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Objective: To examine the relationship between Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) beliefs and eating behavior, explore which beliefs have the greatest association with eating behavior, and explore differences between adults without children and first-time parents. Design: Longitudinal evaluation via questionnaires and food records at baseline and 6 and 12 months. Participants: Couples without children (n = 72) and first-time parents (n = 100). Main Outcome Measures: Dependent variables: fruit and vegetable consumption and fat consumption. Independent variables: TPB beliefs. Analysis: Pearson correlations between TPB beliefs and eating behavior; exploratory data reduction via linear regression. Results: Control beliefs were associated with eating behavior (r = .26--.46; P < .05). After controlling for past behavior, control beliefs were associated with eating behavior for first-time parents only. Control beliefs regarding preparation and time had the strongest associations with fruit and vegetable consumption for mothers (β= .26; P < .05) and fathers (thers (β = .38; P < .01). The absence of a ceiling effect for control beliefs suggests room for improvement via intervention. Conclusions and Implications: Interventions guided by TPB should target control beliefs to enhance healthy eating among new parents. Strategies (eg, individual, environmental, policy) to enhance control beliefs regarding healthy eating despite limited time and opportunity for preparation may be particularly valuable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Women participated in 8 weeks of supervised aerobic or strength-training. [•] Generally, aerobic training yielded greater improvements in body image. [•] Body image change correlated with perceived body fat and aerobic endurance change. [•] Body image change correlated with increased aerobic self-efficacy. [•] Body image change was unrelated to actual fitness change. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

To examine the associations among social networks and loneliness on health and life satisfaction in adults with chronic spinal cord injury/dysfunction (SCI/D). Cross-sectional telephone survey study. Tertiary spinal cord injury rehabilitation center in Ontario, Canada. Community-dwelling adults with chronic SCI/D (N=170). Not applicable. The main outcome measures were the Short-Form 36 to assess health and the Life Satisfaction-11 to assess life satisfaction. A hierarchical regression model predicting physical health accounted for 24% (P<.001) of the variance. The only social network variable to significantly contribute to the model was having a higher proportion of network members living in one's household (P<.05). A model predicting mental health accounted for 44% (P<.001) of the variance, with having a higher proportion of network members living in one's household (P<.05) and lower feelings of loneliness (P<.001) associated with better mental health. Finally, the model predicting life satisfaction accounted for 62% (P<.001) of the variance, with lower greater levels of social network intimacy (P<.01) and lower feelings of loneliness (P<.001) being significant predictors. These findings highlight the importance of having access to network members in one's home for better physical and mental health after SCI/D as well as the negative association between loneliness and mental health and life satisfaction. There is a need for approaches to ensure that people with SCI/D in the community feel supported to mitigate feelings of loneliness to optimize their health and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]