Culinary nutrition education for undergraduate nutrition dietetics students

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (5) ◽  
pp. 1045-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Adair Kerrison ◽  
Margaret Depsky Condrasky ◽  
Julia L. Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Nutrition Training ◽  
Meal Planning ◽  
And Control

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of a combined budget-tailored culinary nutrition program for undergraduate nutrition-related majors on knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy and applicability to everyday life and future health careers. Design/methodology/approach A wait-list control (n=54) completed a six-week cooking with chef and shopping healthy on a budget cooking matters at the store program. Assessment questionnaires evaluated participants’ knowledge and program applicability. Data analysis included response frequency and statistical differences within and between treatment and control groups. Findings Significant differences identified at (<0.001) for cooking self-efficacy, self-efficacy for using basic cooking techniques, self-efficacy for using fruits, vegetables, seasonings, and the ability to use economical methods to purchase produce. Average score noted at 89 percent for knowledge of shopping healthy on a budget. Research limitations/implications Findings support positive effects of combining culinary nutrition training with food budget information. Concepts enhance self-efficacy in meal planning and preparation for entry level nutrition related graduates. Originality/value Combining culinary arts experience with applied human nutrition concepts training provide a basis for enhanced confidence for entry nutrition dietetics healthcare.

scholarly journals Does performance evaluation kill creativity? A(re) interpretation of existing literature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Speckbacher
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Product Innovations ◽  
Creativity Research ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
And Control ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Purpose Enabling employee creativity and channeling the creativity of employees toward process and product innovations is a starting point of value creation processes and strategy maps. The dominant view in early creativity research seemed to be that creativity and control are inconsistent. More recently, a number of studies have come to acknowledge that performance evaluations (and rewards linked to such evaluations) may well have positive effects on creativity. This paper aims to review existing results on the effects of performance evaluations on creativity from the perspectives of different research streams. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyzes a stream of research in social psychology which has promoted the notion of an overall negative effect of performance evaluations on creativity. The (reinterpreted) results from this research stream are contrasted with findings from the behaviorist perspective and with research in management accounting. Findings The review of the different research traditions in the analysis of the effects of performance evaluations on creativity indicates that the seemingly contradictory empirical results can be explained by the different settings used and by the different ways how performance evaluations and linked rewards are conceptualized. Originality/value The paper clarifies that, in contrast to common beliefs, performance evaluations and linked incentives do not kill creativity in general. Performance evaluations and incentives can support creativity and innovation if they are transparent about what kind of creativity is desired and how such creativity is measured and rewarded. Moreover, incentives can effectively support behaviors that are known to be important within creativity and innovation processes.

Understanding the influence of privacy protection functions on continuance usage of push notification service

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Cheng ◽  
Kai Li ◽  
Ching-I Teng
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Perceived Fairness ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Continuance Usage ◽  
Important Approach

PurposePush notification service (PNS) is an important approach to distribute personalized information to users timely and is getting more and more popular. However, users' privacy concerns are a major inhibiting factor in their continuance usage of PNS. This study investigates the effect of privacy protection functions provided by PNS sites in enhancing users' perceived fairness on the basis of justice theory to mitigate users' concerns of information privacy. The mechanism underlying such influence on users' continuance usage of PNS comprises privacy concern and privacy-control self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachFour scenario-based surveys are conducted to test the proposed hypotheses. The authors test the research model with a sample of 360 participants by ANOVA and PLS.FindingsResults show that the proposed privacy protection functions have direct positive effects on users' privacy-control self-efficacy, negative effects on privacy concern and indirectly affect their continuance usage of PNS. Furthermore, the interaction effects between two approaches have different impacts on users' privacy concern and privacy-control self-efficacy.Originality/valueThis study provides some suggestions and guidance for PNS providers to design effective privacy protection technologies.

The effect of TTM-based nutrition education on decisional balance, self-efficacy and processes of change for fat intake

2021 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-245
Author(s):  
Maedeh Gordali ◽  
Marjan Bazhan ◽  
Mohtasham Ghaffari ◽  
Nasrin Omidvar ◽  
Bahram Rashidkhani
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Stage Of Change ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to determine how transtheoretical model (TTM) constructions change through nutrition education for fat intake modification among overweight and obese women living in Shazand city, Iran.Design/methodology/approachA semi-experimental design with intervention and control groups (50 women in each group) was performed. TTM constructions for dietary fat intake were measured through a questionnaire in four phases: before the intervention, immediately, one month and six months after the intervention. Participants in two groups were classified into inactive and active subgroups, based on their determined stage of change. Then in the intervention group, each subgroup received a separate education program of five or eight sessions for the active and inactive subgroups, respectively.FindingsThe intervention resulted in significant progress in participants' stage of change compared to the control group (p = 0.002). Also, it resulted in an increase in the self-efficacy and decisional balance scores in both of the intervention subgroups, with these effects being more pronounced in the inactive subgroup, and these significant differences, compared to the control group, remained in the third and fourth phases. The intervention also positively impacted the behavioral processes, but this effect was not so long-lasting and decreased after six months.Originality/valueThe results indicated the intervention effectiveness and the necessity of planning educational interventions to change fat consumption behavior. This study provides further insight into effective and sustainable nutrition education strategies based on behavioral change stages rather than traditional approaches. These methods should be used to design group interventions to change individuals' health behavior in future works.

Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs in teaching food and nutrition subjects in Australian secondary schools

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janandani Nanayakkara ◽  
Claire Margerison ◽  
Anthony Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Food System ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Nutrition Information ◽  
School Food ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food And Nutrition

PurposeTeachers play important roles in school food and nutrition education. This study aims to explore Australian teachers' self-efficacy beliefs (i.e. belief in their own capabilities to perform specific teaching tasks) in teaching secondary school food and nutrition-related subjects.Design/methodology/approachTeachers' overall self-efficacy beliefs in teaching these subjects (overall-SEB) and self-efficacy beliefs in teaching different food and nutrition-related topics (topics-SEB) were explored using a survey among 183 teachers in 2017. Principal components analysis derived three overall-SEB components: “Motivation and accommodation of individual differences”, “Classroom management” and “Communication and clarification” and three topics-SEB components: “Food system”, “Food and nutrition information” and “Food preparation”.FindingsOverall, higher percentages of teachers were confident or very confident in the majority of items that loaded on “Classroom management” and “Communication and clarification” compared to “Motivation and accommodation of individual differences”. Moreover, higher percentages of teachers were confident or very confident about items that loaded on “Food and nutrition information” and “Food preparation” compared” to “Food system”. The overall-SEB and topics-SEB were higher among more experienced teachers. There were moderate positive correlations between overall-SEB and topics-SEB components.Originality/valueThe exploration of broader aspects of self-efficacy beliefs related to teaching secondary school food and nutrition-related subjects makes this study unique. The findings highlight that these teachers had high self-efficacy beliefs in teaching food and nutrition education, but there are gaps in tailoring the teaching process to meet the diverse needs of students and teaching broader food-related topics.

The effect of self-efficacy on job performance through creativity: the moderating roles of customer incivility and service scripts

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Won-Moo Hur ◽  
Tae-Won Moon ◽  
Jun-Ho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Sales Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aimed to examine the effect of self-efficacy on job performance through creativity. We predicted that exposure to customer incivility and rigid service scripts will moderate the mediating effect of creativity on the relationship between self-efficacy and job performance.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 397 salespersons who were working in a department store in South Korea. The PROCESS macro was used to test the study hypotheses.FindingsThe results revealed that the positive relationship between self-efficacy and job performance was partially mediated by creativity. Furthermore, exposure to customer incivility and rigid service scripts weakened the positive effects of self-efficacy on creativity. Finally, customer incivility and rigid service scripts also dampened the positive effects of self-efficacy on job performance through creativity.Research limitations/implicationsSales organizations should understand that the extent to which self-efficacy improves job performance by enhancing creativity is contingent on the extent to which salespersons are exposed to customer incivility and are required to adhere to rigid service scripts in the workplace.Originality/valueOur findings paint a more complete portrait of the beneficial effects of self-efficacy. Specifically, they suggest that the development of creativity is an important mechanism that underlies the process by which internal resources enhance job performance and that customer incivility and service scripts weaken this relationship.

Active labour market policy and its outcomes

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 18-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Tisch ◽  
Joachim Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Labour Market Policy ◽  
Active Labour Market Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Policy ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
Programme Participation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of workfare programme participation on self-efficacy, because many studies suggest that sufficient self-efficacy is essential for successful job search in modern labour markets. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses an exemplary German workfare programme’ the so-called “One-Euro-Jobs” programme and examines whether participation in this programme improved the self-efficacy of participants. The analyses are based on survey data (Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security) that were combined with administrative records of the Statistics Department of the German Federal Employment Agency to obtain more reliable information on programme participation. To detect causal effects of participation, the authors apply propensity score matching. Findings – The findings show that participants’ self-efficacy, on average, was not improved by programme participation. Also, no well-determined positive effects of programme participation were found when controlling for the individual baseline level of self-efficacy. Practical implications – The findings suggest that workfare programme participation did not fulfil several of the psychological functions of work necessary to enhance participants’ self-efficacy. The authors suggest a two-step approach to enhancing individuals’ self-efficacy and their job-search abilities: in the first step, workfare participation aims to improve employability; in the second step, participants can learn the extent to which they have become ready to work in a regular subsidised job. Originality/value – Various studies examine the effect of workfare programme participation on employment prospects, well-being, health or social participation. Within the discourse on active labour market policy, this paper is the first to study the effect of workfare programme participation on self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Effects on level of their nutrition knowledge of nutrition training given to adult prisoners in Amasya, Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2592
Author(s):  
Mukaddes Örs
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Education Group ◽  
Nutrition Training ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Monitoring Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Male Prisoners

