Table 3.
Mediator | Indirect effect (a × b) | Bootstrapped SEa | z | P | Normal-based 95% CI | |
zBMIb |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perceived behavioral control to eat healthy | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.89 | .37 | −0.01 to 0.00 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for the good taste of healthy foods | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | .98 | −0.00 to 0.00 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for overall health | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | .78 | −0.00 to 0.00 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for appearance | 0.02 | 0.01 | 2.28 | .02 | 0.00-0.03 |
|
Social norm to eat healthy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | .78 | −0.01 to 0.01 |
|
Social support to eat healthy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | .32 | −0.00 to 0.01 |
|
Total indirect effect | 0.02 | 0.01 | 2.00 | .046 | 0.00 to 0.03 |
Healthy snack ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perceived behavioral control to eat healthy | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.01 | .31 | −0.10 to 0.32 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for the good taste of healthy foods | −0.01 | 0.05 | −0.19 | .85 | −0.11 to 0.09 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for overall health | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.32 | .75 | −0.07 to 0.10 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for appearance | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1.07 | .29 | −0.06 to 0.22 |
|
Social norm to eat healthy | −0.00 | 0.03 | −0.06 | .96 | −0.05 to 0.05 |
|
Social support to eat healthy | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.81 | .42 | −0.07 to 0.17 |
|
Total indirect effect | 0.24 | 0.18 | 1.30 | .20 | −0.12 to 0.60 |
Healthy beverage ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perceived behavioral control to eat healthy | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.04 | .30 | −0.09 to 0.30 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for the good taste of healthy foods | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.15 | .88 | −0.07 to 0.08 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for overall health | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.62 | .54 | −0.08 to 0.15 |
|
Attitude to eat healthy for appearance | 0.09 | 0.08 | 1.11 | .26 | −0.07 to 0.27 |
|
Social norm to eat healthy | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.24 | .81 | −0.09 to 0.12 |
|
Social support to eat healthy | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1.24 | .22 | −0.05 to 0.21 |
|
Total indirect effect | 0.33 | 0.17 | 1.97 | .049 | 0.00 to 0.66 |
aSE: standard error.
bzBMI: body mass index z-scores.