The effects of goal setting and self-monitoring on dietary behavior change in an introductory non-major college nutrition class.
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Title
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The effects of goal setting and self-monitoring on dietary behavior change in an introductory non-major college nutrition class.
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Identifier
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AAI9732970
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identifier
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9732970
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Creator
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Schnoll, Roseanne.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Barry J. Zimmerman
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Education, Educational Psychology | Health Sciences, Nutrition | Psychology, Behavioral | Education, Higher
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Abstract
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A challenging task for nutrition educators is to foster dietary behavior change in our students. Studies have shown that knowledge is a necessary but insufficient condition for dietary change. Researchers have been successful in improving dietary behavior using a mixture of behavioral techniques. However, no attempt has been made to compare individual treatments with one another. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of incorporating two self-regulatory strategies (goal setting and self-monitoring) into an nutrition education class to enhance dietary fiber self-efficacy and foster a positive change in dietary fiber consumption. One hundred and thirteen students from an undergraduate nutrition class were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions; goal setting (GS), self-monitoring (SM), goal setting + self-monitoring (GS + SM), and no goal setting + no self-monitoring (no GS + no SM) conditions. The GS + SM condition exhibited a significantly larger increase in dietary fiber consumption than all the other conditions, and the GS condition alone exhibited the second largest increase in fiber consumption. The GS + SM and the GS only groups showed larger increases in post dietary fiber self-efficacy than the other groups, however, these two goal setting groups' fiber intake significantly surpassed only that of the control group. Path analysis revealed that both goal setting and self-monitoring affected dietary fiber consumption through knowledge and dietary fiber self-efficacy. In addition, goal setting had a strong direct effect on post fiber consumption. The path analysis also indicated that post knowledge affected fiber consumption only through changes in self-efficacy beliefs. This highlights the importance of self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior change. Results were discussed based on the social cognitive model of self-regulation. Implications for training in this area and recommendations for further research were also considered.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
