Using multi-theory model to predict initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption among college students

被引:38
作者
Sharma, Manoj [1 ]
Catalano, Hannah Priest [2 ]
Nahar, Vinayak K. [3 ,4 ]
Lingam, Vimala [1 ]
Johnson, Paul [5 ]
Ford, M. Allison [4 ]
机构
[1] Jackson State Univ, Behav & Environm Hlth, Sch Publ Hlth, Jackson, MS USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Publ Hlth Studies, Sch Hlth & Appl Human Sci, Wilmington, NC 28401 USA
[3] Lincoln Mem Univ, Dept Hlth Phys Educ & Exercise Sci, Sch Allied Hlth Sci, Harrogate, TN USA
[4] Univ Mississippi, Sch Appl Sci, Dept Hlth Exercise Sci & Recreat Management, University, MS 38677 USA
[5] Univ Mississippi, Sch Business Adm, Dept Management, University, MS 38677 USA
来源
HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES | 2016年 / 6卷 / 03期
关键词
Obesity; Overweight; Portion size; Diet; Nutrition;
D O I
10.15171/hpp.2016.22
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Consumption of large portion sizes is contributing to overweight and obesity. College students are a vulnerable group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to use multi-theory model (MTM) to predict initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption in college students. Methods: A total of 135 students at a large Southern US University completed a 35-item valid (face, content, and construct) and reliable (internally consistent) survey electronically in a cross-sectional design. The main outcome measures were intention to start eating small portion sizes and continuing to eat small portion sizes. Only those students who ate large portion sizes during the past 24 hours were included. Results: Stepwise multiple regression showed that initiation of small portion size consumption was explained by participatory dialogue (advantages outweighing disadvantages), behavioral confidence, age, and gender (adjusted R-2 = 0.37, P < 0.001). Males were less likely to initiate small portion size consumption than females (beta = -0.185, 95% CI = -0.71-0.11). Regarding sustenance, emotional transformation, changes in social environment, and race were the significant predictors (adjusted R-2 = 0.20, P < 0.001). Whites were less likely to sustain small portion size change than other races (beta = -0.269, 95% CI = -0.97 - -0.26). Conclusion: Based on this study's findings, MTM appears to be a robust theoretical framework for predicting small portion size consumption behavior change. Interventions in this regard need to be designed.
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页码:137 / 144
页数:8
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