Hamish John Love
University of New England, Australia
Title: Self-control and Satisfaction with Dietary Behaviour
Biography
Biography: Hamish John Love
Abstract
Statement of the Problem: Numerous health problems and cause of death have been attributed to dietary factors. However, further nutritional education alone is insufficient, as APA surveys have shown that although American participant’s most common goal was to improve their diet for better health, 94% of respondents were unable to do so and cited insufficient self-control as the main barrier to success. However, as yet there are no validated models of the relationships between self-control and dietary outcomes or moderating psychological constructs. Further, scales do not yet exist to measure these constructs to measure potential targets for clinical intervention or future research.
Aims: The current study is validating new scales for measurement of psychological-nutritional constructs in self-control for dietary satisfaction.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: 3 new scales are under development and validation using factor analysis and convergent/divergent validity with existing scales. Based on previous models of self-control, a new model of self-control for satisfaction with dietary behavior will be tested.
Findings: The scales to be created for model testing are currently being validated, with research scheduled to be completed by March 2017. Conclusion & Significance: The creation of the scales displayed in Figure 1, a proposed model of self-control for satisfaction with dietary behavior, will contribute improved understanding of how self-control and related constructs interact with dietary goals to predict dietary outcomes for better health.