The contribution of lifestyle coaching of overweight patients in primary care to more autonomous motivation for physical activity and healthy dietary behaviour: results of a longitudinal study

Table 2 Longitudinal relation between lifestyle coaching and motivation for physical activity

	Amotivation			External regulation			Introjected regulation			Identified regulation			Integrated regulation			Intrinsic motivation
Independent variables	B	β	P	B	β	P	B	β	P	B	β	P	B	β	P	B	β	P
Constant	1.267		.000	−0.375		.273	1.425		.000	1.105		.001	1.077		.000	0.475		.193
*Demographic variables*
Gender
(0 male, 1 female)
Age (Years)										0.008	0.148	.008	0.010	0.127	.012
Educational level (Low, Med, High)	−0.146	−0.164	.006				−0.223	−0.147	.009
*Lifestyle coaching*
Autonomy supportive	−0.178	−0.153	.009	0.163	0.115	.039				0.139	0.121	.030				0.206	0.128	.010
Controlled	0.122	0.174	.004							−0.122	−0.177	.001	−0.105	−0.109	.030
Protocol adherence
*Programmes*
Startup programme	−0.328	−0.204	.005							0.249	0.158	.020
Supervised programme										0.232	0.175	.010				0.230	0.124	.043
*Baseline motivation*
Corresponding motivation at baseline	0.240	0.302	.000	0.402	0.453	.000	0.466	0.451	.000	0.380	0.403	.000	0.543	0.588	.000	0.532	0.590	.000

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