Intentions and Trait Self-control Predict Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During the Transition to First-Year University.

Auteur(s) :
Tomasone JR., Meikle N., Bray SR.
Date :
Jan, 2015
Source(s) :
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH. # p
Adresse :
a Department of Kinesiology , McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario Canada.

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Objective:

To examine the independent and combined effects of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables and trait self-control (TSC) in the prediction of fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) among first-year university students. Participants: Seventy-six first-year undergraduate university students.

Methods:

In their first week of class (September 2011), participants completed baseline measures of TSC, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and intentions about their FVC. One week later, students completed a 7-day food recall, from which daily FVC was calculated.

Results:

Baseline attitudes and perceived behavioral control predicted intentions (adjR(2)=.34). Intentions and TSC predicted FVC (adjR(2)=.24).

Conclusions:

The TPB may be a useful framework on which to base a FVC intervention for first-year undergraduate students; however, focusing solely on increasing positive intentions to consume FVC will not necessarily translate into FVC behavior as other personal- and environmental-level variables may play a role.

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