Autonomous Motivation and Fruit/Vegetable Intake in Parent–Adolescent Dyads

Introduction Autonomous motivation (motivation to engage in a behavior because of personal choice, interest, or value) is often associated with health behaviors. The present study contributes to research on motivation and eating behaviors by examining (1) how autonomous motivation is correlated within parent–adolescent dyads and (2) whether parent- and adolescent-reported autonomous motivation predicts the parent–adolescent correlation in fruit...