Kristi B Adamo, Gary S Goldfield, Cynthia K Colapinto, Kimberly P Grattan, Alysha Harvey, Nick Barrowman
Evaluating a fruit and vegetable program: in eastern Ontario schools
Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada
social cognitive theory describes selfefficacy proxy efficacy influences fruit vegetable consumption fvc proxy efficacy defined childs confidence skills abilities get others act ones interests provide fruit vegetable fv opportunities purpose study develop scale assessing childrens selfefficacy proxy efficacy fvc afterschool programs home elementaryaged children n 184 attending 7 afterschool programs completed selfefficacy questionnaire relevant fvc questionnaire validity investigated exploratory factor analysis mixedmodel analysis covariance internal consistency reliability readability also assessed questionnaire assessed 4 constructs selfefficacy expectations fruit consumption selfefficacy expectations vegetable consumption proxy efficacy influence parents make fv available proxy efficacy influence afterschool staff make fv available children perceiving fv opportunities afterschool greater selfefficacy expectations fvc greater proxy efficacy influence afterschool staff compared students perceive fv opportunities children attending schools higher socioeconomic status ses less diversity confident could influence parents make fv available students attending lower ses less diverse schools adequate internal consistency testretest reliabilities established selfefficacy multicomponent construct assessed children using reliable valid instrument evaluated current study