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Delaney, Colleen L.; Barrios, Pamela; Lozada, Carolina; Soto-Balbuena, Kenlly; Martin-Biggers, Jennifer; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2016
This study aimed to describe strategies used in magazine cover lines to capture the attention of Latino consumers. A content analysis of cover lines (n = 581) from six top-selling Latino women's and parenting magazines (n = 217 issues) sold in the United States identified 12 common themes: great/inspiring, beauty/health, bad/negative,…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Periodicals, Content Analysis, Females
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Dissen, Anthony R.; Policastro, Peggy; Quick, Virginia; Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: Little is known about interrelationships among nutrition knowledge, attitude, dietary intake, and body satisfaction, which are important variables that play a role in nutrition education interventions. This paper aims to focus on these interrelationships. Design/methodology/approach: Students (n = 279; 20.12 plus or minus 1.75SD years)…
Descriptors: Females, Nutrition, Predictor Variables, Young Adults
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Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; Pelican, Suzanne – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1984
Discusses the development of an instrument to assist educators in evaluating software and to aid them in developing useful software for nutrition education and nutrient analysis purposes. The complete survey instrument is included. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Material Evaluation
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Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1981
Describes the development of a criterion-referenced instrument for assessing nutrition knowledge of potential nutrition educators. Discusses results which demonstrate that the instrument discriminates between groups of professionals who are trained in nutrition and those who are not. (CS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction
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Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1984
Curriculum guides were used to determine the effect of nutrition instruction on nutrition knowledge, selected food/nutrition attitudes, and dietary behavior of secondary school students. Results are presented. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Eating Habits, Health Education
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Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; Shear, Twyla – Home Economics Research Journal, 1982
Nutrition educators, defined as those individuals with baccalaureate level training who teach nutrition, were surveyed. Results suggest close interrelationships among nutrition knowledge, food/nutrition attitude, dietary behavior, and commitment to nutrition education. (SK)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Eating Habits, Home Economics Teachers, Knowledge Level
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Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; And Others – Home Economics Research Journal, 1982
Researchers studied the effect of nutrition instruction upon the nutrition knowledge, food attitudes, and dietary behavior of junior high home economics students. The curriculum significantly improved knowledge; attitude change was significant only in the ninth grade; and little improvement was made in dietary behavior at any grade level. (SK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Curriculum Evaluation, Eating Habits, Home Economics