Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior
The purpose of this study was to firstly design an intervention to decrease cross-contamination in the home by the development of the habitual behavior of microwaving the dishcloth/sponge and secondly to determine if this behavior could be maintained over time. Participants were randomly assigned to...
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| author | Mullan, Barbara Allom, Vanessa Fayn, K. Johnston, I. |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to firstly design an intervention to decrease cross-contamination in the home by the development of the habitual behavior of microwaving the dishcloth/sponge and secondly to determine if this behavior could be maintained over time. Participants were randomly assigned to either a high-frequency or low-frequency reminder habit building condition or a control condition. Results indicated that for both habit building conditions, food-safety behavior significantly increased compared to the control group and these changes were maintained at follow-up. Additionally, improvement in behavior was mediated by anincrease in habit strength. The major conclusion of this study is that providing a cue to action and reminders builds food-safety habits that result in changes in food-safety behaviors. This has major implications for other food-safety interventions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-305432019-02-19T05:36:14Z Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior Mullan, Barbara Allom, Vanessa Fayn, K. Johnston, I. Food-safety Behavior change Habit Food-hygiene Intervention The purpose of this study was to firstly design an intervention to decrease cross-contamination in the home by the development of the habitual behavior of microwaving the dishcloth/sponge and secondly to determine if this behavior could be maintained over time. Participants were randomly assigned to either a high-frequency or low-frequency reminder habit building condition or a control condition. Results indicated that for both habit building conditions, food-safety behavior significantly increased compared to the control group and these changes were maintained at follow-up. Additionally, improvement in behavior was mediated by anincrease in habit strength. The major conclusion of this study is that providing a cue to action and reminders builds food-safety habits that result in changes in food-safety behaviors. This has major implications for other food-safety interventions. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30543 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.09.027 Elsevier fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Food-safety Behavior change Habit Food-hygiene Intervention Mullan, Barbara Allom, Vanessa Fayn, K. Johnston, I. Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title | Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title_full | Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title_fullStr | Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title_short | Building habit strength: A pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| title_sort | building habit strength: a pilot intervention designed to improve food-safety behavior |
| topic | Food-safety Behavior change Habit Food-hygiene Intervention |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30543 |