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dc.contributor.authorKothe, E.
dc.contributor.authorMullan, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-27T10:21:30Z
dc.date.available2017-09-27T10:21:30Z
dc.date.created2017-09-27T09:48:06Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationKothe, E. and Mullan, B. 2014. A randomised controlled trial of a theory of planned behaviour to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Fresh Facts. Appetite. 78C (1): pp. 68-75.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56898
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.006
dc.description.abstract

Young adults are less likely than other adults to consume fruit and vegetables. Fresh Facts is a theory of planned behaviour based intervention designed to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. The present study sought to evaluate Fresh Facts using a randomised controlled trial. Australian young adults (n?=?162) were allocated to the Fresh Facts intervention or to the control group in 2011. Intervention participants received automated email messages promoting fruit and vegetable consumption every 3 days over the course of the 1 month intervention. Messages targeted attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control. Theory of planned behaviour variables and fruit and vegetable intake were measured at baseline and post-intervention (Day 30). Significant increases in attitude and subjective norm relative to control were found among Fresh Facts participants. However, intention, perceived behavioural control and fruit and vegetable consumption did not change as a result of the intervention. Changes in intention reported by each participant between baseline and follow-up were not correlated with corresponding changes in fruit and vegetable consumption. Fresh Facts was not successful in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. Current evidence does not support the use of the theory of planned behaviour in the design of interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake in this population.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleA randomised controlled trial of a theory of planned behaviour to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Fresh Facts
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume78C
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage68
dcterms.source.endPage75
dcterms.source.issn0195-6663
dcterms.source.titleAppetite
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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