From mindset to weight management, what’s the role of the goal?: how implicit mindset and goal orientation interact to influence maladaptive weight management behaviours

dc.contributor.authorChernishenko, Jennifer Anne
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business
dc.contributor.supervisorMesler, Rhiannon
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-28T06:43:02Z
dc.date.available2021-09-28T06:43:02Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractSome consumers manage weight healthily, while others do not. This research examines how implicit mindset (growth vs. fixed) and goal orientation (GO; development vs. demonstration) influence maladaptive weight management behaviours (MWMB). Hypotheses suggested growth (fixed) mindsets would have development (demonstration) GO and subsequently engage in MWMB that requires (doesn’t require) proactivity, persistence, and effort. In a Pretest, an online panel rated MWMB items on proactivity, persistence, and effort required. In Study 1, an online panel’s responses were used to test if GO mediated the relationship between mindset and MWMB. Results did not support an indirect effect of mindset on MWMB through GO. In Study 2, GO was examined as a moderator. University students first completed a survey where GO was manipulated and then completed a follow-up survey two weeks later. Results show GO did not moderate the relationship between mindset and MWMB. Exploratory analyses, implications, and future research are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6047
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0338en_US
dc.proquest.subject0384en_US
dc.proquest.subject0625en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dhillon School of Business
dc.publisher.facultyDhillon School of Businessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business)
dc.subjectimplicit mindseten_US
dc.subjectgrowth mindseten_US
dc.subjectincremental theoryen_US
dc.subjecteating behaviouren_US
dc.subjectmaladaptive behaviouren_US
dc.subjectweight managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshBody weight--Regulation
dc.subject.lcshBody weight--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshBody weight--Regulation--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshObesity--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshWeight loss--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshGoal (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshMotivation (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshHuman behavior
dc.subject.lcshAchievement motivation
dc.subject.lcshLevel of aspiration
dc.subject.lcshPersonality and motivation
dc.subject.lcshHealth behavior
dc.subject.lcshIncentive (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshFailure (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleFrom mindset to weight management, what’s the role of the goal?: how implicit mindset and goal orientation interact to influence maladaptive weight management behavioursen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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