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Table 4 Summary of Correlates of Fruit, Juice and Vegetable Intake among Children and Adolescents

From: Psychosocial correlates of eating behavior in children and adolescents: a review

Determinant Variable

Association (Reference no.)

No association (Reference no.)

Advanced Stage of Change

Pos assoc: FV:[51]

 

Attitude

Pos assoc: F:[74, 42]V:[42]

F: [70, 93]V: [70, 93]FV:[96]

Attitude (Reported by Parent)

Pos assoc: F:[82]V:[82]

 

Attitude of parent

Pos assoc: F:[60]mother

V: [60] mother

Availability

Pos assoc: F:[47, 93, 68, 70]home, V:[47, 68, 70]home,[42]home,[59]home

FJ:[59]home

FV:[63, 99, 78]

FJV:[46, 46]girls

F: [42]home, [2]school, [42]friend's home, [70]school V: [42]school, [42]friend's home, [70]school FV: [96]home,[96]friend's home, [96]school FJV:[46]boys

Availability (Perceived by Parent)

Pos assoc: F:[39]

F: [45]

V: [45, 39]

FV: [101]boys, [101]girls,

FJV: [46]

Barriers

Pos assoc: F:[42]

V:[42]

Neg assoc: FV:[96]

F: [70]

V: [70]

Barriers (Perceived by Parent)

Neg assoc: F:[48]

FJV:[48]

 

Behavioral Skills

Pos assoc: FV:[40]

 

Family Meal Patterns

Neg assoc: FV:[63]

 

Family Rules

Pos Assoc: F:[70]demanding

V:[70]demanding

F: [70] allowing

V: [70] allowing

Healthful Rules (Reported by Parent)

Pos assoc: FV:[100, 100]boys

FV: [100] girls

Intention to eat healthy

Pos assoc: F:[87]a, [87]b, [87]c

FV:[104, 96]

Neg assoc: F:[74, 40]

 

Intention (Reported by Parent)

Pos assoc: F: [82]

V: [82]

 

Knowledge

Pos assoc: F:[42, 70]

V:[42, 70]

FV:[96, 40, 97, 84]girls,

F: [60]

V: [60]

FV:[83, 79, 84]boys

Knowledge of parents

Pos assoc: F:[60]mother

V:[60]mother

Liking

Pos assoc F:[42, 70]

V:[42, 70]

FV:[96, 97]

F: [60]

V: [60]

Modeling

Pos assoc: F:[42, 70, 93]parents, [47]parents, [93]peer

V:[42, 70, 93]parents, [93]peer

FV:[40, 96, 97]parents, [99]parents

FJV:[47]parents

F:[74]mother, [74]father

Modeling (Reported by Other)

Pos assoc: F:[95, 82]parents, [82]mother, [60]mother, [82]father

V:[95, 82]parents, [82]mother

FV:[95, 40]parents

Neg assoc: FV: [52]parent

F:[101]parents boys, [101]parents girls

V:[60]mother, [82]father, [101]parents boys, [101]parents girls

Motivation

Pos assoc: FV:[84]boys, [84]girls

 

Negative Parenting Practices (Reported by Parent)

Neg assoc: F:[48]

V:[48]

FJV:[48]

 

Norms

Pos assoc: FV:[48, 92, 63]family, [63]peer

V:[92]total, [92]low fat

FV:[92]

Neg assoc: FJV:[47]peer

F:[74]

V:[92]high fat

Norms (Reported by Parent)

Neg assoc: F:[82]

V:[82]

Outcome Expectations

Pos assoc: F:[53]health

V:[53]social,[53]health

FV:[53]social,[53]health, [83]positive

F: [93, 53]social, [60]health

V: [93, 60]health

FV: [79, 83]negative

Outcome Expectations of parents

Pos assoc: F:[60]mother

Neg assoc:V:[60]mother

 

Parental Control

Pos assoc: V:[93]permissive eating practices, [93]obligation rules

Neg assoc: FV:[63]permissive eating practices

F: [93]permissive eating practices, [93]obligation rules

FV:[99]

Parental Encouragement

Neg assoc: F:[70]active

V: [70] active

FV:[96]active

Parenting Style

Pos assoc: F:[69]

FV:[96]facilitation, [96]demanding

FV:[99]authoritative, [96]allowance

Perceived Parent Evaluation of Child's Diet as Healthy

Pos assoc: FV:[109]

 

Preferences

Pos assoc: F:[93, 70, 42, 53, 93]in difficult situations

V:[93, 70, 42, 53, 60, 40, 59]

FJ:[59]

FV:[106, 53]fruit, [53]veg, [63]veg, [78, 83]fv, [53]fv

F: [79, 93]for healthy eating

V: [79, 93]in difficult situations, [93]for healthy eating

FV:[96]

Preferences of the child, (Reported by Parent)

Pos assoc: F:[82]

V:[82]

FV:[40]

 

Regret/Avoid Eating

 

FV:[52]

Self-Competence

 

FV:[52]social, [52]athletic

Self-Efficacy

Pos assoc: F:[92, 70, 92]veg

V:[82, 59, 79, 70, 92]low fat veg, [53]for breakfast and lunch

FV:[40, 63, 88, 96, 99, 53]for breakfast and lunch

Neg assoc: V:[92]high fat veg

F: [42, 74, 79, 87]a, [87]b, [87]c, [53]after school, [53]breakfast and lunch, [53]assisted shopping, [53]independent shopping,

V: [42, 53]after school, [53]assisted shopping [53]independent shopping,

FJ: [59]

FV:[53]after school, [53]independent shopping, [53]assisted shopping

Self-Efficacy (Reported by Parent)

Pos assoc: F:[48, 82]

V:[82]

 

Self Evaluation

Pos assoc: FV:[109]of health, [109]of diet

Neg assoc:FV:[109]negative

 

Social Desirability

Pos assoc: FV:[63]

F: [45]

V: [45, 59]

FJ:[59]

Social Support

Pos assoc: V:[42]parent

FV:[96]parent, [100]family total, [100]family girls

F: [74, 93, 42]parent

V: [93]

FV:[99]parent, [100]family boys

  1. LEGEND: F – Fruit; J – Juice; V – Vegetables