Validity of Cognitive Predictors of Adolescent Sugar Snack Consumption

Autor/in	Astrom, Anne Nordrehaug
Titel	Validity of Cognitive Predictors of Adolescent Sugar Snack Consumption
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 28 (2004) 2, S.112-121 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
Schlagwörter	Test Validity; Adolescents; Predictive Measurement; Behavior Theories; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Eating Habits; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testvalidität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour
Abstract	Objective: To estimate the applicability of an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in predicting self-perceived sugar intake among adolescents in Uganda. Method: Two questionnaires were completed involving 1146 and 372 secondary school adolescents. Confirmatory factor and path analyses were performed using Amos software. Results: TPB exhibited good fit with the data ? 2 =1.29, df=2, P=0.53) and explained 58% and 5% of the variance in intention and self-perceived behavior. Adding past behavior increased the explained variance of behavior with 4%. Conclusion: When applied to consumption of sugared snacks among Ugandan adolescents, the TPB shows satisfactory validity. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10