Intervention engagement moderates the dose-response relationships in a dietary intervention
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Lippke, Sonia, Corbet, Jana M., Lange, Daniela, Parschau, Linda and Schwarzer, Ralf. (2016). Intervention engagement moderates the dose-response relationships in a dietary intervention. Dose-Response. 14(1), pp. 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325816637515
Authors | Lippke, Sonia, Corbet, Jana M., Lange, Daniela, Parschau, Linda and Schwarzer, Ralf |
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Abstract | Behavioral interventions could lead to changes in behavior through changes in a mediator. This dose–response relationship might only hold true for those participants who are actively engaged in interventions. This Internet study investigated the role of engagement in a planning intervention to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in addition to testing the intervention effect on planning and behavior. A sample of 701 adults (mean = 38.71 years, 81% women) were randomly assigned either to a planning intervention (experimental group) or to one of 2 control conditions (untreated waiting list control group or placebo active control group). Moderated mediation analyses were carried out. Significant changes over time and time × group effects revealed the effectiveness of the intervention. The effect of the intervention (time 1) on changes in behavior (time 3; 1 month after the personal deadline study participants set for themselves to start implementing their plans) was mediated by changes in planning (time 2; 1 week the personal deadline). Effects of planning on behavior were documented only at a moderate level of intervention engagement. This indicates an inverse U-shaped dose–response effect. Thus, examining participants’ intervention engagement allows for a more careful evaluation of why some interventions work and others do not. |
Keywords | moderated mediation; randomized controlled trial; intentions; planning; nutrition |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Dose-Response |
Journal citation | 14 (1), pp. 1 - 10 |
Publisher | University of Massachusetts |
ISSN | 1559-3258 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325816637515 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84961640323 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 10 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | United States of America |
Editors | J.Edward |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8799w/intervention-engagement-moderates-the-dose-response-relationships-in-a-dietary-intervention
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