title: Understanding self-reported staging of dietary behavior in low-income women.
abstract: This study examined self-reported staging for the goal of eating a low-fat diet and several specific dietary consumption behaviors to understand better readiness for dieting. Self-assessed motivation, food frequency measures, and psychosocial variables were obtained from 2057 low-income women enrolled in the Maryland Food for Life Program. Results indicated that staging of specific dietary consumption behaviors was significantly related to staging for the global goal of eating a low-fat diet. Women evaluate their motivation about eating low-fat diets based on perceived efforts and specific activities related to dietary consumption with important implications for dietary behavior change measurement and interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA diclemen@umbc.edu.
authors.forename: Carlo C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.
authors.forename: Janine C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delahanty
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Havas
authors.affiliation: VA Maryland Health Care System, USA.
authors.forename: Onna R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Van Orden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: diet; eating behavior; socioeconomic status; stages of change; women’s health