Background Human-centered design (HCD) approaches to health care strive to support the
development of innovative, effective, and person-centered solutions for health care …

Background Relapse is high in lifestyle obesity interventions involving behavior and weight
change. Identifying mediators of successful outcomes in these interventions is critical to …

Background Discerning the determinants of weight loss maintenance is important in the
planning of future interventions and policies regarding overweight and obesity. We have …

Behavior change is more effective and lasting when patients are autonomously motivated.
To examine this idea, we identified 184 independent data sets from studies that utilized self …

The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to estimate the prevalence of
personal weight control attempts (weight loss and/or maintenance) worldwide and to identify …

Background Motivation is a critical factor in supporting sustained exercise, which in turn is
associated with important health outcomes. Accordingly, research on exercise motivation …

Objective The present study aimed to examine the bright and dark sides of motivation, based
on self‐determination theory, as predictors of enjoyment, intention to continue exercising …

This article explores the topics of motivation and self-regulation in the context of weight
management and related behaviors. We focus on the role of a qualitative approach to …

Objective: The goal of this article is to review and highlight the relevance of social
psychological research on self-regulation for health-related theory and practice. Methods …

A growing number of studies have pulled from Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory to
design interventions targeting health behavior change. More recently, researchers have …