Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control

Adherence to a strict gluten free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for coeliac disease. Nonetheless, many individuals with the disease struggle to achieve and maintain strict adherence. While the theory of planned behaviour is useful for predicting GFD adherence, an intention-behaviour gap remains....

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Main Authors: Kothe, E., Sainsbury, Kirby, Smith, L., Mullan, Barbara
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Ltd 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42578
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Sainsbury, Kirby
Smith, L.
Mullan, Barbara
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description Adherence to a strict gluten free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for coeliac disease. Nonetheless, many individuals with the disease struggle to achieve and maintain strict adherence. While the theory of planned behaviour is useful for predicting GFD adherence, an intention-behaviour gap remains. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of habit and perceived behavioural control in moderating the intention-behaviour relationship in GFD adherence. A significant three-way interaction was found such that the association between intention and adherence was dependent on both perceived behavioural control and habit. Implications for both theory and intervention design are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-425782017-09-13T14:26:49Z Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control Kothe, E. Sainsbury, Kirby Smith, L. Mullan, Barbara gluten free diet GFD coeliac disease Adherence to a strict gluten free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for coeliac disease. Nonetheless, many individuals with the disease struggle to achieve and maintain strict adherence. While the theory of planned behaviour is useful for predicting GFD adherence, an intention-behaviour gap remains. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of habit and perceived behavioural control in moderating the intention-behaviour relationship in GFD adherence. A significant three-way interaction was found such that the association between intention and adherence was dependent on both perceived behavioural control and habit. Implications for both theory and intervention design are discussed. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42578 10.1177/1359105315576606. Sage Publications Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle gluten free diet
GFD
coeliac disease
Kothe, E.
Sainsbury, Kirby
Smith, L.
Mullan, Barbara
Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title_full Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title_fullStr Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title_full_unstemmed Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title_short Explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: The moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
title_sort explaining the intention-behaviour gap in gluten free diet adherence: the moderating roles of habit and perceived behavioural control
topic gluten free diet
GFD
coeliac disease
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42578