Evaluation of a Planned Behavior Theory-Based Intervention Programme to Promote Healthy Eating

2005 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 587-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haralambos Tsorbatzoudis
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Strength ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
School Students

The objective of the study was to test the effectiveness of an intervention program based on the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior, with the addition of attitude strength and role identity. The aim was to alter adolescents' healthy eating attitudes and behaviour. In the sample were 335 high school students, who were divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention lasted 12 weeks and included posters and lectures promoting healthy eating. The measures included a questionnaire assessing the hypothesis and a food frequency questionnaire which measured eating habits. Analysis showed the intervention was effective in improving attitudes toward healthy eating and attitude strength, intention, perceived behavioral control, and healthy eating behaviour, but not effective in predicting subjective norms and role identity. Results provide evidence that intervention changed attitudes toward a behavior in a school setting.

Impact of an intuitive eating education program on high school students’ eating attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Healy ◽  
Elana Joram ◽  
Oksana Matvienko ◽  
Suzanne Woolf ◽  
Kimberly Knesting
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Intuitive Eating ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
K 12

Purpose – There is a growing need for school-based nutritional educational programs that promote healthy eating attitudes without increasing an unhealthy focus on restrictive eating or promoting a poor body image. Research suggests that intuitive eating (IE) approaches, which encourage individuals to focus on internal body signals as a guide for eating, have had a positive impact on eating-related psychological outcomes in adults. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects an IE education program on the eating attitudes of high school students. Design/methodology/approach – In a quasi-experimental study, 48 high school students (30 females) in a Midwest town in the USA received instruction on IE or a comparison program over seven days during health classes. Repeated measures analyses of covariance were conducted to examine changes in eating attitudes in sexes across conditions. Findings – Students who received the IE program made significantly greater gains in overall positive eating attitudes on the Intuitive Eating Scale than students in the comparison program (p=0.045), as well as on the Unconditional Permission to Eat subscale (p=0.02). There were no significant effects of sex on any of the analyses. Research limitations/implications – Because of the relatively small sample size and short duration of the program, the results should be generalized with caution. Practical implications – The results suggest that IE instruction may encourage the development of healthy eating attitudes in high school students, and health teachers may wish to consider including IE instruction in the health curriculum. Originality/value – This is the first study to examine the effectiveness of an IE program in a K-12 population, with instruction provided in the context of the school. The results are promising and suggest that this may be a fruitful area for future research in nutrition education.

Physically Active Students' Intentions and Self-Efficacy towards Healthy Eating

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evagelos Bebetsos ◽  
Stiliani Chroni ◽  
Yannis Theodorakis
Keyword(s):  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Attitude Strength ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Physically Active

This study investigated intentions and self-efficacy of physically active university students towards healthy eating. The application of Planned Behavior theory has shown that attitudes, intention, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms play an important role in shaping people's behavior. 96 students, who participated in physical activities, voluntarily completed the Questionnaire for the Planned Behavior Model and the Health Behavior Questionnaire. The former examines attitudes, intentions, perceived behavioral control, and the lately added attitude strength, and role identity towards the behavior factors. The latter assesses one's efficacy expectations towards healthy eating. The regression showed strong associations between the examined variables, signifying that attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and role identity could account for one's intention towards healthy eating behaviors. On the other hand, one's self-efficacy for healthy eating could be explained from the attitudes, intention, perceived behavioral control, and attitude strength held. Overall, systematic participation in physical activities appeared to be accompanied with a relatively healthier diet, while self-efficacy had a significant association with maintaining the healthy eating behaviors. Possible interpretations, limitations, and implications for health professionals are discussed.

scholarly journals Bystander Intervention Efficacy to Reduce Teen Dating Violence Among High School Youth Who Did and Did Not Witness Parental Partner Violence: A Path Analysis of A Cluster RCT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelise Mennicke ◽  
Heather M. Bush ◽  
Candace J. Brancato ◽  
Ann L. Coker
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Bystander Intervention ◽  
School Students ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Teen Dating

AbstractYouth who witness parental intimate partner violence (IPV) are at increased risk of teen dating violence (DV). This analysis of secondary data investigated whether a bystander intervention program, Green Dot, was effective at reducing physical and psychological DV victimization and perpetration among youth who had and had not previously witnessed parental IPV. The parent RCT assigned 13 schools to control and 13 schools to the Green Dot intervention. Responses from 71,797 individual surveys that were completed by high school students were analyzed across three phases of a 5-year cluster randomized control trial. Multigroup path analyses revealed that students in intervention schools who witnessed parental IPV had a reduction in psychological (p < .001) and physical DV (p < .01) perpetration and psychological DV victimization (p < .01) in Phase 2 of the intervention, while those who did not witness parental IPV had a significant reduction in psychological DV victimization (p < .01). Individuals in the intervention received more training (p < .001), which was associated with lower levels of violence acceptance (p < .001). Violence acceptance was positively associated with DV victimization and perpetration (p < .001), especially for individuals who previously witnessed parental IPV. Green Dot is an effective program at reducing DV victimization and perpetration among the high-risk group of youth who previously witnessed parental IPV, largely operating through violence acceptance norms. This underscores the bystander intervention approach as both a targeted and universal prevention program.

scholarly journals Eating Behaviour and Food Preferences of Tîrgu Mures High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Maria Salcudean ◽  
Victoria Rus ◽  
Florina Ruta ◽  
Catalin Moise Dogar ◽  
Iustinian Simion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Lifestyle

AbstractIntroduction. Due to a busy and exhausting urban lifestyle parents do not always have the necessary time to pay sufficient attention to the quality of the dietary habits of their children.Objective. Starting from the premise that teenagers have insufficient information about healthy eating, the present study aimed to highlight eating behaviours and nutrition knowledge deficits in a group of 427 high school students from Tîrgu Mures.Methods. An observational study based on lifestyle and food frequency consumption was conducted. In 2017, students in fifteen classes from several High School Institutions from Targu Mures, Romania, were asked to complete a questionnaire with questions relating to the current state of health, lifestyle characteristics, anthropometric indicators, frequency of daily meal consumption, significance and intake of food additives, leisure activities performed and also teenagers’ preferences for food products.Results. The average age of the respondents was 16.1 years old, 72.6% were boys, and 82% lived in the city. 43.6% of respondents stated that food is a necessity, while 22% asserted that food characterizes a pleasure for them. Concerning the calorific value of foods, 32.8% stated that they have no interest in the calorie content of different food products while only 26%, mainly girls, took notice of these. 31.10% of respondents indicated that they include the recommended amount of vegetables in their daily diet, 22% prefer to eat preserved foods while increased consumption of sweets was observed in 39.80%. 55.50% of respondents ate breakfast on a regular basis, and 37% read food labels.Conclusions. The results emphasise the necessity to develop more effective educational programs designed to create necessary background information for a young generation, change adolescent dietary behaviours for the better, and thus prevent dietary related diseases.

Efficacy of a School-Based Comprehensive Intervention Program for Adolescents With Autism

2021 ◽  
pp. 001440292110625
Author(s):  
Kara Hume ◽  
Samuel L. Odom ◽  
Jessica R. Steinbrenner ◽  
Leann Smith DaWalt ◽  
Laura J. Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
School Context ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cluster Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Comprehensive Intervention ◽  
Cluster Randomized

We tested the efficacy of a comprehensive intervention program designed for high school students across the autism spectrum, the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism (CSESA) model, in a cluster randomized control trial involving 60 high schools in three states (California, North Carolina, Wisconsin), with implementation occurring over a 2-year period. We examined outcomes for the schools, students ( N = 547), and families. At the conclusion of the study, CSESA schools had significantly higher program quality than the services-as-usual (SAU) schools. In addition, students in the CSESA schools had significantly higher total attainment of educational goals than students in SAU schools. There were not significant differences between the two groups on standardized assessment outcomes. We discuss implications for intervention implementation and future research with this population in the public school context.

After-school nutrition education programme improves eating behaviour in economically disadvantaged adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Pei-Yi Shen ◽  
Yuan-Ting C Lo ◽  
Zizwani Brian Chilinda ◽  
Yi-Chen Huang
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
After School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Disadvantaged Families

Abstract Objective: To investigate whether an after-school nutrition education (ASNE) programme can improve the nutrition knowledge and healthy eating behaviour of adolescents from economically disadvantaged families. Design: One-group pretest and posttest design. Nutrition knowledge and dietary intake were collected using a questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements were measured before and after the intervention. Nine components of healthy eating behaviour were assessed with reference to the Dietary Guideline of Taiwan. Pretest and posttest differences were analysed using generalised estimating equations. Setting: Three after-school programmes in central and southern Taiwan. The ASNE programme comprised three monthly 1-h sessions (20–30-min lecture and 30–40-min interaction). Participants: A total of 153 adolescents aged 10–15 years from economically disadvantaged families (seventy-eight elementary students and seventy-five junior high school students). Results: Elementary and junior high school students’ nutrition knowledge scores (range 0–6) increased by 0·28 (+ 5·7 %, P = 0·02) and 0·30 points (+ 6·18 %, P = 0·02), respectively, but their fruit intake decreased by 0·36 serving/d (–22·9 %, P = 0·02) and 0·29 serving/d (–18·9 %, P = 0·03), respectively. Junior high school students’ mean snacking frequency and fried food intake dropped to 0·75 d/week (–21·3 %, P = 0·008) and 0·10 serving/d (–28·8 %, P = 0·01), respectively. Conclusions: Short-term ASNE programmes can increase nutrition knowledge and reduce snacking frequency and fried food intake despite a decrease in fruit intake among adolescents from economically disadvantaged families.

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