Table 3.

Theory of Planned Behavior: Construct Components

Construct	Focus Group Findings	Questionnaire examples
Attitude
Outcomes are associated with weight loss and maintenance	Avoidance of embarrassment	Losing weight will help improve my blood pressure
	Being perceived as too thin or sick	Unlikely..........................................Likely
	Avoidance of being physically unappealing	Improving my blood pressure is
	Management of health conditions	Bad................................................Good
Subjective norm
Important referent others	Husband	My doctor thinks that I should keep off the weight I have lost
	Boyfriend	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Men	I generally want to do what my doctor thinks I should do
	Family	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Friends	My friends think that I should keep off the weight I have lost
	Coworkers	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Children	I generally want to do what my friends think I should do
	Mother	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Father
	Doctor
Perceived behavioral control
Facilitators and barriers to weight loss and maintenance	Positive support from others	When exercising, I have a hard time managing my hair
	Religious faith	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Cost of clothing	Managing my hair makes participating in exercise
	Lack of time	Difficult..........................................Easy
	Cost of healthy foods	When trying to lose weight, I have a hard time controlling my eating when I am at a family function
	Cost of being physically active	Disagree..........................................Agree
	Management of hair during exercise	The struggle to control my eating at family functions makes losing weight
	Influence of food centered culture	Difficult..........................................Easy
	Temptation from food
	Cultural norms
	Laziness
	Caregiving responsibilities
	Impact of stress on weight loss