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Testing stage effects in an ethnically diverse sample.

Janet L Johnson1, Joseph L Fava, Wayne F Velicer

  • 1Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Providence 02881-0808, USA. jeva5160@postoffice.uri.edu

Addictive Behaviors
|August 22, 2002
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The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) demonstrates reliability and confirms stage effects in diverse parents. This validates TTM

Area of Science:

  • Health Behavior Change
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is widely validated for adult smokers.
  • Stage effects, linking Stage of Change (SOC) to other TTM variables, are documented across diverse populations.
  • Reliability and stage effect data are crucial for applying TTM in new demographic groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the reliability of TTM variables in an ethnically diverse sample of parents with young children.
  • To test the predicted stage effects for Decisional Balance, Situational Temptations, and Processes of Change subscales.
  • To determine the applicability of TTM measures in this specific population.

Main Methods:

  • Collected reliability data for TTM variables.

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  • Administered TTM measures to 296 ethnically diverse parents of young children.
  • Analyzed stage effects, comparing observed effect sizes with theoretical predictions.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant stage differences were found for 8 out of 11 TTM subscales.
    • All quantitative predictions regarding effect sizes were empirically confirmed.
    • Reliability data supported the use of TTM measures in this diverse sample.

    Conclusions:

    • The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and its measures are reliable and valid for use with ethnically diverse parents of young children.
    • The study confirms the existence of stage effects within this population, supporting TTM's theoretical framework.
    • Findings support the broader application of TTM in public health interventions targeting parental health behaviors.