Self-Efficacy as a Mediator of the Relationship between the Perceived Food Environment and Healthy Eating in a Low Income Population in Los Angeles County

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• Alternative Title:
  J Immigr Minor Health
• Personal Author:
  Gase, Lauren N. ; Glenn, Beth ; Kuo, Tony
• Description:
  Background ; While previous studies have described psychosocial and environmental factors that contribute to healthy eating, much remains unknown about the interactions between them. ; Methods ; We assessed the relationship between the perceived food environment, self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable consumption, using data from a sample of racially diverse, low-income adult clientele of five public health centers in Los Angeles County (n=1,503). We constructed a negative binomial regression model to examine the association between perceived food environment and the number of fruits and vegetables consumed. ; Results ; For every one point increase on the perceived food environment scale, individuals ate about 5% more fruits and vegetables (95% CI: 1.007, 1.089), controlling for other covariates. Self-efficacy was shown to be a significant mediator (mediated effect = 0.010; 95% confidence interval 0.002, 0.020), accounting for 22.9% of the effect. ; Discussion ; Efforts to increase access to healthy options may not only improve eating behaviors, but also influence individuals' beliefs that they can eat healthfully.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Attitude to Health
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diet, Healthy
  • Educational Status
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Female
  • Fruit
  • Health Status Disparities
  More +
• Keywords:
  • fruit and vegetable consumption
  • healthy eating
  • obesity
  • self-efficacy
• Source:
  J Immigr Minor Health. 18(2):345-352
• Pubmed ID:
  25774038
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4827923
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  TL1 TR000121/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP002485/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 3U58DP002485-01S1/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; TL1TR000121/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40404/cdc_40404_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 178.96 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b8db16687518817ca8c73e4a315d81262fe5faad4c0a3c283287cf4a0c1a5644