Self Efficacy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Dietary Knowledge and Behavior

Arbindra Rimal, Wanki Moon, Siva K. Balasubramanian and Dragan Miljkovic

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2011, vol. 42, issue 3, 14

Abstract: Translating the dietary knowledge among individuals into healthy behavior remains a challenging task. This study examines the causal relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior by including self-efficacy in the models. A series of regression models were developed based on Baron and Kenny (1986) to assess whether self-efficacy mediated the link between the predictor variables and dietary behavior. 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.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.139430

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