1. Autonomous motivation: a predictor of treatment outcome in bulimia-spectrum eating disorders.
- Author
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Mansour S, Bruce KR, Steiger H, Zuroff DC, Horowitz S, Anestin AS, and Sycz L
- Subjects
- Adult, Bulimia therapy, Bulimia Nervosa therapy, Female, Humans, Self Efficacy, Self Report, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome, Body Image, Bulimia psychology, Bulimia Nervosa psychology, Motivation
- Abstract
Unlabelled: Individuals with eating disorders are said to be highly ambivalent towards change and thus have difficulty maintaining a commitment to, and motivation for, treatment. Self-Determination Theory postulates that autonomous motivation for therapy exists when individuals view their participation as freely chosen., Objective: The present study was designed to ascertain whether or not autonomous motivation was associated with treatment response in individuals with bulimia-spectrum eating disorders (BSED)., Method: One hundred and fifty-five women with DSM-IV-TR BSED participated in multimodal group therapy and completed measures to assess motivation, eating and comorbid symptoms., Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analyses demonstrated that higher levels of autonomous motivation at pretreatment predicted lower post-treatment scores on measures of eating preoccupations (shape, weight and eating concerns), binge eating, anxiety/depression, relationship to self and others and impulsivity., Discussion: These results indicate that autonomous motivation may be an important predictor of outcome following treatment for BSED., (Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.)
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- 2012
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