Rickelle Richards1, Lora Beth Brown2, D Pauline Williams2, Dennis L Eggett3. 1. Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Electronic address: rickelle_richards@byu.edu. 2. Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 3. Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Develop a questionnaire to measure students' knowledge, attitude, behavior, self-efficacy, and environmental factors related to the use of canned foods. METHODS: The Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model, Social Cognitive Theory, and Canned Foods Alliance survey were used as frameworks for questionnaire development. Cognitive interviews were conducted with college students (n = 8). Nutrition and survey experts assessed content validity. Reliability was measured via Cronbach α and 2 rounds (1, n = 81; 2, n = 65) of test-retest statistics. Means and frequencies were used. RESULTS: The 65-item questionnaire had a test-retest reliability of .69. Cronbach α scores were .87 for knowledge (9 items), .86 for attitude (30 items), .80 for self-efficacy (12 items), .68 for canned foods use (8 items), and .30 for environment (6 items). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: A reliable questionnaire was developed to measure perceptions and use of canned foods. Nutrition educators may find this questionnaire useful to evaluate pretest-posttest changes from canned foods-based interventions among college students.
OBJECTIVE: Develop a questionnaire to measure students' knowledge, attitude, behavior, self-efficacy, and environmental factors related to the use of canned foods. METHODS: The Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model, Social Cognitive Theory, and Canned Foods Alliance survey were used as frameworks for questionnaire development. Cognitive interviews were conducted with college students (n = 8). Nutrition and survey experts assessed content validity. Reliability was measured via Cronbach α and 2 rounds (1, n = 81; 2, n = 65) of test-retest statistics. Means and frequencies were used. RESULTS: The 65-item questionnaire had a test-retest reliability of .69. Cronbach α scores were .87 for knowledge (9 items), .86 for attitude (30 items), .80 for self-efficacy (12 items), .68 for canned foods use (8 items), and .30 for environment (6 items). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: A reliable questionnaire was developed to measure perceptions and use of canned foods. Nutrition educators may find this questionnaire useful to evaluate pretest-posttest changes from canned foods-based interventions among college students.
Authors: Elizabeth D Davitt; Michelle M Heer; Donna M Winham; Simon T Knoblauch; Mack C Shelley Journal: Nutrients Date: 2021-06-04 Impact factor: 5.717