Beverage Vending Purchasing Patterns and Attitudes in Southwest Virginia High School Students

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dc.contributor.authorSpangler, Jennifer Anne LaBargeen
dc.contributor.committeechairSerrano, Elena L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHosig, Kathryn W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGaylord, Clark K.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:33:49Zen
dc.date.adate2006-05-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:33:49Zen
dc.date.issued2006-03-17en
dc.date.rdate2006-05-26en
dc.date.sdate2006-04-18en
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This article examines changes in attitude and beverage consumption after a school-wide policy change replacing sweetened beverages in vending machines with 100% juice and bottled water. Methods: Written questionnaires were administered three times to high school students (n = 278) in an ethnically-diverse, southwest Virginia school district. X ² analysis was utilized and test-retest reliability was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients. Results: Pearson correlation coefficients for reliability between test and re-test displayed a range from r =0.53 to r =0.73. There were no significant differences in demographics (gender and ethnicity) between time periods. X ² analysis revealed students were significantly more likely to choose healthier beverage vending options after one year compared to baseline (P<0.01). Although beverage vending purchases declined to near significance immediately following the change, there were no significant changes observed between baseline and follow-up (P<0.05). X ² analysis revealed no significant (P<0.05) changes in outside purchase patterns. Students also indicated that the top reasons for snack/beverage choices were hunger, taste, and price. Conclusion: This suggests that students purchase what is convenient and available, regardless of choices. Therefore, environmental changes may be beneficial to promote healthier beverage choices among adolescents.</p>en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04182006-100829en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04182006-100829/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31757en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartJLSpanglerVITA.pdfen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsweetened beveragesen
dc.subjectvending machinesen
dc.subjectschoolen
dc.subjectadolescentsen
dc.titleBeverage Vending Purchasing Patterns and Attitudes in Southwest Virginia High School Studentsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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