Variables Associated With Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adolescents
Methods: Self-report questionnaire.
Results: Preferences, availability at home, family dinner frequency, snack choice, self-efficacy, modeling, normative beliefs, and social outcome expectations were significant associates of fruit and vegetable intake. Multivariate models indicated that these associations varied by categories of intake. Availability was the most consistent associate whereas fruit preference, availability, family dinner frequency, and self-efficacy were the strongest associates.
Conclusions: Results highlight the important influence of the family environment on fruit and vegetable intake.
Keywords: ADOLESCENT; FRUIT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; VEGETABLE
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2011
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