TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial Determinants of Food Acquisition and Preparation in Low-Income, Urban African American Households
AU - Henry, Ja Wanna L.
AU - Trude, Angela C.B.
AU - Surkan, Pamela J.
AU - Anderson Steeves, Elizabeth
AU - Hopkins, Laura C.
AU - Gittelsohn, Joel
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the families interviewed and the following students, staff, and volunteers who assisted in the BHCK data collection: Cara Shipley, Kelleigh Eastman, Melissa Sattler, Jenny Brooks, Selma Pourzal, Teresa Schwendler, Anna Kharmats, Sarah Rastatter, Kate Perepezko, Lisa Poirier, Thomas Eckmann, Maria Jose Mejia, Yeeli Mui, Priscila Sato, Bengucan Gunen, Courtney Turner, Whitney Kim, Shruti Patel, Ellen Sheehan, Ryan Wooley, Donna Dennis, Elizabeth Chen, Kiara James, Latecia Williams, and Nandita Krishnan. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this publication was supported by the Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at Johns Hopkins, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of CHild Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (OD) under award number U54HD070725. A.C.B.T. is supported by a doctoral fellowship from CNPq (259316/2013-7).
Funding Information:
(NICHD), and the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (OD) under award number U54HD070725. A.C.B.T. is supported by a doctoral fellowship from CNPq (259316/2013-7).
Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this publication was supported by the Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at Johns Hopkins, the Eunice Kennedy
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© 2018 Society for Public Health Education.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Background. Psychosocial factors are important determinants of health behaviors and diet-related outcomes, yet relatively little work has explored their relation to food-purchasing and preparation behaviors in low-income populations. Aim. To evaluate the psychosocial factors associated with food-related behaviors. Methods. Cross-sectional data collected from 465 low-income African American adult caregivers in the baseline evaluation of the B’more Healthy Communities for Kids obesity prevention trial. Questionnaires were used to assess household sociodemographic characteristics, food sources frequently used, and food preparation and food acquisition behaviors. Multiple linear regression models explored the associations between caregiver psychosocial variables and food-related behaviors, controlling for caregivers’ age, sex, household income, household size, and food assistance participation. Results. Caregivers purchased prepared food at carry-outs on average 3.8 times (standard deviation [SD] = 4.6) within 30 days. Less healthy foods were acquired 2 times more frequently than healthier foods (p <.001). Higher food-related behavioral intention and self-efficacy scores were positively associated with healthier food acquisition (β = 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.09, 1.4]; β = 0.04; 95% CI [0.02, 0.06]) and negatively associated with frequency of purchasing at prepared food sources (β = −0.4; 95% CI [−0.6, −0.2]; β = −0.5; 95% CI [−0.7, −0.3]), respectively. Higher nutrition knowledge was associated with lower frequency of purchasing food at prepared food venues (β = −0.7; 95% CI: [−1.2, −0.2]). Discussion. Our findings indicate a positive association between psychosocial determinants and healthier food acquisition and food preparation behaviors. Conclusion. Interventions that affect psychosocial factors (i.e., food-related behavioral intentions and self-efficacy) may have the potential to increase healthier food preparation and food-purchasing practices among low-income African American families.
AB - Background. Psychosocial factors are important determinants of health behaviors and diet-related outcomes, yet relatively little work has explored their relation to food-purchasing and preparation behaviors in low-income populations. Aim. To evaluate the psychosocial factors associated with food-related behaviors. Methods. Cross-sectional data collected from 465 low-income African American adult caregivers in the baseline evaluation of the B’more Healthy Communities for Kids obesity prevention trial. Questionnaires were used to assess household sociodemographic characteristics, food sources frequently used, and food preparation and food acquisition behaviors. Multiple linear regression models explored the associations between caregiver psychosocial variables and food-related behaviors, controlling for caregivers’ age, sex, household income, household size, and food assistance participation. Results. Caregivers purchased prepared food at carry-outs on average 3.8 times (standard deviation [SD] = 4.6) within 30 days. Less healthy foods were acquired 2 times more frequently than healthier foods (p <.001). Higher food-related behavioral intention and self-efficacy scores were positively associated with healthier food acquisition (β = 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.09, 1.4]; β = 0.04; 95% CI [0.02, 0.06]) and negatively associated with frequency of purchasing at prepared food sources (β = −0.4; 95% CI [−0.6, −0.2]; β = −0.5; 95% CI [−0.7, −0.3]), respectively. Higher nutrition knowledge was associated with lower frequency of purchasing food at prepared food venues (β = −0.7; 95% CI: [−1.2, −0.2]). Discussion. Our findings indicate a positive association between psychosocial determinants and healthier food acquisition and food preparation behaviors. Conclusion. Interventions that affect psychosocial factors (i.e., food-related behavioral intentions and self-efficacy) may have the potential to increase healthier food preparation and food-purchasing practices among low-income African American families.
KW - African American
KW - food acquisition
KW - food preparation
KW - intentions
KW - nutrition knowledge
KW - psychosocial factors
KW - race/ethnicity
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U2 - 10.1177/1090198118760686
DO - 10.1177/1090198118760686
M3 - Article
C2 - 29589482
AN - SCOPUS:85044950899
SN - 1090-1981
VL - 45
SP - 898
EP - 907
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
IS - 6
ER -