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The Impact of Connectedness on Mental Health : Testing the Mediating Role of Eating Behaviour
Heinz, Jana (2015) The Impact of Connectedness on Mental Health : Testing the Mediating Role of Eating Behaviour.
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| Abstract: | This study explored the relationship between connectedness, healthy eating behaviour, and mental health in adults. It was hypothesised that individuals’ feelings of connectedness would predict better mental health and healthier eating behaviours, and that healthy eating behaviour would mediate the relationship between connectedness and mental health. A quantitative cross-sectional research design was used. The data was collected using an online questionnaire completed by 90 participants aged between 18 and 67. The questionnaire measuring the three study variables included the Watts Connectedness Scale, the Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Behaviour Scale, and the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form. Regression and mediation analyses were conducted to test whether connectedness predicted mental health and healthy eating behaviour, and whether eating behaviour mediated the relationship between connectedness and mental health. The regression analysis revealed that connectedness predicted mental health. The multiple regression analysis examining the three subdimensions of connectedness as predictors of healthy eating behaviour revealed only connectedness to the world as a significant predictor. The mediation analysis showed that eating behaviour did not mediate the link between connectedness and mental health. The finding that connectedness to the world predicts healthy eating underscores the potential of nature- or environment-focused interventions. |
| Item Type: | Student Thesis (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106690 |
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