background and objectives: low fruit/vegetable (fv) diet seems to be a global public health problem. the trans-theoretical stages of change model have long been considered a useful interventional approach in lifestyle modification programs. the aim of this study was to find the most important intermediating factors of fv consumption in mashhad, iran. materials and methods: in this cross-section...

The present research tackles two main areas of financial mismanagement, namely avoiding debt-related information and underestimating expenditure. We draw upon research which has shown that inviting people to think about reasons for avoiding something actually serves to reduce the likelihood that they will then avoid it, and potentially improves what they know about it. Therefore, in three studi...

The hand hygiene behavior of 400 middle school students (grades 1-3) in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do was studied to determine how stages of change were affected by food safety education, focusing on hand hygiene and general food safety. Subjects were 51.3% male and 44.3% of study subjects were first graders of middle school. Approximately 40% of subjects were at the stage of action, 42.7% were at the ...

Changing addictive behaviors may be conceptualized as a stage phenomenon consisting of precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance stages. Prior research has provided empirical support for the existence of two discrete motivational subtypes of alcohol-dependent patients (i.e., precontemplation and contemplation/action stage patients). The present study attempted to ide...

BACKGROUND Despite advanced smoking prevention and cessation policies in many countries, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among indigenous and some ethnic minorities continues to be high. This study examined the stages of change (SOC) of the readiness to quit smoking among Arab men in Israel shortly after new regulations of free-of-charge smoking cessation workshops and subsidized medication...