title: Using the theory of planned behavior to understand caregivers' intention to serve sugar-sweetened beverages to non-Hispanic black preschoolers.
abstract: The purpose of this correlational study was to determine the ability the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to explain caregivers' intention to serve sugar-sweetened beverages to non-Hispanic black preschoolers. A sample of 165 caregivers of non-Hispanic black children preschoolers completed a written questionnaire. Multiple regression with path analysis confirmed the relationships of attitude and subjective norm, but not perceived behavioral control (PBC),with intention. After removing PBC, the model accounted for 45.1% of variance in intention. Nurses and other health care professionals can use these findings to tailor behaviorally-based obesity prevention programs at the individual, family, and community-based levels.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: jtipto@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tipton
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D001628:Beverages; D002241:Carbohydrates; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates
keywords: African American; Childhood obesity; Children; Diet; Non-Hispanic black; Obesity prevention; Overweight; Preschoolers; Soft drinks; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Sugary drinks; Theory of Planned Behavior; Theory of Reasoned Action