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Examining the predictive utility of an extended theory of planned behaviour model in the context of specific individual safe food-handling.
Appetite. 2015 Jul; 90:91-8.A

Abstract

BACKGROUND

In order to minimise the occurrence of food-borne illness, it is recommended that individuals perform safe food-handling behaviours, such as cooking food properly, cleaning hands and surfaces before preparing food, keeping food at the correct temperature, and avoiding unsafe foods. Previous research examining the determinants of safe food-handling behaviour has produced mixed results; however, this may be due to the fact that this research examined these behaviours as a totality, rather than considering the determinants of each behaviour separately. As such, the objective for the present study was to examine the predictors of the four aforementioned safe food-handling behaviours by applying an extended theory of planned behaviour to the prediction of each distinct behaviour.

METHOD

Participants were 170 students who completed theory of planned behaviour measures, with the addition of moral norm and habit strength at time 1, and behaviour measures one week later.

RESULTS

While the influence of injunctive and descriptive norm and perceived behavioural control differed between behaviours, it appeared that moral norm was an important predictor of intention to engage in each of the four behaviours. Similarly, habit strength was an important predictor of each of the behaviours and moderated the relationship between intention and behaviour for the behaviour of avoiding unsafe food.

CONCLUSION

The implication of these findings is that examining safe food-handling behaviours separately, rather than as a totality, may result in meaningful distinctions between the predictors of these behaviours.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Mullan B
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. Electronic address: barbara.mullan@curtin.edu.au.
Allom V
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Sainsbury K
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Monds LA
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultFemaleFood ContaminationFood HandlingFood SafetyFoodborne DiseasesHumansHygieneMalePsychological TheorySurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25728884

Citation

Mullan, Barbara, et al. "Examining the Predictive Utility of an Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour Model in the Context of Specific Individual Safe Food-handling." Appetite, vol. 90, 2015, pp. 91-8.
Mullan B, Allom V, Sainsbury K, et al. Examining the predictive utility of an extended theory of planned behaviour model in the context of specific individual safe food-handling. Appetite. 2015;90:91-8.
Mullan, B., Allom, V., Sainsbury, K., & Monds, L. A. (2015). Examining the predictive utility of an extended theory of planned behaviour model in the context of specific individual safe food-handling. Appetite, 90, 91-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.033
Mullan B, et al. Examining the Predictive Utility of an Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour Model in the Context of Specific Individual Safe Food-handling. Appetite. 2015;90:91-8. PubMed PMID: 25728884.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Examining the predictive utility of an extended theory of planned behaviour model in the context of specific individual safe food-handling. AU - Mullan,Barbara, AU - Allom,Vanessa, AU - Sainsbury,Kirby, AU - Monds,Lauren A, Y1 - 2015/02/26/ PY - 2014/10/14/received PY - 2015/01/12/revised PY - 2015/02/23/accepted PY - 2015/3/3/entrez PY - 2015/3/3/pubmed PY - 2016/1/28/medline KW - Food safety KW - Food-handling behaviours KW - Habit KW - Moral norm KW - The theory of planned behaviour SP - 91 EP - 8 JF - Appetite JO - Appetite VL - 90 N2 - BACKGROUND: In order to minimise the occurrence of food-borne illness, it is recommended that individuals perform safe food-handling behaviours, such as cooking food properly, cleaning hands and surfaces before preparing food, keeping food at the correct temperature, and avoiding unsafe foods. Previous research examining the determinants of safe food-handling behaviour has produced mixed results; however, this may be due to the fact that this research examined these behaviours as a totality, rather than considering the determinants of each behaviour separately. As such, the objective for the present study was to examine the predictors of the four aforementioned safe food-handling behaviours by applying an extended theory of planned behaviour to the prediction of each distinct behaviour. METHOD: Participants were 170 students who completed theory of planned behaviour measures, with the addition of moral norm and habit strength at time 1, and behaviour measures one week later. RESULTS: While the influence of injunctive and descriptive norm and perceived behavioural control differed between behaviours, it appeared that moral norm was an important predictor of intention to engage in each of the four behaviours. Similarly, habit strength was an important predictor of each of the behaviours and moderated the relationship between intention and behaviour for the behaviour of avoiding unsafe food. CONCLUSION: The implication of these findings is that examining safe food-handling behaviours separately, rather than as a totality, may result in meaningful distinctions between the predictors of these behaviours. SN - 1095-8304 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25728884/Examining_the_predictive_utility_of_an_extended_theory_of_planned_behaviour_model_in_the_context_of_specific_individual_safe_food_handling_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -