Self-efficacy, perceived benefits, and weight satisfaction discriminate among stages of change for fruit and vegetable intakes for young men and women.

Full Abstract

This study determined whether psychosocial, weight satisfaction, and dietary pattern variables discriminate between the Stages of Change for fruit and vegetable intakes among young men and women. A random sample of 18 to 24 year-olds, from 10 states returned 1438 surveys. Discriminant analyses for fruit intake conveyed that between precontemplation and contemplation/preparation, pro-scores and self-efficacy predicted the men's but not women's stages. Between contemplation/preparation and action/maintenance, self-efficacy and breakfast consumption best predicted stage for women, whereas men were discriminated only by self-efficacy. Discriminant analyses for vegetable intake were similar by gender. Precontemplation and contemplation/preparation were discriminated by pro-score and staging into contemplation/preparation versus action/maintenance was best predicted by self-efficacy and weight satisfaction. Young men and women are at different places in the Stages of Change process and few are meeting the vegetable guidelines. Dietary interventions can be most effective if specifically tailored to food group, stage, and gender.

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Author information

Author/s: Horacek, Tanya M (TM); White, Adrienne (A); Betts, Nancy M (NM); Hoerr, Sharon (S); Georgiou, Constance (C); Nitzke, Susan (S); Ma, Jun (J); Greene, Geoffrey (G);

Affiliation: Didactic Program in Dietetics, Syracuse University, NY 13244-1250, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of the American Dietetic Association (J Am Diet Assoc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 102 (issue 10) : pp 1466-70

Dates: Created 2002/10/24; Completed 2002/11/14; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12396169, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Fruit
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Questionnaires
Self Efficacy
Sex Factors
Vegetables

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