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Fanou-Fogny, Nadia; van Dam, Bianca; Koreissi, Yara; Dossa, Romain A. M.; Brouwer, Inge D. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To identify factors influencing intention to consume an indigenous nutritious grain, fonio ("Digitaria exilis"), among women in Mali. Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Health Belief Model. Setting and Participants: One hundred and eight women (31.5 plus or minus 10.5…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Urban Areas, Adults
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Walters, Amber; Long, Marilee – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To determine whether differences in nutrition knowledge affected how women (a high-involvement group) interpreted intrinsic cues (ingredient list) and extrinsic cues ("all natural" label) on food labels. Methods: A 2 (intrinsic cue) x 2 (extrinsic cue) x 2 (nutrition knowledge expert vs novice) within-subject factorial design…
Descriptors: Expertise, Cues, Nutrition, Inferences
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Wyker, Brett A.; Davison, Kirsten K. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), this study (1) examines links between stages of change for following a plant-based diet (PBD) and consuming more fruits and vegetables (FV); (2) tests an integrated theoretical model predicting intention to follow a PBD; and (3) identifies associated…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Intention, Young Adults, Public Health
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Blanchard, Chris M.; Fisher, Janet; Sparling, Phillip B.; Shanks, Tiffany Hunt; Nehl, Eric; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Courneya, Kerry S.; Baker, Frank – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in explaining the 5-A-Day intentions and behavior of college students. A secondary purpose was to determine whether any of the TPB relationships were moderated by gender or ethnicity. Design: A prospective design that asked…
Descriptors: College Students, Ethnicity, Eating Habits, Compliance (Psychology)
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Shriver, Lenka H.; Hildebrand, Deana; Austin, Heidi – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: Determine relationships between self-efficacy, decisional balance, and processes of change and Stages of Change (SOC) related to fruit and vegetable (FV) availability among Hispanic Head Start parents. Design: A 2-phase descriptive study with mixed methodology. Setting: Two Head Start sites in a city in the midwestern United States.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Focus Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Predictor Variables
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Diaz, Heather; Marshak, Helen Hopp; Montgomery, Susanne; Rea, Brenda; Backman, Desiree – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: Examine acculturation and gender on intention to eat a healthful diet among Latino adolescents using the Theory of Planned Behavior. Design: Secondary analysis of data set and condensed version of the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH). Setting: Data collected from 34 randomly selected high schools in San Bernardino, CA.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Siblings, Females, Acculturation
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Pawlak, Roman; Malinauskas, Brenda – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To identify beliefs about eating 2.5 cups of vegetables and to assess how well these beliefs predict intention to eat them. Design: A survey based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Setting: Two public high schools in 2 counties in eastern North Carolina. Participants: 157 ninth-grade students (mean age = 14.71 years [SD = 0.82]).…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Intention, Eating Habits, Predictor Variables
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Abood, Doris A.; Black, David R.; Coster, Daniel C. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: A school-based nutrition education minimal intervention (MI) was evaluated. Design: The design was experimental, with random assignment at the school level. Setting: Seven schools were randomly assigned as experimental, and 7 as delayed-treatment. Participants: The experimental group included 551 teens, and the delayed treatment group…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Prevention, Nutrition