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Health Behavior Modification within a Life History Framework: The Importance of Time Perspective.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Health Behavior Modification within a Life History Framework: The Importance of Time Perspective./
Author:	Kruger, Jessica Sloan.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	161 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-06, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International80-06A.
Subject:	Evolution and Development. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=11011032
ISBN:	9780438648906

Health Behavior Modification within a Life History Framework: The Importance of Time Perspective.
Kruger, Jessica Sloan.

Health Behavior Modification within a Life History Framework: The Importance of Time Perspective. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 161 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-06, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Toledo, 2017.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Background: Health educators and public health specialists use theories and models as frameworks for needs assessment, program design, and program evaluation. One theoretical construct outside the field of health education that may assist in helping better predict health behaviors is time perspective. Time perspective is how a person views time in relation to his/her life goals (Lewin, 1951). Time perspective is especially important when it comes to a person's health behaviors and how they set goals to change those behaviors. Researchers have discovered interesting relationships between a person's view of time and risk behaviors. Current health behavior theories and models do not typically address individual differences such a time perspective. Furthermore, current theories and models in Health Education do not take into account or explain the key elements surrounding time perspective and other psychological traits such as conscientiousness. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if selected theories and constructs from evolutionary biology and psychology would be useful in the field of Health Education. More specifically, the investigators assessed the usefulness of life history theory, time perspective, and conscientiousness in explaining and predicting common health behaviors and goal setting related to health behavior change. Study Design and Method: This study was an observational, cross-sectional study that used best practices in survey research methods. An online survey was administered to participants from Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). A total of 820 subjects completed the survey. Results: The investigators found that the alternate theories and constructs from evolutionary biology and psychology did not explain or predict a majority of the unique variance in current health behaviors or in behavioral intention to improve health behaviors. However, three theoretical variables were statistically significant predictors of behavioral intentions to eat a healthier diet: 1) life history strategy, 2) consideration of future consequences and, 3) current environmental stability. These three significant predictors accounted for 33% of the variance in the intention to eat a healthier diet. Furthermore, conscientiousness was a statistically significant predictor of self-reported physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, medical check-ups, and engaging in binge drinking. Implications: This is the first study of its kind to explore the relationship between health behavior intentions and selected theories and constructs from evolutionary biology and psychology. Although these alternative theories did not predict or explain a majority of the variance in the health behavior outcomes, they were statistically significantly correlated to several current health behaviors and behavioral intentions. Future research should focus singular health behaviors (rather than multiple behaviors) with low income, high risk populations to better delineate the relationship among these variables. This study is dedicated to family. To my parents Jim and Jill Sloan, who supported and encouraged me in every life choice. To my wonderful husband Daniel Kruger, who continually cheered me on to be the "best" I could be. And to my late grandfather Jay Wilcox, who taught me the importance of perseverance or as he would say "being hard headed." Without my family I would not be the person I am today.

ISBN: 9780438648906Subjects--Topical Terms:

3422373
Evolution and Development.

Health Behavior Modification within a Life History Framework: The Importance of Time Perspective.
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