| Comparing stage of change and behavioral intention to understand fruit intake. | |
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PMID: 17041018 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We explored if the pre-action Transtheoretical stages of change are indeed discrete stages for fruit intakes. In a longitudinal design, a cohort of 735 adults completed electronic questionnaires assessing fruit intake, stages of change and intention to increase fruit intake at baseline and 35 and 67 days follow-up. A dichotomization of a continuous intention measure ('pseudostages') was compared with precontemplation and contemplation stages. The results showed (i) that pseudostages and stages of change were strongly associated; (ii) that for most respondents, stability and transitions in stages of change resembled transitions in pseudostage, while test-retest reliabilities for both measures were similar and (iii) that pseudostages and the continuous intention measure were stronger predictors of fruit intake than stage of change. We conclude that pre-action stages of change for fruit are not different from a mere categorization of a continuous intention measure. |
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Authors:
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Emely de Vet; Jascha de Nooijer; Nanne K de Vries; Johannes Brug |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-10-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health education research Volume: 22 ISSN: 0268-1153 ISO Abbreviation: Health Educ Res Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-13 Completed Date: 2007-09-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8608459 Medline TA: Health Educ Res Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 599-608 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. emely.de.vet@falw.vu.nl |
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Adult Feeding Behavior / psychology* Female Fruit* Humans Intention* Longitudinal Studies Male Models, Psychological |
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