Development and Validation of Green Eating Behaviors, Stage of Change, Decisional Balance, and Self-Efficacy Scales in College Students

Weller, Kathryn E.; Greene, Geoffrey; Redding, Colleen A.; Paiva, Andrea L.; Lofgren, Ingrid E.; Nash, Jennifer; Kobayashi, Hisanori

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2014.01.002

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“…The DB scale consisted of ten items split between two factors assessing the Pros (α = 0·81), defined as advantages of or positive attitude towards GE, and Cons (α = 0·72), defined as barriers of or negative attitudes towards GE (7) . The response options were on a 5-point anchored Likert scale ranging from 'not at all important' ( = 1) to 'extremely important' ( = 5).…”

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“…GE has been defined for consumers as follows: eating locally grown foods, limiting amounts of processed/fast foods, eating meatless meals at least one day per week, choosing organic foods as much as possible, and only taking what you plan on eating (7,8) . Although there are conflicting studies (9)(10)(11) , most research has found transportation of local or domestically produced foods to emit fewer greenhouse gases compared with imported foods (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) , particularly foods imported by air (17) .…”

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The Green Eating Project: web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students

Monroe¹,

Lofgren²,

Sartini³

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an online, interactive intervention, referred to as the Green Eating (GE) Project, to motivate university students to adopt GE behaviours. Design: The study was quasi-experimental and integrated into courses for credit/ extra credit. Courses were randomly stratified into experimental or non-treatment control. The 5-week intervention consisted of four modules based on different GE topics. Participants completed the GE survey at baseline (experimental, n 241; control, n 367) and post (experimental, n 187; control, n 304). The GE survey has been previously validated and consists of Transtheoretical Model constructs including stage of change (SOC), decisional balance (DB: Pros and Cons) and selfefficacy (SE: School and Home) as well as behaviours for GE. Modules contained basic information regarding each topic and knowledge items to assess content learning. Setting: The GE Project took place at a public university in the north-eastern USA. Subjects: Participants were full-time students between the ages of 18 and 24 years. Results: The GE Project was effective in significantly increasing GE behaviours, DB Pros, SE School and knowledge in experimental compared with control, but did not reduce DB Cons or increase SE Home. Experimental participants were also more likely to be in later SOC for GE at post testing. Conclusions: The GE Project was effective in increasing GE behaviours in university students. Motivating consumers towards adopting GE could assist in potentially mitigating negative consequences of the food system on the environment. Future research could tailor the intervention to participant SOC to further increase the effects or design the modules for other participants.

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The Green Eating Project: web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students

Monroe¹,

Lofgren²,

Sartini³

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Dentro de la salud (15) la autoeficacia cumple un rol importante en la realización de una gran variedad de conductas saludables, como son la reducción de peso (16)(17)(18)(19), características de la conducta alimentaria (20) la alimentación baja en calorías o la reducción del consumo calórico (21,22). Por ejemplo, la autoeficacia modera la ingesta de alimentos saludables en adolescentes (23).…”

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“…Las dimensiones que incorporan algunos de los autores Mexicanos (42)(43)(44)46), se refieren a estilos alimenticios no saludables, en correspondencia a los factores de consumo de alimentos dulces y consumo de alimentos altos en grasa, lo cuales conseguimos medir en la presente investigación. El factor obtenido en el presente estudio sobre los alimentos saludables confirma lo encontrado previamente (21,22,32,35) sobre una alimentación saludable. Por último, los factores que obtuvimos en nuestra escala, particularmente el factor de consumo de bebidas, difiere claramente de medidas previas de autoeficacia.…”

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Evaluación Psicométrica De Una Escala De Autoeficacia De La Conducta Alimentaria

Palacios

Ramírez²,

Anaya

et al. 2017

Rev. chil. nutr.

