Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors
Table 2
Constructs of theory of planned behavior toward junk food consumption.
Statements
Pretest Mean ± SD
value
Posttest Mean ± SD
value
Attitude toward junk food
I like taste of junk food
2.23 ± 0.77
<0.0001
3.48 ± 0.61
<0.0001
Satisfaction after eating junk food
2.01 ± 0.61
<0.0001
3.02 ± 0.43
<0.0001
Junk food is good for health
2.75 ± 0.46
<0.0001
3.90 ± 0.29
<0.0001
Junk food increases the weight
2.43 ± 0.53
<0.0001
2.94 ± 0.51
<0.0001
It is convenient to prepare junk food
2.49 ± 0.54
<0.0001
3.00 ± 0.47
<0.0001
Subjective norm toward junk food
Parents’ approval for junk food
2.94 ± 0.24
<0.0001
3.90 ± 0.28
<0.0001
Teachers’ approval for junk food
3.93 ± 0.32
<0.0001
3.93 ± 0.25
<0.0001
Friends’ approval for junk food
2.06 ± 0.80
<0.0001
3.22 ± 0.56
<0.0001
Siblings’ approval for junk food
2.10 ± 0.68
<0.0001
3.26 ± 0.57
<0.0001
Perceived behavioral control for junk food
Advertisement influences me to eat junk food
2.51 ± 0.52
<0.0001
3.42 ± 0.53
<0.0001
Price influences me to eat junk food
2.48 ± 0.50
<0.0001
2.99 ± 0.44
<0.0001
Limited time influences me to eat junk food
2.42 ± 0.50
<0.0001
3.13 ± 0.58
<0.0001
Easy accessibility of junk food in school influences me to eat junk food
