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Dissertation
Social cognititve theory and nutrition behavior: effects of an introductory nutrition course intervention among college students
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Jul 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-7609
Abstract
This quasi-experimental study uses a pre-test and post-test design approach to determine the affect a 10-week introductory nutrition course had on dietary intake of students who completed the course, whether the course influenced students' mean social cognitive theory construct scores, whether the course influenced students' mean fruit, vegetable, and fiber intake, and examined if there was a relationship between mean social cognitive theory construct scores and dietary intake. Dietary behavior change interventions are needed among college students, as this is a period of excess weight gain and poor dietary behaviors. While weight gain and poor eating habits and behaviors have been identified as common undertakings by college students, little is known about the effectiveness of dietary behavior change among college students after the completion of an introductory nutrition course. Furthermore, there is not any existing literature to indicate if the completion of a short-term, 10-week dietary behavior change course can change students' dietary habits and behaviors. Dietary behavior change interventions rooted in Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) have been shown to have one of the greatest impacts on changing dietary behaviors among college students. The 10-week introductory nutrition course in this study included a dietary behavior change intervention that was rooted in SCT, making it desirable to elicit dietary behavior change. Two introductory nutrition course sections (NTD 303 (01) & NTD 303 (02)) were employed for this study, which was carried out in the Spring semester, 2016. Enrollment in each of the sections was open to all students who were enrolled in the university at that time. It was the researcher's hope that the results of this study would highlight the importance of making an introductory nutrition course with a dietary behavior change intervention, modeled after the SCT, a mandatory component of the undergraduate college curriculum in order to improve college students' dietary intake, habits, behaviors, and beliefs.
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- Title
- Social cognititve theory and nutrition behavior
- Creators
- Dara Blomain - DU
- Contributors
- Kenneth J. Mawritz (Advisor) - DU
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xii, 195 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7609; 991014632381104721