Predicting psychological needs and well-being of individuals engaging in weight management: The role of important others

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-310

  Ng, Johan Y Y ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^b   Thøgersen Ntoumani, Cecilie ^b   Stott, Kyle ^c   Hindle, Linda ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Birmingham Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Bayesian path analysis; Controlling behaviors; Psychological needs; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMY SUPPORT; BAYES THEOREM; BAYESIAN PATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLING BEHAVIORS; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTONOMY SUPPORT; BAYESIAN PATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLING BEHAVIORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BAYES THEOREM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84891472131     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12011     Document Type: Article

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