Validity of cognitive predictors of adolescent sugar snack consumption

被引:10
作者
Åstrom, AN [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Int Hlth, Inst Odontol Community Dent, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 2004年 / 28卷 / 02期
关键词
theory of planned behavior; sugar consumption; construct validity; predictive validity;
D O I
10.5993/AJHB.28.2.2
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective: To estimate the applicability of an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in predicting self-perceived sugar intake among adolescents in Uganda. Method. Two questionnaires were completed involving 1146 and 372 secondary school adolescents. Confirmatory factor and path analyses were performed using Amos software. Results: TPB exhibited good fit with the data (chi(2)= 1.29, df=2, P=0.53) and ex-plained 58% and 5% of the variance in intention and self-perceived behavior. Adding past behavior increased the explained variance of behavior with 4%. Conclusion: When applied to consumption of sugared snacks among Ugandan adolescents, the TPB shows satisfactory validity.
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页码:112 / 121
页数:10
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