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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
This paper presents results of the pilot-testing of a stage of change measure for eating fruit and vegetables (F & V) in 9- to 12-year-old girls. During troop meetings, 259 girls from 22 troops completed a 1-day food recognition form, a brief stage of change algorithm for fruit and for vegetables, and a questionnaire measuring psychosocial variables associated with F & V consumption. Stages for F & V consumption were different and MANOVAs revealed overall significant differences across stages for each variable. F & V intake increased with higher stages, as did preferences, self-efficacy for selecting, preparing, and eating F & V, subjective norms, and F & V preparation skills; reported barriers decreased. Stepwise discriminant analyses between Precontemplation and Contemplation stages identified fruit preferences and barriers differentiating the two stages for fruit consumption and subjective norms and self-efficacy differentiating the two stages for vegetable consumption. Barriers and F & V preparation responsibilities/skills were significant between the Contemplation and the Action stages for both fruit and vegetable consumption, with the additional variable of subjective norms for fruit stage and vegetable preferences for vegetable stage. Findings support the use of this measure to identify stage for children's adoption of F & V consumption behavior and as a guide for intervention development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0160-7715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Measuring stage of change for fruit and vegetable consumption in 9- to 12-year-old girls.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Behavioral Science, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030-4095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't