Examining change in social support and fruit and vegetable consumption in African American adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine W. O’Neal ◽  
K. A. S. Wickrama ◽  
P. A. Ralston ◽  
J. Z. Ilich ◽  
C. M. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
African American Adults

scholarly journals Investigating Factors Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Applying Social Cognitive Theory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Nasirzadeh ◽  
Mahdi Abdolkarimi ◽  
Zahra Asadollahi ◽  
Maryam Hashemian
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Fruit Consumption ◽  
Behavioral Skills

Introduction: Regular fruit and vegetable consumption is one of the preventative indicators for the development of obesity, disorders, and diseases. This study aimed to identify the determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption based on social cognitive theory (SCT) among first-grade high school female students. Results: The mean (SD) score daily fruit and vegetable intakes were 3.43 () and 2.30 () units per day, respectively. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that environmental factors (β= 0.165, p= 0.009) and behavioral skills (β= 0.152, p= 0.025) have a significant effect on fruit consumption score. Behavioral skills (β= 0.151, p= 0.022) and social support (β= 0.143, p= 0.049) have significant effect on vegetables consumption score, the constructs of SCT explained 71% of the variances in fruit consumption and 9.8% of the variances in vegetable consumption. Mother's job (p= 0.032) and family income (p= 0.024) have a significant effect on fruit and vegetables consumption. Conclusion: Fruit and vegetable intakes were less than the WHO recommended level. Therefore, attention to environmental factors, behavioral skills, and social support is suggested.

scholarly journals Application of the Transtheoretical Model to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Adolescents: Preliminary Findings

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 342-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Di Noia ◽  
Steven P. Schinke ◽  
James O. Prochaska ◽  
Isobel R. Contento
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable

Purpose. To examine the application of the transtheoretical model (TTM) to fruit and vegetable consumption among economically disadvantaged African-American adolescents. Methods. Scales for measuring decisional balance, situational self-efficacy, and processes of change for fruit and vegetable consumption were developed and pretested with 57 economically disadvantaged African-American adolescents. The scales and measures for assessing stages of change, demographic variables, and fruit and vegetable consumption were administered to a separate sample of 262 participants. t-tests for independent samples and analysis of variance were used to examine differences in TTM variables and fruit and vegetable consumption across stages of change. Results. Two-factor solutions for decisional balance and processes of change and a three-factor solution for situational self-efficacy provided the best fit to the data. Alpha coefficients of reliability for the scales ranged from .77 (experiential change processes) to .91 (pros). Participants in action-maintenance stages evidenced higher pros, self-efficacy, and fruit and vegetable consumption and significantly lower cons than did participants in precontemplation and contemplation-preparation stages. Also, participants in action-maintenance stages used processes of change more frequently than did those in precontemplation-contemplation-preparation stages. The use of experiential and behavioral processes within these stages did not differ significantly, as posited. Discussion. Observed differences in TTM variables and fruit and vegetable consumption by stage of change in this sample of economically disadvantaged African-American adolescents were consistent with theory and previous applications of the model to fruit and vegetable consumption in adults. With replication studies, the TTM may be appropriate for designing interventions to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among this population.

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