Squire's Quest! II: Implementation Intentions & Children's FJV Consumption

描述（由申请人提供）：青少年中肥胖现象日益增多，并且与某些癌症和其他慢性疾病的风险增加有关。水果、果汁和蔬菜 (FJV) 的摄入量与多种癌症和肥胖的风险降低相关，但远低于建议的每天五份的最低摄入量。需要创新方法来促进青年消费的增加。目标设定可以增强目标的实现，从而促进行为改变。然而，对于青少年使用的最有效的目标设定方法却很少进行研究。在成年人中，执行意图的形成（关于何时、何地以及如何实现目标的详细计划）已被证明可以增强目标实现和/或行为改变，包括饮食改变。需要进行研究以确定扩大目标设定过程以包括实施意图是否是提高目标实现的有效方法，从而增加青少年中 FJV 的摄入量。侍从的任务！是一个经过验证有效的为期 5 周、共 10 次的互动多媒体计划，使儿童能够每天增加 1.0 份 FJV 摄入量。然而，总消费量仍远低于每天五份。此外，目标的实现与某些青年群体的 FJV 消费有关。因此，有必要在这一领域开展额外的工作。 th7is 应用中概述的研究将扩展这一成功干预的目标设定部分，以包括实施意图的形成。然后将测试与实施意图对目标实现和 FJV 消费的影响相关的假设。还将探讨与维持青少年饮食行为改变相关的问题。该项目与公共卫生相关，因为增强我们对如何更有效地帮助幼儿设定和实现 FJV 目标的理解应该会导致 FJV 消费量的增加，从而降低弱势群体中肥胖和某些癌症的风险。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Obesity is increasing among youth and is associated with increased risk of certain cancers and other chronic diseases. Fruit, juice, and vegetable (FJV) intake is associated with decreased risk of many types of cancer and obesity, but is well below the recommended minimum of five servings a day. Innovative methods are needed to promote increased consumption among youth. Goal setting enhances goal attainment and, therefore, facilitates behavior change. Little research has been conducted, however, on the most effective goal setting methods to use with youth. Among adults, the formation of implementation intentions (a detailed plan of when, where, and how goals will be achieved) has been shown to enhance goal attainment and/or behavior change, including dietary change. Research is needed to determine if extending the goal setting process to include implementation intentions is an effective method for enhancing goal attainment, and therefore, increasing FJV intake among youth. Squire's Quest! is a proven-effective 10-session, 5 week interactive multi media program that enabled children to increase FJV consumption by 1.0 servings a day. Total consumption was still well below five servings a day, however. Additionally, goal attainment was related to FJV consumption among certain sub- groups of youth. Therefore, additional work in this area is warranted. The research outlined in th7is application will expand the goal setting component of this successful intervention to include the formation of implementation intentions. Hypotheses related to the impact of implementation intentions on goal attainment and FJV consumption will then be tested. Issues related to maintenance of youth dietary behavior change will also be explored. This project is relevant to public health because enhancing our understanding of how to more effectively help young children set and achieve FJV goals should result in increased FJV consumption, which should decrease risk of both obesity and certain cancers in a vulnerable segment of the population.