association Between Parental Autonomy Support and Dysfunctional Eating Habits in Emerging Adults

dc.contributor.advisorCheah, Charissa S.L.
dc.contributor.authorBarman, Salih
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.contributor.programPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-01T13:54:38Z
dc.date.available2021-09-01T13:54:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-20
dc.description.abstractEmerging adulthood (18 to 25 years) is a critical developmental period for examining eating-related processes and self-regulation. Autonomy supportive parenting is a predictor of more positive self-regulation and adaptive outcomes in children. The overall purpose of the present study was to examine the relations between 365 emerging adults' perceptions of their parents' promotion of volitional functioning (PVF) and their reported dysfunctional eating habits (i.e., cognitive restraint, emotional eating and uncontrolled eating). In addition, the mediating roles of global and eating-specific (i.e., controlled and autonomous regulation of eating) self-regulation in these associations were explored. PVF was positively associated with global self-regulation and autonomous regulation of eating, and negatively associated with controlled regulation of eating, cognitive restraint, emotional eating and uncontrolled eating. Findings indicated that global and eating-specific self-regulation were differently associated with specific types of dysfunctional eating habits. Specifically, controlled regulation and autonomous regulation mediated the association between PVF and cognitive restraint, whereas global self-regulation mediated the association between PVF and emotional eating. Finally, global self-regulation, controlled regulation, and autonomous regulation mediated the association between PVF and uncontrolled eating. This level of specificity in the processes revealed in the present study has important implications for future studies and the design of intervention programs to promote the positive eating-related and health outcomes of emerging adults.
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2oex0-asmq
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22737
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectautonomous regulation
dc.subjectcontrolled regulation
dc.subjecteating
dc.subjectparental autonomy support
dc.subjectself-regulation
dc.titleThe Mediating Role of Self-Regulation in The Association Between Parental Autonomy Support and Dysfunctional Eating Habits in Emerging Adults
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