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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol Behav Med. 2017 Jan 13;5(1):129–144. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2016.1276460
Since the last visit, I tried to lose weight or control my weight because...
1. I knew that I could win money for losing weight. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
2. I felt that it would improve my health. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
3. My spouse, family, friends, or doctor would be upset if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
4. Being overweight makes it hard to do many things. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
5. I worried that I would get in trouble with the research staff if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
6. I felt that it would improve my physical appearance. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
7. I wanted to get as much money as possible at the end of the program. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
8. I find weight loss to be an exciting, personal challenge. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
9. Others on my Shape Up team and/or in my weight loss group would be upset if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
Since the last visit, I counted calories, fat grams, and exercise minutes because.
10. I knew that I would win money each week if I did. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
11. I felt that it helped me stay motivated. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
12. My spouse, family, friends, or doctor would be upset if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
13. I worried that I would get in trouble with the research staff if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
14. I believe that it helped me stay focused on my weight loss efforts. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
15. I wanted to get as much money as possible at the end of the program. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
16. I found that it helped me stay under my calorie goal and exercise more. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
17. I found it rewarding to track and view my personal progress. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true
18. Others on my Shape Up team and/or in my weight loss group would be upset if I didn't. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all true true or N/A Somewhat true Very true

Scoring:

Intrinsic motivation = mean of items 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17

Extrinsic motivation = mean of items 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18