Predictors of Psychological Well-Being during Behavioral Obesity Treatment in Women

Table 1

Self-determination theory variables correlation with HRQOL and psychological well-being (at 12 months).

	PCS HRQOL	MCS HRQOL	Obesity specific HRQOL	Self-Esteem	Depression	Anxiety	z-score  well-being
	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r partial
Self-determination	0.27^∗∗∗	0.33^∗∗∗	0.18^∗	0.27^∗∗∗	−0.16^∗	−0.33^∗∗∗	0.37^∗∗∗	0.36^∗∗∗
Perceived need support	0.19^∗∗	0.15^∗	0.29^∗∗∗	0.15^∗	−0.16^∗	−0.25^∗∗	0.28^∗∗∗	0.20^∗∗
Treatment controlled self-regulation	−0.14^∗	−0.09	−0.26^∗∗∗	−0.14^∗	0.11	0.28^∗∗∗	−0.23^∗∗	−0.27^∗∗∗
Treatment autonomous self-regulation	0.20^∗∗	0.12	0.26^∗∗∗	0.12	−0.17^∗	−0.24^∗∗	0.27^∗∗∗	0.16^∗
Exercise controlled self-regulation	0.01	−0.01	−0.07	−0.12	0.08	0.09	−0.06	−0.11
Exercise autonomous self-regulation	0.28^∗∗∗	0.21^∗∗	0.27^∗∗∗	0.15^∗	−0.11	−0.17^∗	0.30^∗∗∗	0.23^∗∗

r: Person’s correlation coefficient; ^∗𝑃<.05, ^∗∗𝑃<.05, ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001; r partial: partial correlation coefficient adjusting for group; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary; z-score was computed as mean value of all HRQOL and psychological well-being z-scores.