Patient-Related Factors Influencing Motivation to Change in Adolescents With First-Onset Anorexia Nervosa: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Motivation to change significantly impacts treatment outcomes in eating disorders (EDs). This study investigated patient-related factors associated with motivation to change in adolescents with first-onset anorexia nervosa (AN). Understanding these factors will help tailor interventions to individual needs, enhancing treatment outcomes.

Method

Seventy-six female adolescents with first-onset AN completed the Readiness and Motivation Questionnaire (RMQ)-Dutch translation. ED symptoms, body mass index, and comorbidity (depressive, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms) were analysed using linear regression analyses. As a secondary aim, the association between specific ED behaviours and motiva

SUBMITTER: Mey E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12171662 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature