School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Appetite. 2009 Dec;53(3):345-53. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.07.016. Epub 2009 Jul 25.
Consuming a diet lower in total fat is important for the prevention of many chronic diseases. Individual and population-based programs targeting this behavior must be theoretically grounded and consider the context within which dietary behavior change may be attempted. To identify the factors differentiating stage of readiness to follow a low-fat diet, a sample (N=1216) of adults was surveyed using 4 different staging algorithms to assess stages of change and associated social-cognitive variables (pros, cons, and temptation). Approximately 75% of the sample occupied the Action/Maintenance stages for all staging algorithms. In general, pros increased and cons decreased with higher stage occupation. Temptation decreased from the early pre-action to the action stages for the different staging algorithms. When developing programs to decrease dietary-fat intake, social-cognitive variables associated with stage transition for behaviors related to consuming a low-fat diet may have relevance to researchers and clinicians.
减少总脂肪的摄入对于预防许多慢性疾病很重要。针对这种行为的个体和基于人群的计划必须有理论依据，并考虑到可能尝试改变饮食行为的背景。为了确定区分遵循低脂肪饮食准备阶段的因素，使用 4 种不同的分期算法对 1216 名成年人进行了调查，以评估变化阶段和相关的社会认知变量（赞成、反对和诱惑）。大约 75%的样本在所有分期算法中处于行动/维持阶段。一般来说，赞成的因素会随着阶段的提高而增加，而反对的因素则会减少。对于不同的分期算法，诱惑从早期的行动前阶段降到了行动阶段。在制定减少饮食中脂肪摄入的计划时，与低脂肪饮食相关行为的阶段转变相关的社会认知变量可能与研究人员和临床医生有关。
