Stages of change in dietary fat reduction: Social psychological correlates

Lora A. Sporny · Isobel R. Contento

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This paper describes the application of the stages-of-change construct to fat intake by examining the association of social psychological variables with stages of change based on dietary fat reduction. The association of stages of change with motivational beliefs, social influence, and self-efficacy variables derived from social psychological theories and with fat intake was assessed in 615 adults. Results indicated that stage assignment of individuals by a short self-report staging instrument was corroborated by their fat intake data and that dietary stage groups differed significantly on most variables in ways predicted by theory. ANOVA and discriminant analyses showed that variables reflecting a state of psychological readiness to change and cues to action were more strongly associated with contemplation of change. Reduction of perceived barriers, mostly in terms of taste and perceived difficulty of performing needed behaviors, and increased overall health concern, social modeling, and self-effcacy were associated with taking action and maintaining the behavior change.

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