Do the Transtheoretical Processes of Change Predict Transitions in Stages of Change for Fruit Intake?

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emely De Vet ◽  
Jascha De Nooijer ◽  
Nanne K. De Vries ◽  
Johannes Brug
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Internet Research ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Fruit Intake ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Electronic Questionnaires

In a longitudinal study, it is examined whether the transtheoretical processes of change do predict stage transitions in fruit intake. A random sample of an existing Internet research panel resulted in a cohort of 735 adults, who were examined three times with electronic questionnaires assessing stages of change, processes of change, and fruit intake. Cross-sectional differences were found for the processes of change between precontemplation and all further stages. Experiential as well as behavioral processes increased from precontemplation to action with similar patterns. Both experiential and behavioral processes predicted forward transition out of precontemplation and forward transition into action, whereas only behavioral processes predicted forward transition out of contemplation. The results indicate that the transtheoretical processes of change predict stage transitions for fruit intake, but that the pattern of relevant processes for fruit intake is not as straightforward as outlined by the transtheoretical model of behavior change.

scholarly journals Stages of change and factors associated with misperceived eating behavior in obese individuals

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydiane Bragunci BEDESCHI ◽  
Aline Cristine Souza LOPES ◽  
Luana Caroline dos SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Maintenance Stage

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the stages of behavior change related to fat and fruit/vegetable intakes and the factors associated with misperceived eating behavior (pseudo-maintenance). Methods: This cross-sectional study collected sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, and food intake data from obese individuals (n=103) aged ≥20 years. Stages of behavior change according to the Transtheoretical Model were measured for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes. The pseudo-maintenance stage was reclassified in subjects in the action/maintenance stage who had inappropriate food habits. Multiple logistic regression models were proposed to assess the factors associated with misperceptions. Results: The prevalences of pseudo-maintenance for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes were 23.3 and 19.4%, respectively. The factors associated with misperceived fat intake were overconsumption of saturated fatty acids (OR=3.84; 1.18-12.56) and age (OR=1.06; 1.02-1.11), and with fruit and vegetable intake, income (OR=0.99; 0.98-0.99). Conclusion: The results reveal that perceived eating behavior and actual food intake diverge from anthropometric and health data, signaling the need of different intervention strategies to raise awareness in this group for the need of modifications.

scholarly journals A systematic review of the transtheoretical model of behaviour change and alcohol use

Psychologica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Flaviane Bevilaqua Felicíssimo ◽  
Víviam Vargas Barros ◽  
Sabrina Maura Pereira ◽  
Natália Quintela Rocha ◽  
Lélio Moura Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Change Assessment

Introdução: O estudo sobre o álcool tem aumentado em todo o mundo devido ao seu impacto social e econômico, e as doenças relacionadas ao uso de álcool estarem entre os distúrbios mais comuns de abuso de substâncias. Desta forma, faz-se necessário investigar os métodos mais eficazes e adequados de tratamento para diferentes populações. Método: Este trabalho analisou a literatura científica sobre o Modelo Transteórico de Mudança de Comportamento relacionados ao consumo de álcool. Foram consultadas as bases de dados Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, PepsiCo e Lilacs, utilizando os descritores transtheoretical model, transtheoretical approach, stages of change, processes of change e cycle of change cruzado com o descritor alcoholism, no período de dez anos (2001 a 2011). Principais resultados: A maioria das pesquisas encontradas utilizavam métodos longitudinais e quantitativos, além de uma prevalência no uso dos questionários Readiness to Change Questionnaire e University of Rhode Island Change Assessment utilizados na mensuração do ModeloTransteórico. Os resultados indicaram que outras variáveis podem influenciar o comportamento do indivíduo em relação à sua fase de mudança de comportamento e identificou problemas relacionados ao uso de álcool em pacientes que procuravam tratamento para outras condições de saúde. Esta constatação reforça a necessidade de práticas de triagens para a prevenção dos agravos relacionados ao uso de álcool.Implicações: O modelo Transteórico é importante no processo de mudança de comportamento, uma vez que permite a identificação dos estágios e a escolha de intervenções mais adequadas ao estágio do paciente, além de evitar que esforços sejam feitos na direção contrária à necessidade do usuário. Conclusão: Ressalta-se a necessidade de mais estudos na área, especialmente em relação às práticas de profissionais de saúde.

