Review of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control for Nutrition- and Health-Related Behavior

AbuSabha, R.; Achterberg, Cheryl

doi:10.1016/s0002-8223(97)00273-3

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“…This may induce a greater sense of self-efficacy, a major predictor of behaviour change. 16 In addition, continuous contact during follow-up in most 7,8,10 of the previous studies is different from our study protocol. For these reasons, the Assessments at the screening (À1 mo), before WR (0 mo), after WR (2 mo), after WM phase (8 mo), after 1-year follow-up (20 mo) and after 2-year follow-up (31 mos from the beginning).…”

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Food selection and eating behaviour during weight maintenance intervention and 2-y follow-up in obese men

2004

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OBJECTIVE:The aim was to assess long-term changes in food consumption and eating behaviour during and 2 y after dietary counselling in weight-reduced obese men. DESIGN: Observational study from a randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Outpatient clinic of a research institute. SUBJECTS: A total of 36 subjects with complete data on food intake during the study. Subjects were obese (mean body mass index (BMI) 32.8 kg/m 2 ) men aged 35-50 y, recruited by media advertising. INTERVENTIONS: Dietary counselling was included in 2 months weight reduction with very-low-energy-diet and in 6 months weight maintenance programme, which also included physical activity counselling. This was followed by a 23 months unsupervised follow-up with yearly assessments. Food intake was assessed six times during the study by 4-day food records. Eating behaviour was assessed by Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ). RESULTS: Increased consumption of low-fat cheese, low-fat margarine, vegetables and high-fibre bread, and decreased consumption of sugar, sausage, high-fat cheese, high-fat margarine, fat products and sweets were observed during dietary counselling. Most of these changes returned later to prestudy consumption level. The relapse in dietary changes was partly associated with scoring low in restraint and high in disinhibition and hunger. CONCLUSION: In obese men, long-term maintenance of dietary changes was difficult. New ways to ease self-monitoring and increase self-efficacy might be necessary to improve maintenance of dietary changes.

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Food selection and eating behaviour during weight maintenance intervention and 2-y follow-up in obese men

2004

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“…If individuals think that they are capable in managing their dietary fat intake, then they may consume less dietary fat. In support, researchers have found an inverse relationship between perceived self-efficacy and dietary fat intake (AbuSabha & Achterberg, 1997;Armitage & Conner, 1999;Grembowski et al, 1993;Nothwehr, 2004;Povey, Conner, Sparks, James, & Shepherd, 2000;Watters & Satia, 2009). In Pender and colleagues' (2002) revised HPM, perceived self-efficacy directly and indirectly (through commitment to a plan of action) influenced the behavior outcome.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…For this study it was identified as perceived self-efficacy related to managing dietary fat intake in the proposed theoretical framework. Self-efficacy cannot be generalized to all behaviors related to managing dietary fat intake (AbuSabha & Achterberg, 1997;Clark & Dodge, 1999). For example, an individual can have high self-efficacy for reading fat content on food labels but have low self-efficacy for changing poor dietary patterns.…”

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“…Being too busy and lack of time have been reported as primary barriers for eating healthy (DiSantis et al, 2013;Hargreaves et al, 2002;Lucan, Barag, Karasz, Palmer, & Long, 2012;Sigrist, Anderson, & Auld, 2005;Welsh et al, 2012). Other barriers reported among adult populations in the literature include lack of knowledge (e.g., not sure what to eat), lack of social support, sense of social isolation, competing family responsibilities, motivation, lack of control, non-availability of healthy food options, transportation, cost, dislike of cooking, food preferences, social and cultural symbolism of certain foods, taste, poor oral health, confusing messages from the media/research, lack of cooking skills, and eating healthy not being a priority (Abbott, Davison, Moore, & Rubinstein, 2010;AbuSabha & Achterberg, 1997;Brug, 2008;Calvert & Isaac-Savage, 2013;DiSantis et al, 2013;Hargreaves et al, 2002;James, 2004;Kumanyika, 2007;Lucan et al, 2012;Nicklas et al, 2013;Pawlak & Colby, 2009;Sigrist et al, 2005;Timmerman, 2007;Walcott-McQuigg, 1995;Welsh et al, 2012).…”

Section: Perceived Barriers For Healthy Eating and Dfimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If individuals perceive themselves capable of successfully managing their dietary fat intake, then they are more likely to consume less dietary fat. Self-efficacy has been found to be a strong predictor of healthy nutrition-related behaviors (AbuSabha & Achterberg, 1997;Clark & Dodge, 1999;Delahanty, Hayden, Meigs, Nathan, & Williamson, 2002), with individuals who have higher self-efficacy practicing healthier eating behaviors.…”

Section: Perceived Self-efficacy and Dfimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control for Nutrition- and Health-Related Behavior

Cited by 267 publications

References 77 publications

Food selection and eating behaviour during weight maintenance intervention and 2-y follow-up in obese men

Food selection and eating behaviour during weight maintenance intervention and 2-y follow-up in obese men

Factors influencing dietary fat intake among black emerging adults

Beyond one size fits all? An experimental study of the effects of stage‐specific interventions to promote ecological online food shopping

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