PhD Scientific Days 2020

Mental Sciences II. Posters

Well-Being and Well-Doing in Health Goals of Emerging Adults: The Role of Goal Context and Approach and Avoidance Orientation

Előadó neve

Csuka, Sára Imola, MSc

Előadó munkahelye

Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University

Előadó telefonszáma

+3630 465 5569

Előadó e-mail címe

saciimola@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Well-Being and Well-Doing in Health Goals of Emerging Adults: The Role of Goal Context and Approach and Avoidance Orientation

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Sára Imola Csuka1, Orsolya Rosta-Filep2, Tamás Martos3

1 Sára Imola Csuka: Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University, Budapest
2 Orsolya Rosta-Filep: Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University, Budapest
3 Tamás Martos: Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged

Szekció

Mental Sciences II. Posters

Language of the presentation

Hungarian

Section, first choice

Mental Sciences

Section, second choice

Health Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Goals, more specifically goals concerning our health are vital for our health behaviour. Approach and avoidance health goals can be differentiated by moving toward or away from an outcome (Elliot and Friedman, 2007). A critical period affecting different life domains including health is emerging adulthood, as lifestyle changes and habits evolving in that age can be persistent through adulthood (Helgeson et al, 2014).
Aims: The aim of the present study was to examine which aspect of the context (i.e. health status and health behaviour) might be related to goal choice and the extent of well-being and well-doing while pursuing these goals.
Method: We run a questionnaire study on a sample of 212 Hungarian undergraduate students. For assessing health goals Personal Project Assessment was used. After goal-elicitation, respondents rated their most important health goal along several aspects concerning perceived social support, average level of positive and negative emotions, self-efficacy and self-concordance. Then health goals were classified into approach/avoidance categories. Respondents were also asked about their current health status (e.g. self-rated health, Body Mass Index (BMI), existence of a chronic illness) and lifestyle (e.g. physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption). For identifying possible determinants of goal orientation we applied binary logistic regression analysis and Independent-Sample t-tests for addressing differences between those who chose an approach and an avoidance goal.
Results: Results showed that smoking (B = -0.250, p = 0.001) and higher BMI (B = -0.132, p = 0.005) predicted lower odds of choosing an approach goal. Those who chose an approach goal rated this goal more self-concordant, experienced more positive feelings and self-efficacy and perceived more support for their goals compared with those who followed an avoidance health goal.
Conclusion: The results imply that approach goal orientation is usually embedded in a context of advantageous health behaviour and health status, which is also interrelated with well-doing in these goals, thus these can be prosperous for mental and physical health during the lifespan.

Additional Information

Supervisor: Tamás Martos
martos.m.tamas@gmail.com

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

poszter

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

4599

Start

12:34

End

12:37

Authors (legacy)

Sára Imola Csuka1, Orsolya Rosta-Filep2, Tamás Martos3

1 Sára Imola Csuka: Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University, Budapest
2 Orsolya Rosta-Filep: Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University, Budapest
3 Tamás Martos: Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged