The association between dispositional self-control and longitudinal changes in eating behaviors, diet quality, and BMI.
Psychol Health
; 31(11): 1311-27, 2016 11.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27329604
ABSTRACT
In a random sample from the general population (N = 2781, 46% males), a longitudinal survey was conducted. The association between dispositional self-control and changes in eating behaviours and diet quality was analysed between the first wave (2010) and the last wave (2014). Results show that the higher the dispositional self-control, the lower the increase in overeating behaviours (emotional eating, external eating, ambivalence towards palatable food and overeating), and BMI and the larger the improvement in healthy diet over time. Self-control was not associated with changes in dietary restraint. This is one of the first studies suggesting that dispositional self-control is associated with changes in eating behaviours and healthy food intake over time.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personality
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Body Mass Index
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Diet
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Feeding Behavior
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Self-Control
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychol Health
Journal subject:
PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM