title: Psychosocial predictors of increases in fruit and vegetable consumption.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rik P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Bogers
authors.forename: Patricia van
authors.initials: Pv
authors.lastname: Assema
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brug
authors.forename: Arnold D M
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kester
authors.forename: Pieter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Dagnelie
mesh_terms: 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