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Mediators of intervention effects on dietary fat intake in low-income overweight or obese women with young children.
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Appetite . Aug2020, Vol. 151, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>We investigated whether autonomous motivation and self-efficacy might mediate the association between a lifestyle behavior intervention and dietary fat intake in low-income overweight or obese women with young children.<bold>Methods: </bold>Participants were randomized to an intervention or comparison group. Intervention participants received a 16-week intervention aimed to prevent weight gain through promotion of stress management, healthy eating and physical activity. During the intervention phase, participants viewed a designated video lesson at home and dialed in a peer support group teleconference every week (weeks 1-4) then every other week (weeks 5-16). Potential mediation effects were analyzed using sequential mixed-effects linear models and path analysis.<bold>Results: </bold>The intervention led to increased autonomous motivation (β = 0.34, standard error [SE] = 0.15, P = 0.005), which subsequently increased self-efficacy (β = 0.18, SE = 0.35, P < 0.001), and higher levels of self-efficacy were associated with decreased dietary fat intake (β = -0.22, SE = 0.28, P < 0.001). In other words, autonomous motivation and self-efficacy mediated the association between the lifestyle behavior intervention and dietary fat intake.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>To decrease dietary fat intake for low-income overweight or obese women with young children, strategies, such as those promoting peer encouragement, may be warranted in interventions to enhance autonomous motivation and/or practical skills for increasing self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01956663
- Volume :
- 151
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Appetite
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143782608
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104700