Factors That Influence Maternal Feeding Decisions for Toddlers: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior
| Autor: | Elizabeth Combs, Melinda J. Ickes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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030309 nutrition & dietetics Medicine (miscellaneous) Mothers 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Healthy eating Intention Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Toddler 0303 health sciences Nutrition and Dietetics Descriptive statistics Outcome measures Theory of planned behavior Feeding Behavior Healthy diet Health promotion Child Preschool Predictive power Female Diet Healthy Psychology Psychological Theory |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 53(7) |
| ISSN: | 1878-2620 |
| Popis: | Objective To use the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess mothers’ behavioral intentions to provide toddlers with a healthy diet and see if the addition of the parental role construction (PRC) variable strengthened the TPB. Design An online survey using data gathered from preliminary research and a previously validated survey. Participants The final sample consisted of 148 mothers. The mean age was 32.8 (SD = 6.16) years. Most participants were married (87.2%), had earned a college degree or higher (79.7%), held part-time or full-time employment (60.8%), and were White (90.3%). Main Outcome Measures The TPB constructs, PRC, and the mothers’ behavioral intentions surrounding toddler feeding. Analysis The determinants of intention per the TPB were explored using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Results The TPB model predicted 53% of the variance in mother's behavioral intention to provide their toddler with a healthy diet. The addition of the PRC variable added 6% more predictive power to the model. Conclusions and Implications Mothers’ behavioral intentions surrounding feeding their toddlers were strongly influenced by the TPB constructs and their perceptions of the maternal role. Health promotion efforts should aim to increase the mother's sense of behavioral control and parental responsibility rather than focusing on the benefits of healthy eating. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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