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Predicting Fruit Consumption: Cognitions, Intention, and Habits

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Brug, Johannes, de Vet, Emely, de Nooijer, Jascha, Verplanken, Bas·2006·Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective To study predictors of fruit intake in a sample of 627 adults.Design Potential predictors of fruit intake were assessed at baseline, and fruit intake was assessed at two-week follow-up with self-administered questionnaires distributed by e-mail.Setting The study was conducted among Dutch adult members of an Internet research panel.Participants A random sample of 627 adults aged 18-78.Variables measured Attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, expected pros and cons, habit strength, intention, and fruit intake. Fruit intake was assessed with a validated food-frequency questionnaire.Analysis Hierarchical linear and logistic regression analyses. Alpha < .05 was considered statistically significant.Results Sex, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived pros, different self-efficacy expectations, and habit strength were significantly associated with the intention to eat two or more servings of fruit per day. Age, intentions, and habit strength were significant predictors of consumption of two or more servings of fruit per day.Conclusions and implications The results confirm that Theory of Planned Behavior constructs predict fruit intake, and that habit strength and different self-efficacy expectations may be additional determinants relevant to fruit intake. Because habitual behavior is considered to be triggered by environmental cues, fruit promotion interventions should further explore environmental change strategies.

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Authors
Brug, J., de Vet, E., de Nooijer, J., & Verplanken, B.
Affiliations
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Corresponding author
Brug, Johannes
Venue
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-03
Volume
38
Issue
2
Pages
73-81
ISSN
1499-4046 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2111056810
Cited by
195
References
58
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FWCI
18.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (submittedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
fruit consumption, theory of planned behavior, attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, habit strength, eating intentions, environmental cues
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Diet Surveys, Feeding Behavior, Female, Fruit, Health Promotion, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Self Efficacy

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