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Motivation Matters: Exploring the Relationships Among Well-Being, Motivation, and Inflammation in Older Adults

Sohns, Elizabeth Ann
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1070-1404
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563794887451306

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2019, Master of Science, Miami University, Exercise and Health Studies.
The underlying premise of positive health is that well-being is accompanied by engaging in healthy behaviors and optimal functioning of multiple physiological systems. The present study specifically examined the relationships among psychological well-being (PWB), motivation for diet and physical activity, and inflammation in older adults. Participants (N = 79) were recruited from a midwestern town. PWB was assessed by eudaimonic well-being (EWB), hedonic well-being (HWB), and relatedness. Health behavior motivation comprised intuitive eating (IE) and motivation for exercise. Objective physical activity, body mass index (BMI), and inflammation (serum C-reactive protein and IL-6) were measured. The three well-being variables were positively related to each other and various aspects of IE and exercise motivation. IE was generally related to more intrinsic forms of exercise motivation. IL-6 was negatively associated with unconditional permission to eat and positively to body-food choice congruence. A five-stage hierarchical multiple regression was conducted, and eight independent variables accounted for 31.2% of the variance in IL-6. These findings suggest a possible link among well-being, health behavior motivation, and inflammation that future work should explore. Possible explanations for null findings between PWB and inflammation are discussed.
Jay Kimiecik (Advisor)
Rose Marie Ward (Advisor)
Kyle Timmerman (Committee Member)
37 p.
Behavioral Psychology; Gerontology; Health; Kinesiology
well-being; motivation; intuitive eating; physical activity; diet; health; inflammation; older adults

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  • Sohns, E. A. (2019). Motivation Matters: Exploring the Relationships Among Well-Being, Motivation, and Inflammation in Older Adults [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563794887451306

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sohns, Elizabeth. Motivation Matters: Exploring the Relationships Among Well-Being, Motivation, and Inflammation in Older Adults. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563794887451306.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sohns, Elizabeth. "Motivation Matters: Exploring the Relationships Among Well-Being, Motivation, and Inflammation in Older Adults." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563794887451306

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