Date of Award:
5-2009
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Kinesiology and Health Science
Department name when degree awarded
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Committee Chair(s)
Matthew Flint
Committee
Matthew Flint
Committee
Julie Gast
Committee
Tamara Vitale
Abstract
This study examined the social cognitive theory factors of home availability of fruits and vegetables, nutrition knowledge, food preparation ability, and cooking self-efficacy and the demographic factors of race/ethnicity, age, gender, marital status, living situation, and meal plan participation in relation to college students' fruit and vegetable consumption. The study sample was comprised of students attending on-campus classes at Utah State University during spring semester of 2009. Data were collected via traditional pencil-and-paper surveys distributed during classes with students in varying stages of their college education and from different fields of study. In total, 207 surveys were used for the linear regression analysis.
Race/ethnicity was not included in the regression model due to lack of sufficient racial/ethnic diversity. Of the remaining variables, availability of fruits and vegetables in the home, cooking self-efficacy, and meal plan participation were found to be significant predictors of college students' fruit and vegetable consumption. Availability in the home was the strongest predictor of fruit and vegetable intake in this sample.
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Recommended Citation
Ahlstrom, Denice C., "Social Cognitive Predictors of College Students' Fruit and Vegetable Intake" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 433.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/433
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