Effects of Web-Based Self-Reporting: College Students’ Self-Efficacy Regarding Fruit and Vegetable Intake

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dc.contributor.authorCunningham, Britni
dc.contributor.authorDols, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorDumm, Emily
dc.contributor.authorEng, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorFranke, Kate
dc.contributor.authorGross, Alison
dc.contributor.authorHelinek, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorIndig, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorLeibowitz, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Aroon
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-01T18:59:11Z
dc.date.available2013-05-01T18:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluated the effect of an online diet-tracking tool on college students’ self-efficacy regarding fruit and vegetable intake. A convenience sample of students completed online self-efficacy surveys before and after a six-week intervention in which they tracked dietary intake with an online tool. Group one (n=22 fall, n=43 spring) accessed a tracking tool without nutrition tips; group two (n=20 fall, n=33 spring) accessed the tool and weekly nutrition tips. The control group (n=36 fall, n=60 spring) had access to neither. Each semester there were significant changes in self-efficacy from pre- to post-test for men and for women when experimental groups were combined (p<0.05 for all); however, these changes were inconsistent. Qualitative data showed that participants responded well to the simplicity of the tool, the immediacy of feedback, and the customized database containing foods available on campus. Future models should improve user engagement by increasing convenience, potentially by automation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13878
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGemstone Program, University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectGemstone Team DIETen_US
dc.subjectSELF-EFFICACYen_US
dc.subjectdieten_US
dc.titleEffects of Web-Based Self-Reporting: College Students’ Self-Efficacy Regarding Fruit and Vegetable Intakeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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