Predicting long-term healthy eating behaviour
Understanding the role of cognitive and affective attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21579694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mycah Conner (0000-0002-6229-8143, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Paul Norman (0000-0002-6211-1625, Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1165-1181 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology & Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-0446 • E-ISSN: 1476-8321 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08870446.2020.1832675 |
| PMID | 33054377 |
| OpenAlex | W3093003891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 46 |
Objectives There are few tests of the ability of cognitive and affective attitudes to predict long-term performance of health behaviours. We assessed relationships between cognitive and affective attitudes and healthy eating behaviour over periods of 4, 6 and 10 years. Design: A prospective survey measuring cognitive and affective attitudes at baseline (T1) and 6 years (T2), and self-report healthy eating behaviour at baseline (T1), 6 (T2) and 10 (T3) years later in a sample of UK adults recruited through General Practice (N = 285). Results: When considered simultaneously, affective attitude (T1 and T2) predicted healthy eating behaviour cross-sectionally (at T1 and T2) and prospectively (over 4 [T2-T3], 6 [T1-T2] and 10 [T1-T3] years) whereas cognitive attitude did not. Stability of affective attitude (T1-T2) moderated the affective attitude-behaviour relationship in some (T1-T2, T1-T3), but not all (T2-T3), prospective analyses. Change in affective attitude, but not cognitive attitude (T1-T2), predicted change in behaviour over 6 (T1-T2) and 10 (T1-T3) years. Conclusions: The findings indicate that affective attitudes can be significant predictors of healthy eating behaviour over prolonged time periods suggesting they may be useful targets for interventions designed to produce long-term change in eating behaviour
Attitude change · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Healthy eating · Physical activity · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |