Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory
Introduction: Fast-food consumption among Iranian families appears to be increasing probably due to urbanization, popularization of western-style diets and increased women's labor force participation. Few theory-based investigations have assessed the determinants of fast food consumption. There...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
| Published: |
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
2014-06-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Education and Community Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=26&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1 |
| _version_ | 1811279434629513216 |
|---|---|
| author | Nooshin Beiranvandpour Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Abbas Moghimbeigi |
| author_facet | Nooshin Beiranvandpour Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Abbas Moghimbeigi |
| author_sort | Nooshin Beiranvandpour |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Introduction: Fast-food consumption among Iranian families appears to be increasing probably due to urbanization, popularization of western-style diets and increased women's labor force participation. Few theory-based investigations have assessed the determinants of fast food consumption. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of fast food consumption, based on the social cognitive theory (SCT) among women referred to health centers in Hamadan, West of Iran.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaires on 384 women referred to 10 health centers in Hamadan city, Western of Iran. Health center was considered as a sampling unit and systematic random sampling method was applied to select health centers. Participants filled a questionnaire containing SCT constructs, an eight-item food frequency questionnaire, and demographic characteristics. Data was analyzed by independent T-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression using SPSS-16.
Results: The model could explain 21% of the variance in frequency of fast food consumption. Outcome expectations (p=0.04) and availability (p< 0.001) were the significant predictors. The career status of women was the only related demographic characteristic (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Interventions aimed to change outcome expectations and introducing nutritious alternatives to fast food could be promising to decrease the rate of fast-food consumption. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T00:55:41Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a55f7a8d5eb5439188f620843f2e2b8b |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2383-2312 2383-2312 |
| language | fas |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T00:55:41Z |
| publishDate | 2014-06-01 |
| publisher | Hamadan University of Medical Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Education and Community Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-a55f7a8d5eb5439188f620843f2e2b8b2022-12-22T03:09:43ZfasHamadan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Education and Community Health2383-23122383-23122014-06-0111192610.20286/jech-010119Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive TheoryNooshin Beiranvandpour0Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini1Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai2Abbas Moghimbeigi3Department of Public Health, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Public Health, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Public Health, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Modeling of Non-communicable Disease Research Center and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranIntroduction: Fast-food consumption among Iranian families appears to be increasing probably due to urbanization, popularization of western-style diets and increased women's labor force participation. Few theory-based investigations have assessed the determinants of fast food consumption. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of fast food consumption, based on the social cognitive theory (SCT) among women referred to health centers in Hamadan, West of Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaires on 384 women referred to 10 health centers in Hamadan city, Western of Iran. Health center was considered as a sampling unit and systematic random sampling method was applied to select health centers. Participants filled a questionnaire containing SCT constructs, an eight-item food frequency questionnaire, and demographic characteristics. Data was analyzed by independent T-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression using SPSS-16. Results: The model could explain 21% of the variance in frequency of fast food consumption. Outcome expectations (p=0.04) and availability (p< 0.001) were the significant predictors. The career status of women was the only related demographic characteristic (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Interventions aimed to change outcome expectations and introducing nutritious alternatives to fast food could be promising to decrease the rate of fast-food consumption.http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=26&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1Fast FoodsEatingSocial Cognitive TheoryWomen |
| spellingShingle | Nooshin Beiranvandpour Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai Abbas Moghimbeigi Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory Journal of Education and Community Health Fast Foods Eating Social Cognitive Theory Women |
| title | Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory |
| title_full | Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory |
| title_fullStr | Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory |
| title_short | Factors Affecting the Consumption of Fast Foods Among Women Based on the Social Cognitive Theory |
| title_sort | factors affecting the consumption of fast foods among women based on the social cognitive theory |
| topic | Fast Foods Eating Social Cognitive Theory Women |
| url | http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=26&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nooshinbeiranvandpour factorsaffectingtheconsumptionoffastfoodsamongwomenbasedonthesocialcognitivetheory AT akramkarimishahanjarini factorsaffectingtheconsumptionoffastfoodsamongwomenbasedonthesocialcognitivetheory AT forouzanrezapurshahkolai factorsaffectingtheconsumptionoffastfoodsamongwomenbasedonthesocialcognitivetheory AT abbasmoghimbeigi factorsaffectingtheconsumptionoffastfoodsamongwomenbasedonthesocialcognitivetheory |