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INTRODUCCIÓNLa teoría del aprendizaje social o social cognitiva (1-3), incluye un constructo teórico que se utiliza frecuentemente dentro de los modelos de cambio conductual nombrado autoeficacia, que se define como la capacidad personal del individuo de controlar su propia conducta cognitivamente, la convicción que se tiene (o no) sobre la viabilidad de que la conducta que se va a ejecutar logrará expresarse exitosamente en la situación o contexto que ha sido requerida. Esto le permite al individuo actuar o producir un resultado eficiente en una situación y/o contexto determinado (4).La noción de autoeficacia (1, 2, 4) señala que las percepciones de eficacia varían de modo significativo entre las distintas situaciones y tareas que se llevan a cabo ordinariamente. Las personas que se sienten o perciben así mismos como eficaces, poseen metas más altas y persisten más en sus propósitos que aquellos que tienen un bajo control personal ante ciertos retos o situaciones (1, 4). Los pensamientos y acciones que integran la autoeficacia son precursores inmediatos y específicos de la conducta (5). De esta manera la autoeficacia puede considerarse como un determinante de la conducta (5, 6). Está hipótesis se ha puesto a prueba mediante la predicción de distintos comportamientos (7-13).Algunos autores (2, 3, 5, 14) señalan que la capacidad de aprendizaje que el individuo muestra durante la adquisición de nuevas conductas depende del grado de eficacia con la que cuenta el individuo, para este tipo de conductas y/o cogniciones.En el presente trabajo nos interesa evaluar la autoeficacia en relación a conductas alimentarias consideradas saludables. De esta manera, diseñar un instrumento que mida si las personas tienen o no un alto sentido de autoeficacia de la conducta alimentaria, debería estar acompañado de una mayor capacidad de realizar comportamientos alimentarios saludables por parte del individuo.

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“…The TTM involves different psychosocial dimensions, including decisional balance (Fernandez, Amoyal, Paiva, & Prochaska, 2015; Hildebrand & Betts, 2009; Jeon, Kim, & Heo, 2014; Lee, Park, Yun, & Chang, 2013; Weller et al, 2014). The decisional balance dimension represents both cognitive and motivational aspects of decision making (Janis & Mann, 1977).…”

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Mediation analysis of decisional balance, sun avoidance and sunscreen use in the precontemplation and preparation stages for sun protection

Santiago-Rivas

Velicer

Redding

2015

Psychology & Health

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Objective Mediation analyses of sun protection were conducted testing structural equation models using longitudinal data with three waves. An effect was said to be mediated if the standardized path between processes of change, decisional balance, and sun protection outcomes were significant. Design Longitudinal models of sun protection using data from individuals in the precontemplation (N=964) and preparation (N =463) stages who participated of an expert system intervention. Main Outcome Measures Nine processes of change for sun protection, decisional balance constructs of sun protection (pros and cons), sun avoidance behavior, and sunscreen use. Results With the exception of two processes in the preparation stage, processes of change predicted the pros (r= .126 to .614), and the pros predicted the outcomes (r= .181 to .272). Three models with the cons as mediator in the preparation stage, and none in the precontemplation stage, showed a mediated relationship between processes and outcomes. Conclusion In general, mediation analyses found both the process of change-to-pros and pros-to-behavior paths significant for both precontemplation and preparation stages, and for both sun avoidance and sunscreen use outcomes. Findings provide support for the importance of assessing the role of underlying risk cognitions in improving sun protection adherence.

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Development and Validation of Green Eating Behaviors, Stage of Change, Decisional Balance, and Self-Efficacy Scales in College Students

Cited by 54 publications

References 48 publications

The Green Eating Project: web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students

The Green Eating Project: web-based intervention to promote environmentally conscious eating behaviours in US university students

Evaluación Psicométrica De Una Escala De Autoeficacia De La Conducta Alimentaria

Mediation analysis of decisional balance, sun avoidance and sunscreen use in the precontemplation and preparation stages for sun protection

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