Influence of Processes of Change on Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation

2021 ◽  
pp. 193672442110369
Author(s):  
Asrar Ahmad ◽  
Jagwinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Change Models ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of death in the world, accounting for more than eight million casualties. To reduce the prevalence of smoking, government and nongovernment players use interventions to reduce smoking and/or incite smoking cessation. These interventions are based on behavior change models. Foremost among those models is the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change developed by Dr Prochaska. The transtheoretical model theorizes that smoking cessation is a stage-wise change. This change is enabled by a set of processes of change. The current study identifies the relationship between two basic constructs of the model: processes of change and stages of change. The study also identifies the relative importance of different processes of change in different stages of change. Data analysis from this study shows that different processes of change have a differing influence on various stages of change. Experiential processes have a significant influence on the precessation stages and lack significant influence on the postcessation stages. On the contrary, behavioral processes have a significant influence on the postcessation stages and lack significant influence on the precessation stages.

Prediction of Physical Activity Level Using Processes of Change From the Transtheoretical Model: Experiential, Behavioral, or an Interaction Effect?

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Jérôme Romain ◽  
Caroline Horwath ◽  
Paquito Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multiple Regression Models ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to compare prediction of physical activity (PA) by experiential or behavioral processes of change (POCs) or an interaction between both types of processes. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was conducted using an online questionnaire. Participants: A total of 394 participants (244 women, 150 men), with a mean age of 35.12 ± 12.04 years and a mean body mass index of 22.97 ± 4.25 kg/m2 were included. Measures: Participants completed the Processes of Change, Stages of Change questionnaires, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to evaluate self-reported PA level (total, vigorous, and moderate PA). Analysis: Hierarchical multiple regression models were used to test the prediction of PA level. Results: For both total PA (β = .261; P < .001) and vigorous PA (β = .297; P < .001), only behavioral POCs were a significant predictor. Regarding moderate PA, only the interaction between experiential and behavioral POCs was a significant predictor (β = .123; P = .017). Conclusion: Our results provide confirmation that behavioral processes are most prominent in PA behavior. Nevertheless, it is of interest to note that the interaction between experiential and behavioral POCs was the only element predicting moderate PA level. Experiential processes were not associated with PA level.

scholarly journals A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Samuel Durán Agüero ◽  
Jacqueline Araneda ◽  
Danay Ahumada ◽  
Jaime Silva Rojas ◽  
Rodrigo Bühring Bonacich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Law ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective. To analyze the stage of change in food consumption with warning labels among Chilean university students. Materials and Methods. Cross-sectional study which applied surveys in universities from all over the country. Study included 4807 participants of 18 to 40 years of both sexes who were asked about the level of knowledge of the new food law and food consumption with warning signals, including questions regarding their willingness to behavior change according to Prochaska’s transtheoretical model. To compare continuous variables, Student’s t-test was used in the statistical package SPSS 22.0, and p <0.05 was considered a significant difference. Results. Of the total number of respondents, 99.3% of the students indicated that they know about the food law, classifying foods with signals in the precontemplation stage. Compared by sex, we observed that women give greater importance to behavior change in all of foods (p <0.001). Underweight students give less importance to change in unhealthy foods, while obesity students give more importance but do not show more confidence in behavior change (p <0.05). Conclusion. The university students show a low importance and confidence to make behavior change, aspects associated with sex and nutritional status. It is necessary to strengthen nutritional food education and not just talk about structural measures.

scholarly journals Community-Level Sports Group Participation and Health Behaviors Among Older Non-Participants in a Sports Group: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 531
Author(s):  
Taishi Tsuji ◽  
Satoru Kanamori ◽  
Yasuhiro Miyaguni ◽  
Katsunori Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Partial Regression Coefficient ◽  
Group Participation ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship

