ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Motivation for physical activity participation and mindful eating in university students: a cross-sectional study using variable-centered regression and latent profile analysis.
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Background: Physical activity and eating behaviors are co-occurring and often disrupted during the transition to university. Self-determination theory links motivational quality in one health behavior with self-regulation in other health behaviors. This study examined whether motivation for physical activity is associated with mindful eating among Turkish university students, whether this association differs between the awareness- and disinhibition-based facets of mindful eating, and whether motivational profiles derived from latent profile analysis differ in their associations with these facets. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 638 Turkish university students (aged 21.84 ± 3.27 years; 50% female) assessed motivation for participation in physical activity using the Scale of Motivation for Participation in Physical Activity (MSPPA) and mindful eating using the 18-item Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ-18). Multiple linear regression models with heteroscedasticity-consistent (type 3) (HC3) robust standard errors were used to adjust for age, sex, and body mass index category; Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate control was applied across subgroup contrasts. Common method bias was evaluated using Harman's test and a single-factor confirmatory factor analysis. Latent profile analysis of the MSPPA subscales yielded motivational profiles, which were compared across profiles using Welch's analysis of variance. Results: In covariate-adjusted models, MSPPA total scores were associated with MEQ-18 total scores ( Conclusion: Higher motivation to participate in physical activity was associated with greater overall mindful eating, with the association appearing to be concentrated in the Awareness facet. Given the cross-sectional design and low Disinhibition reliability, this pattern is descriptive rather than evidence that the Awareness facet drives the overall association. The profile solution was derived within a single sample and was not externally validated. Longitudinal and mediation designs could help clarify explanatory pathways underlying these associations.
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