title: Parental information, motivation, and behavioral skills correlate with child sweetened beverage consumption.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate fit of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model applied to sweetened beverage (SB) consumption in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional. Parents completed a home beverage inventory and IMB survey regarding SB consumption.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health fairs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Convenience sample of 198 parents of low socioeconomic status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Independent variables included scores from 3 indices calculated from the IMB survey, information, motivation, and behavioral skills. The dependent variable was average child daily caloric consumption from SB consumption calculated from the home beverage inventory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Structural equation modeling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parental information had direct and indirect negative relationships with SB consumption. Parental motivation was only indirectly associated with SB consumption mediated through behavioral skills. Parental behavioral skills had a negative correlation with SB consumption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In applying the IMB model to SB consumption, the authors found preliminary support for relationships between parental information, motivation, behavioral skills, and child SB consumption. Application of this model shows promise in identifying the complex interactions between factors influencing consumption behaviors. As nutrition educators frequently desire to alter behaviors, use of the IMB model may help with both targeting and assessment efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: L Suzanne
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Goodell
authors.forename: Michelle B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: K Rivet
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Amico
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors