Table 1 Distribution of participants by response to each psychosocial factor (n = 658)1
From: Psychosocial correlates of dietary fat intake in African-American adults: a cross-sectional study
Healthiest Response | N (%) | Moderate Response | N (%) | Least Healthy Response | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing Factors | ||||||
Do you think what you eat and drink are related to your own chance of getting cancer? (Yes/No); Do you think this relationship between diet and cancer is: | Yes, Strong | 324 (49%) | Yes, Moderate | 198 (30%) | Yes, Weak Or No | 136 (21%) |
How important is it to you personally to eat a diet low in fat? | Very Important | 222 (34%) | Somewhat Important | 309 (48%) | Not Important | 118 (18%) |
If you wanted to eat less fat, how confident are you that you could do it? | Very Confident | 285 (44%) | Somewhat Confident | 280 (43%) | Not Confident | 81 (13%) |
Have you ever heard of the Food Guide Pyramid? | Yes | 533 (82%) | Not Sure/Don't Know | 94 (14%) | No | 25 (4%) |
Reinforcing Factors | ||||||
If you tried to eat healthier foods, how much could you count on the people close to you to: | ||||||
Encourage you. | A lot | 310 (48%) | Some | 261 (40%) | Not at all | 76 (12%) |
Tell you about healthier foods and how to prepare them. | A lot | 164 (26%) | Some | 336 (52%) | Not at all | 142 (22%) |
Prepare healthier foods with or for you. | A lot | 161 (25%) | Some | 300 (46%) | Not at all | 185 (29%) |
Eat healthier foods with you. | A lot | 198 (31%) | Some | 361 (56%) | Not at all | 89 (14%) |
Enabling Factors | ||||||
Do you feel that you can afford to purchase healthy foods? | Yes | 463 (72%) | Sometimes | 127 (20%) | No | 55 (9%) |
Do you feel that it takes a lot of time and trouble to prepare healthy foods and meals? | No | 338 (52%) | Sometimes | 146 (23%) | Yes | 162 (25%) |
Do you feel that it is easy for you to order healthy foods when you go out to eat at restaurants? | Yes | 246 (38%) | Sometimes | 205 (32%) | No | 196 (30%) |
Do you more need information on how to prepare healthy foods and meals? | No | 196 (30%) | Sometimes | 75 (11%) | Yes | 379 (58%) |