Table 1.
Theoretical methods and practical applications associated with determinants
| Determinants | Method | Practical applications |
|---|---|---|
| Attitude | Information transmission | Custom-made pamphlets presenting the advantages of staying in school for lunch |
| Persuasive communication | Improvisation play theatre on topics related to the consequences of eating in school | |
| Peer approach | Audio messages on Interphone by teachers in classrooms and the school principal promoting the advantages of staying in school for lunch | |
| Electronic messages (Facebook, emails, school website) promoting the advantages of staying in school for lunch | ||
| Quiz addressing knowledge of cafeteria facilities, lunch preparation and conservation | ||
| Perceived social norm | Modelling | Posters addressing the fact that the majority of students are staying in school for lunch |
| Persuasive communication | Electronic messages on behalf of the Student Council President | |
| Peer approach | ||
| Perceived behavioural control/Perceived self-efficacy | Information transmission | Posters illustrating pointers to cope with barriers (e.g. bring a meal in an insulated container) |
| Persuasive communication | Electronic messages (Facebook, emails, school website) giving tools and resources to cope with barriers | |
| Peer approach | Tools to facilitate lunch planning and preparation (recipes, menu planners, Canada Food Guide, pamphlets, magnets) | |
| Reinforcement | Custom-made pamphlets presenting means of overcoming barriers and resources to facilitate lunch preparation | |
| Direct experience | Cooking session: preparation of two different lunch menus (tuna-wrap and chicken salad) | |
| Modelling | Rewards (recipe books, insulated food containers) distributed among quiz, improvisation play theatre and conference participants | |
| Encouragements (in audio and electronic messages) to maintain behaviour | ||
| Electronic messages to parents (emails, school website) giving tools and resources to cope with barriers, on behalf of the Health Committee | ||
| Conferences by a nutritionist for parents aimed at providing pointers and tools to facilitate lunch preparation |