The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study
Joint Authors
Stephens, Janna
Althouse, Andrew
Tan, Alai
Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Overweight and obesity are a massive public health problem and young adults are at high risk for gaining weight once they enter a college.
This study sought to examine gender and race as they relate to nutrition habits and self-efficacy in a population of diverse young adults from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study.
Participants (N=62) were 29% males, 38.7% white, 33.8% Asian, and 12.9% African American.
Males had lower self-efficacy for healthy eating (mean score = 92.5, SD = 17.1) compared to females (mean = 102.3, SD = 13.7, p=0.02).
Males had higher consumption of sodium compared to females (4308 versus 3239 milligrams/day, p=0.01).
There were no significant differences across racial subgroups in self-efficacy for healthy eating (p=0.67) or self-efficacy for exercise (p=0.61).
Higher self-efficacy scores for healthy eating were significantly associated with less total sodium (r=-0.37, p=0.007), greater fruit consumption, and less saturated fat.
Our results indicate that weight loss interventions should be individualized and that there may be specific areas to target that are different for men and women.
Additional larger studies should be conducted to confirm if racial differences exist across nutrition habits and self-efficacy and to confirm gender differences noted in this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stephens, Janna& Althouse, Andrew& Tan, Alai& Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek. 2017. The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stephens, Janna…[et al.]. The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study. Journal of Obesity No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Stephens, Janna& Althouse, Andrew& Tan, Alai& Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek. The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study. Journal of Obesity. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184313
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184313