Mediating variables in a transtheoretical model dietary intervention program
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2010
Abstract
This study identified mediators of a Transtheoretical Model (TTM) intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among economically disadvantaged African American adolescents (N = 549). Single-and multiple-mediator models were used to determine whether pros, cons, self-efficacy, and stages of change satisfied four conclusions necessary for establishing mediation of intervention effects on youths' dietary behavior. All four conclusions were satisfied for stages of change and pros in the single-mediator models and for stages in the multiple-mediator model. Stages mediated 31% of the intervention effect, and pros mediated 7% of the intervention effect in the single-mediator models. In the multiple-mediator model, stages accounted for 72% of the intervention effect. Findings add to the limited data on mediating variables in TTM dietary intervention programs. Replication studies are needed before it can be concluded that stages of change and pros are consistent mediators of TTM intervention program effects. © 2010 by SOPHE.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Health Education and Behavior
Volume
37
Issue
5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Di Noia, Jennifer, and James O. Prochaska. "Mediating variables in a transtheoretical model dietary intervention program." Health Education and Behavior 37, 5 (2010): 753-762. doi: 10.1177/1090198109334897.