Discrepancy between snack choice intentions and behavior

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Pascalle L G WeijzenGarmt B Dijksterhuis

Abstract

To investigate dietary constructs that affect the discrepancy between intentioned and actual snack choice. Participants indicated their intentioned snack choice from a set of 4 snacks (2 healthful, 2 unhealthful). One week later, they actually chose a snack from the same set. Within 1 week after the actual choice, they completed a questionnaire that evaluated several dietary constructs. Worksite cafeterias. Office employees in the Netherlands (N = 585, 65% male, mean age 39.6 years [standard deviation = 9.2], 83% highly educated). Snack choice intentions and actual snack choices (healthful vs unhealthful). Demographic and dietary constructs. Student t tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression (P < .05). Forty-nine percent of the participants (n = 285) intended to choose a healthful snack. Of this group, 27% (n = 78) chose an unhealthful snack instead. Ninety-two percent (n = 276) of the unhealthful intenders did indeed choose an unhealthful snack. None of the dietary constructs significantly predicted the failure to enact a healthful snack choice intention. Although a substantial discrepancy between healthful intentions and actual snack choice was demonstrated, the evaluated constructs do not adequately measure the psych...Continue Reading

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