The transtheoretical model applied for fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents
Keywords:
adolescent behavior, fruits, vegetablesAbstract
Objective
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between two constructs of the Transtheoretical
Model - stages and processes of change - related to the consumption of fruits and vegetables by adolescents.
Methods
In a cross-sectional study, 61 adolescents were surveyed. The self-liberation process was significantly
distinguished (p<0.05) in all stages of change in the consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Results
The social support process presented significant differences (p<0.05) between the precontemplation/
contemplation and preparation stages of change only in fruit consumption.
Conlusion
With respect to the use of the self-reassessment process, significant differences were found (p<0.05) between
precontemplation/contemplation and preparation stages in vegetable consumption. Some specific processes
of change were used by adolescents when moving through the stages of change. Interventions using these
processes should be done to allow advances in the stages of change in the consumption of fruits and
vegetables..
Downloads
References
Soresen G, Stoddart A, Hunt MK, Herbert JR, Ceckene JK, Avrunim JS, et al. The effects of a health promotion - health protection intervention on behavior change. The WellWork study. Am J Public Health. 1998; 88(11):1685-90.
Laforge RG, Velicer, WF, Richmonde RL, Owen N. Stage distributions for five health behaviors in the United States and Australia. Prevent Med. 1999; 28(1):61-74.
Prochaska JO, DiClemente CC, Norcorss JC. In search of how people change: applications to addictive behaviors. Am Psychol. 1992; 47(9):1102-14.
Levesque DA, Miranda D, Kosiak BK, Prochaska JO, Prochaska JM, Cummins CO, et al. [Internet]. Application of the Transtheoretical Model of change to informed choice in the medicare population [cited 27 Sept. 2002]. Available from: www.google.com
Hargreaves MK, Schlundt DG, Buchowski MS, Hardy RE, Rossi SR, Rossi JS. Stages of change and the intake of dietary fat in African-American Women: improving stage assignmente using the Eating Style Questionnaire. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999; 99(11):1392-9.
Suris AM, Trapp MC, DiClemente CC, Cousing J. Application of the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change for obesity in Mexican American women. Addict Behav. 1998; 23(5):655-68.
Lee C. Attitudes, knowledge, and stages of change: a survey of exercise patterns in older Australian women. Health Psychol. 1993; 12(6):476-80.
Marcus BH, Simkin LR. The stages of exercise behavior. J Sports Med Physical Fitness. 1993; 33(1):83-9.
Marcus BH, Banspach, SW, Lefebvre RC, Rossi JS, Carleton RA, Abrams DB. Using the stages of change model to increase the adoption of physical activity among community participants. Am J Health Promot. 1992; 6(6):624-9.
Prochaska JO, Velicer WF. The Transtheoretical Model of health behavior change. Am J Health Promot. 1997; 12(1):38-48.
Brug J, Glanz K, Kok G. The relationship between self-efficacy, attitudes, intake compared to others, consumption, and stages of change related to fruit and vegetables. Am J Health Promot. 1997; 12(1):25-30.
Steptoe A, Wijetunge S, Doherty S, Wardle J. Stages of change for dietary fat reduction: associations with food intake, decisional balance and motives for food choice. Health Educ J. 1996; 55:108-22.
Sporn LA, Contento JR. Stages of change in dietary fat reduction:social psychological correlates. J Nutr Educ. 1995; 27:191-9.
Rossi SR, Rossi JS, Rossi-Delprete LM, Prochaska JO, Banspach SW, Carleton RA. Processs of change model for weight control for participant in a comunity - based weight loss programs. Int J Addict. 1994; 29(2):161-77.
Campbell MK, DeVellis BM, Strecher VJ, Ammerman AS, De Villes RF, Sandler RS. Improving dietary behavior: the effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings. Am J Public Health. 1998; 84(5):783- 7.
Chung S, Herr SL. Processes of change differ among stages for eating fruits andvegetables in young adults. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of society for Nutrition Education; 2001. Oakland (CA); 2001.
Cullen KW, Bartholomew LK, Parcel GS, Koehly L. Measuring stage of change for fruit and vegetable consumption in 9-to12-year-old girls. J Behav Med. 1998; 21(3):241-54.
Campbell MK, Polhamus BMJ, Bennett K, Kalsbeek W, Coole D, Jacson B, et al. Assign fruit and vegetable consumption in a 5 a Day study targeting rural blacks: the issue of portion size. J Am Diet Assoc. 1996; 96:1040-1.
Steinmetz KA, Potter JD. Vegetables, fruit, and cancer prevention: a review. J Am Diet Assoc. 1996; 96(10):1027-39.
Willet W, Trichopoulus D. Nutrition and cancer: a summary of the evidence. Cancer Causes Control. 1996; 7:178-80.
Doyle EI, Feldman RHL. Factors affecting nutrition behavior among middle-class adolescents in urban area of Northen region of Brasil. Rev Saúde Pública. 1997; 31(4):342-50.
Oliveira MCF. Examining the application of the transtheoretical model of change for fruit and vegetable consumption among college students [dissertation]. Fort Collins (CO): Colorado State University; 2002.
Frenn M, Malin S, Bansal NK. Stage-based interventions for low fat diet with middle school students. J Pediatr Nurs. 2003; 18(1):36-45.
Statistical Package for the Social Science for windows. SPSS/Pc version 10.0. Chicago: SPSS; 2000.
Gliner JÁ, Morgan GA. Research methods in applied settings: an integrated approach to design and analysis. Mahwah (NJ): Lawrence Elbaum Associates; 2000.
Hinkle DE, Wiersma W, Jurs SG. Applied statistics for the behavioral science. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; 1998.
Lamb R, Joshi S. The stage model and processes of change in dietary fat reduction. J Hum Nutr Diet. 1996; 9:43-5.
Suris AM, Trapp MC, Diclemente CC, Cousin J. Application of the transtheoretical model of behavior change for obesity in Mexican American women. Addict Behav. 1998; 23:655-68.
Greene GW, Rossi SR, Reed GR, Willey C, Prochaska JO. Stages of change for dietary fat to 30% of energy or less. J Am Diet Assoc. 1994; 94(10): 1105-10.
Rossi SR, Rossi JS, Prochaska JO. A stage model for reducing dietary fat. In J.O. Prochaska (chair). The Stages of Change: Extensions to New Areas of Behavior Change. Symposium presented at the 98th Annual Conference of the American
Psychological Association; Boston; Massachusetts; 1990. Boston (MA): APA; 1990.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Maria do Carmo Fontes de OLIVEIRA, Gisele Kuhlmann DUARTE
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
