Table 2

Stepwise regression analyses of healthy eating behavior.

Variable

B

Standard error

R Square

P Value


Boys and Girls

Dependent variable: Behaviora

Barriers

0.121

0.058

0.207

0.038

Attitude

0.519

0.142

0.286

0.000

Self-efficacy

-0.229

0.074

0.315

0.002

Subjective norm

0.105

0.035

0.357

0.004

Dependent variable: Barriersb

Healthy foods not around

0.006

0.000

0.614

0.000

Healthy foods don't fill you up

0.005

0.000

0.762

0.000

Junk food taste better than healthy food

0.005

0.000

0.830

0.000

Friends make it hard to eat healthy

0.006

0.000

0.882

0.000

Fruits don't taste good

0.005

0.000

0.913

0.000

Boys

Dependent variable: Behaviora

Subjective norm

0.133

0.045

0.212

0.004

Perceived behavioral control

0.104

0.040

0.299

0.011

Dependent variable: Subjective normc

Family says eat healthy to keep weight

3.125E-02

0.000

0.565

0.000

I get hungry for foods on TV

1.563E-02

0.000

0.735

0.000

After school program says eat healthy

1.562E-02

0.000

0.862

0.000

Friends say eat healthy

1.563E-02

0.000

0.927

0.000

Girls

Dependent variable: Behaviora

Barriers

0.173

0.082

0.267

0.037

Attitude

0.538

0.187

0.354

0.005

Self-efficacy

-0.310

0.104

0.388

0.004

Subjective norm

0.134

0.047

0.446

0.006

Dependent variable: Barriersb

Healthy foods are not around

5.102E-03

0.000

0.573

0.000

Parent's don't buy healthy foods

5.102E-03

0.000

0.738

0.000

Junk food taste better than healthy food

5.102E-03

0.000

0.819

0.000

Healthy foods don't fill you up

5.102E-03

0.000

0.868

0.000

Hard to eat healthy away from home

5.102E-03

0.000

0.907

0.000


a Candidate variables: intention, attitude, subjective norm, barriers, self-efficacy, perceived behavioral control.

b Candidate variables: fruits don't taste good, vegetables don't taste good, regular pop tastes better than diet, healthy foods don't fill you up, hard to eat healthy at fast food restaurants, hard to eat healthy away from home, hard to eat healthy because junk food tastes better, I am not use to eating healthy, healthy foods are not around, parent's don't buy healthy food, family makes it hard to eat healthy, friends make it hard to eat healthy, TV makes it hard to eat healthy, hard to eat healthy to keep at a healthy weight.

c Parents say eat healthy, after school program says eat healthy, friends say eat healthy, Elders say eat healthy, no one tells me not to eat junk food, I get hungry for foods on TV, family says eat healthy to keep weight, family says eat healthy to prevent diabetes.

Fila and Smith International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:11   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-3-11

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