Purpose: The objective of the present study is to determine the impacts on their nutritional knowledge of the nutrition training provided to the adult male prisoners in the Closed Prison.Method and material: Experimental, which is a quantitative research method, has been used in the present study. Data were derived from pretest, posttest and monitoring test questionnaires completed by prisoners. The population for the study consisted of 504 adult male prisoners from the Amasya Type E Closed Prison Institution. 216 adult male prisoners were selected through voluntary selection. The 216 adult male prisoners were randomly divided into four groups, control (54), education (54), brochure (54) and education+brochure (54). Research data were collected with the help of a survey form using the face-to-face interview technique. Thirty-one multiple-choice questions were on the questionnaire. Statistical software was used to analyze change scores for pre-, posttest and monitoring test measures with the independent sample t test and single direction variance analysis (ANOVA) tests.Results: Analyzing the impact of education on nutritional knowledge, it has been found that the average score in the education group in the pretest measurement was 6.22 and the average score in the posttest measurement was 21.34. This difference between the scores was significant (p<0.05).  In the “brochure+education” group, a significant difference was found between the posttest scores and monitoring test scores (p<0.05).Conclusion: The results of the study show that inmate participants could benefit from nutrition education and suggest that further investigations should be performed in a larger study population.

Impact of transformational leadership and transparent communication on employee openness to change: mediating role of employee organization trust and moderated role of change-related self-efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra Zainab ◽  
Waqar Akbar ◽  
Faiza Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Openness To Change ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study investigates the impact of transformational leadership and transparent communication on employees' openness to change with the mediating role of employee organization trust and moderating effects of change-related self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 260 employees from banking sector of Pakistan through self-administrated questionnaire participated in this study and the data was analysed through partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results reveal that transformational leadership and transparent communication help to create trust among employees of the organization which ultimately have positive effects on employee openness to change. Further, the results suggest that the presence of change-related self-efficacy significantly moderates relation between the transformational leadership and employee openness to change. However, change self-efficacy does not change the relationship between transparent communication and employee openness to change.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to change management literature and helps organizations to understand the importance of employees and their positive behaviour during change.Practical implicationsThe researcher provides the guidelines for employers to craft change communication policy during the change implementation phase.Originality/valueThis study tests a mediating role of employee organization trust and moderating role of change-related self-efficacy in relation with transformational leadership and transparent communication on employees' openness to change which had not been tested theoretically and empirically in the context of Pakistan.

Effects of gain-loss-framed messages on virtual reality intervened fitness exercise

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Yadav ◽  
Mohit Yadav ◽  
Amit Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Gain Loss ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Technology for fitness provides users with numerous features that aid the achievement of intended fitness/health goals such as checking consumption habits and adherence to exercise. Based upon the concepts of self-efficacy and prospect theories, this study aims to inspect the influence of messages frame on behavioral usage of virtual reality (VR) technology intervened fitness exercise. Design/methodology/approach By usage of a laboratory-based experiment commissioning certain fitness exercises, this study is conducted on 150 respondents. An assessment is conducted on the efficiency of gain appeal mechanism (exercise performance feedback) toward the usage of VR intervened fitness exercise and measured surge in exercise self-efficacy (ESE), playfulness (PL) and outcome expectations. Findings The results show that gain-appealed/framed messages prove advantageous over loss-appealed/framed in performing VR intervened exercises. A bootstrapped (method) mediation analysis confirms higher positive effects of gain-framed messages upon intentions to use VR intervened fitness exercise. VR intervened fitness exercise was strongly and positively mediated by ESE, PL and outcome expectations. Practical implications This study is of help to researchers and marketers trying to understand the role played by gain- and loss-framed messages on VR technology enabled fitness exercises. Originality/value This study helps VR and fitness technology developers and marketers understand the effectiveness of persuasive performance messages toward VR fitness exercise technology adoption amalgamating message intervention with better technology usage.

Classroom interdisciplinary diversity and entrepreneurial intentions

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 832-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Padilla-Angulo ◽  
René Díaz-Pichardo ◽  
Patricia Sánchez-Medina ◽  
Lovanirina Ramboarison-Lalao
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of classroom interdisciplinary diversity, a type of classroom diversity that has been under-examined by previous literature, on the formation of university students’ entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Design/methodology/approach Based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour and the interactionist model of creative behaviour by Woodman et al. (1993), this paper provides empirical evidence demonstrating that classroom interdisciplinary diversity is important in the formation of university students’ EI at early educational stages using a cross-sectional study design and survey data on first-year business school students and partial least squares analysis. Findings Classroom interdisciplinary diversity is important in the formation of university students’ EI through its positive impact on entrepreneurial perceived behavioural control (PBC) (self-efficacy), a key antecedent of EI. Practical implications The results have important implications for educational practice as well as for both public and private organisations willing to promote entrepreneurial activity, in particular, the positive effects of combining people with different profiles and career fields of interest on entrepreneurial PBC (self-efficacy). Originality/value This study contributes to the scant literature on early university experiences in entrepreneurship education and their influence on EI. It studies the impact of an under-examined dimension of diversity (classroom interdisciplinary diversity) on the formation of students’ EI.

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