Psychosocial factors and physical activity as predictors of fruit and vegetable intake in college students
Objective: To analyze whether psychosocial factors and physical activity are predictors of fruit and vegetable intake in young adults attending college. Methods: This cross-sectional study included a representative sample of students from a public university in the Brazilian Northeast (n=717). Fruit and vegetable intake was measured by a Food Frequency Questionnaire containing 21 items. The psychosocial factors for behavior change, measured by a questionnaire, were: behavior change strategy, self-efficacy, perceived barriers and facilitators in decision making, and social support. The level of physical activity was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was the intake prediction model using a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: The median fruit and vegetable intake was 2.0 servings/day. In adjusted analysis, behavior change strategy (R²=0.31), self-efficacy (R²=0.03), friends' support (R²=0.02), and physical activity (R²=0.03) explained 39% of the fruit and vegetable intake variance in men. Behavior change strategy (R²=0.03), self-efficacy (R²=0.13), perceived barriers (R²=0.08), and physical activity (R²=0.02) explained 26% of the fruit and vegetable intake variance in women. Fruit and vegetable intake would increase by one serving for every extra 35 and 47 minutes of physical activity men and women, respectively, practice a day. Conclusion: The main predictors of fruit and vegetable intake are behavior change strategies, self-efficacy, and physical activity.
Main Authors: | TASSITANO,Rafael Miranda, MARTINS,Clarice Maria de Lucena, CABRAL,Poliana Coelho, MOTA,Jorge, TENÓRIO,Maria Cecíla Marinho, SILVA,Giselia Alves Pontes da |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
2016
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732016000200173 |
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