Intentions and trait self-control predict fruit and vegetable consumption during the transition to first-year university
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Authors
Tomasone, Jennifer R.
Meikle, Natasha
Bray, Steven R
Date
2015
Type
journal article
Language
en
Keyword
Theory of planned behavior , first-year undergraduate students , fruit and vegetable consumption , trait self-control
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Abstract
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) = .58). 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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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of American College Health. Tomasone, J. R., Meikle, N., & Bray, S. R. (2015). Intentions and Trait Self-control Predict Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During the Transition to First-Year University. Journal of American College Health, 63(3), 172–179. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.1003375. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Citation
Tomasone, J. R., Meikle, N., & Bray, S. R. (2015). Intentions and trait self-control predict fruit and vegetable consumption during the transition to first-year university. Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 63(3), 172–179. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.1003375
Publisher
Taylor and Francis