. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Hum Nutr Diet. 2013 Mar 24;26(0 1):159–163. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12057

Table 2.

Results of multivariate models with use of behavioral strategies as the dependent variables and hope subscales and total scale as independent variables, controlling for gender, education, and body mass index.

Behavioral Strategy	Agency β (s.e.)	Pathways β (s.e.)	Total Hope β (s.e.)
Self-monitoring diet	.35 (.09) ^***	.27 (.12) ^*	.20 (.06) ^***
Planning diet	.21 (.07) ^**	.07 (.09)	.09 (.04) ^*
Preparation/buying	.32 (.10) ^**	.22 (.13)	.17 (.06) ^**
Portion control	.23 (.08) ^**	.20 (.11)	.13 (.05) ^*
Social Interactions, diet	.24 (.06) ^***	.20 (.07) ^**	.14 (.04) ^***
Self-monitoring physical activity	.23 (.06) ^***	.27 (.08) ^***	.15 (.04) ^***
Social Interactions, physical activity	.18 (.07) ^**	.18 (.08) ^*	.11 (.04) ^**

p<.05

^**

p<.01

^***

p<.001