This study validates the relationship between community-level sports group participation and the frequency of leaving the house and transtheoretical model stages of behavior change for exercise among older individuals who did not participate in a sports group. We used cross-sectional data from the 2016 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. The proportion of sports group participants at the community level was calculated using the data from 157,233 older individuals living in 1000 communities. We conducted a multilevel regression analysis to examine the relationship between the proportion of sports group participants and the frequency of leaving the house (1 day/week or less) and the transtheoretical model stages of behavior change for exercise. A statistically significant relationship was observed between a high prevalence of sports group participation and lower risk of homeboundness (odds ratio: 0.94) and high transtheoretical model stages (partial regression coefficient: 0.06) as estimated by 10 percentage points of participation proportion. Older individuals, even those not participating in a sports group, living in a community with a high prevalence of sports group participation are less likely to be homebound; they are highly interested and have numerous opportunities to engage in exercise.

scholarly journals The profile of client's readiness for change and preference to typical processes of change

Psihologija ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Gavrilov-Jerkovic
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model Of Change ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
Research Author ◽  
Paper Author

In the theoretical part of this paper author considers the difficulties to define phenomenon of patient's readiness to change and proposes dimensions of transtheoretical model of change, that is, stages of change and processes as conceptual frames for exceeding those difficulties. Through the research author investigates the possibility to identify typical profiles of patient's readiness from the data about measured levels of particular stages of change. The results infer that several typical profiles of readiness can be identified and that it is possible that these profiles could be connected with tendency of patients to prefer passive or action-restructure processes of change.

Educational Intervention Enhances Consumers' Readiness To Adopt Food Thermometer Use When Cooking Small Cuts of Meat: An Application of the Transtheoretical Model

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 1874-1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAMI T. TAKEUCHI ◽  
MIRIAM EDLEFSEN ◽  
SANDRA M. McCURDY ◽  
VIRGINIA N. HILLERS
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Readiness To Adopt ◽  
Educational Campaigns

An intervention to promote use of food thermometers when cooking small cuts of meat was conducted using the Transtheoretical Model. Objectives were to (i) increase use of food thermometers by home food preparers, (ii) improve consumers' attitudes regarding use of a food thermometer, and (iii) examine relationships between stages of change and decisional balance, self-efficacy, and processes of change. A randomly selected group of residents of Washington and Idaho (n = 2,500) were invited to participate in the research; 295 persons completed all phases of the multistep intervention. Following the intervention program, there was a significant increase in food thermometer use when cooking small cuts of meat (P &lt; 0.01); those persons classified in action and maintenance stages increased from 9 to 34%. Ownership of thermometers also significantly increased (P &lt; 0.05). The three constructs related to the Transtheoretical Model that were used in the study (decisional balance, self-efficacy, and processes of change) were very useful for examining differences among people at different stages of change because the responses for each set of questions differed positively and significantly (P &lt; 0.01) as stages of change classifications advanced from precontemplation (no interest in thermometer use) to action and maintenance (individuals who use food thermometers). Additional educational campaigns designed to increase use of food thermometers are needed. Because most consumers are currently in the precontemplation stage, food thermometer campaigns will be most effective when they are focused on raising awareness of the food safety risks and the benefits of using food thermometers when cooking small cuts of meat.

Exercise Behavior among New Zealand Adolescents: A Test of the Transtheoretical Model

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Maddison ◽  
Harry Prapavessis
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Stage Of Change ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Exercise Behavior ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Time Periods

The purpose of this study was to examine whether variables in the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) acted more as predictors than as consequences of exercise behavior (stage of change). Students from 13 New Zealand high schools (N = 1,434) completed questionnaires corresponding to variables in the TTM (i.e., stage of exercise change, processes of change, self-efficacy, and decisional balance) at two time periods separated by 6 months. Reciprocal relationships were found between exercise behavior and the TTM variables. The TTM might be a useful framework for understanding longitudinal exercise behavior in the adolescent population.

The Transtheoretical Model of Change Applied to Developing Suicidal Behavior

2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Coombs ◽  
Larry Fish ◽  
Diane Grimley ◽  
Emma Chess ◽  
William Ryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Transtheoretical Model Of Change ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Psychological States

The Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) is investigated as a tool for explaining and diagnosing suicidal behavior. Investigators found in a sample of 42 hospitalized suicide ideators and attempters, that most patients had progressed through the stages of change as predicted by the TMC, and that ten change processes (psychological states or experiences) defined by the TMC, were used systematically in association with specific stages of change. Women were more likely to report using the change processes than men. Investigators conclude that the TMC holds promise as a tool for understanding suicidal behavior and for designing appropriate interventions.

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