Self-Regulation of Eating Behavior When Facing a Motivational Dilemma: The Role of Self-Compassion and Coping Planning
(2020) PSYP01 20201Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Many premature deaths and health problems could be prevented by adhering to a healthy diet, however, many people lack the self-regulation needed for maintaining healthy behaviors. Goal-conflicting situations (i.e., when a person needs to decide between one of two conflicting goals) are an obstacle for self-regulation, while coping planning is found to be useful in these situations since it entails creating detailed plans on how to overcome potential barriers. Based on the Justification-based model of self-regulation failure, it was proposed that being highly self-
compassionate might enable justifying violation of one’s long-term goal and cause self-regulation failure. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship... (More) - Many premature deaths and health problems could be prevented by adhering to a healthy diet, however, many people lack the self-regulation needed for maintaining healthy behaviors. Goal-conflicting situations (i.e., when a person needs to decide between one of two conflicting goals) are an obstacle for self-regulation, while coping planning is found to be useful in these situations since it entails creating detailed plans on how to overcome potential barriers. Based on the Justification-based model of self-regulation failure, it was proposed that being highly self-
compassionate might enable justifying violation of one’s long-term goal and cause self-regulation failure. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between self-compassion, coping planning and self-regulation of eating behavior in goal conflicting situations among adults. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate the potential moderating role of coping planning in the relationship between self-compassion and self-regulation. In this cross-sectional study, 473 adults (79.4% European) with intention to regulate their dietary behavior completed an online questionnaire measuring self-regulation of eating behavior in goal conflicting situations, self-compassion and coping planning. Both self-compassion (r = .30, p < 0.001) and coping planning (r = .23, p < 0.001) were positively associated with, and predicted higher self-regulation of eating behavior, R2 = .15, F(3, 469) = 27.7, p < .001. No moderation effect of coping planning was found. Findings from the study imply the complexity behind the self-regulatory process. (Less)
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- author
- Plazonic, Natali LU and Herrada Vazquez, Ilce LU
- supervisor
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- Sofia Bunke LU
- Daiva Daukantaité LU
- organization
- course
- PSYP01 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- self-compassion, self-regulation of eating behavior, coping planning, Justification-based model of self-regulation failure, self-regulation dilemma
- language
- English
- id
- 9029171
- date added to LUP
- 2020-09-15 11:32:49
- date last changed
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abstract = {{Many premature deaths and health problems could be prevented by adhering to a healthy diet, however, many people lack the self-regulation needed for maintaining healthy behaviors. Goal-conflicting situations (i.e., when a person needs to decide between one of two conflicting goals) are an obstacle for self-regulation, while coping planning is found to be useful in these situations since it entails creating detailed plans on how to overcome potential barriers. Based on the Justification-based model of self-regulation failure, it was proposed that being highly self-
compassionate might enable justifying violation of one’s long-term goal and cause self-regulation failure. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between self-compassion, coping planning and self-regulation of eating behavior in goal conflicting situations among adults. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate the potential moderating role of coping planning in the relationship between self-compassion and self-regulation. In this cross-sectional study, 473 adults (79.4% European) with intention to regulate their dietary behavior completed an online questionnaire measuring self-regulation of eating behavior in goal conflicting situations, self-compassion and coping planning. Both self-compassion (r = .30, p < 0.001) and coping planning (r = .23, p < 0.001) were positively associated with, and predicted higher self-regulation of eating behavior, R2 = .15, F(3, 469) = 27.7, p < .001. No moderation effect of coping planning was found. Findings from the study imply the complexity behind the self-regulatory process.}},
author = {{Plazonic, Natali and Herrada Vazquez, Ilce}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Self-Regulation of Eating Behavior When Facing a Motivational Dilemma: The Role of Self-Compassion and Coping Planning}},
year = {{2020}},
}