Psychosocial predictors of increases in fruit and vegetable consumption.
OBJECTIVE
To examine psychosocial predictors of changes in fruit and vegetable consumption.


METHODS
Baseline psychosocial variables were used to explain differences in changes in consumption in 83 healthy women with children after they received free fruit and vegetables for one month.


RESULTS
One-month changes in fruit consumption (mean 144; SE 16 g/day) were positively associated with perceived costs and perceived health benefits for the children, and negatively associated with perceived behavioral control. Changes in vegetable consumption (68 (11) g/day) were positively related with the intention to eat at least 200 g of vegetables and taste preferences of the children.


CONCLUSIONS
Fruit and vegetable consumption may be encouraged by influencing the above variables.
Bogers
Rik P
RP
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Assema
Patricia van
Pv
Brug
Johannes
J
Kester
Arnold D M
AD
Dagnelie
Pieter C
PC
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D005544:Forecasting; D005638:Fruit; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009426:Netherlands; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables