Testing a Self-Determination Theory Model of Healthy Eating in a South African Township

Frontiers in Psychology

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Jeroen De Man¹  Edwin Wouters²  Peter Delobelle³  Thandi Puoane³  Meena Daivadanam⁶  Pilvikki Absetz⁹  Roy Remmen¹  Josefien van Olmen^1,11 

[1] Centre for General Practice, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, University of Antwerp;Centre for Population, Family and Health, Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp;School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape;University of Cape Town;Department of Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel;Department of Food Studies, Uppsala University;Health Systems and Policy Research Group, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet;International Maternal and Child Health Division, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University;Collaborative Care Systems Finland;Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland;Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

关键词: South Africa;    type 2 diabetes;    sub-Saharan Africa;    healthy diet behavior;    identified regulation;    self-determination theory;    introjected regulation;    autonomous motivation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02181

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction The burden of type 2 diabetes is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa. Healthy eating has been shown to prevent the disease but is challenging to maintain. Self-determination theory offers a motivational framework for maintaining a healthy diet based on evidence from western settings. This study aims to assess whether self-determination theory can explain healthy diet behavior in a disadvantaged urban South African population.

【 授权许可】

CC BY