Self efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior

Arbindra Rimal and Wanki Moon

No 46742, 2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This study examines the causal relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior by including self-efficacy in the models. Regression analyses supported the hypothesized relationships that self-efficacy mediates effects of dietary knowledge and social influences on dietary behavior. Self-efficacy also accounted for variance in eating behavior not explained by knowledge or demographic variables. The coefficients for the relationship between dietary behavior and knowledge decreased for each of the four dietary models when the influence of self efficacy was added. Interventions and health promotion campaigns should seek to directly address factors influencing diet related self-efficacy instead of focusing on disseminating information only.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2009-01-16
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.46742

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