Intention, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
Diet, Young Adults, Health messaging
Brief summary
This study aims to test sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) health labeling elements in an online experiment to determine which elements are the most salient among young adults.
Interventions
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
University of California, Davis
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* ≥18 years of age * current/recent (\<1 year of graduation) undergraduate student at 3 specific universities * English-speaking * consumes at least 2 SSBs per week
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SSB Intention | Up to 20 minutes | Intention to consume SSBs measured by hypothetical selection of a beverage from images of beverage options. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SSB Intention (2) | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey items assessing intention to consume SSBs on a scale from 1 (not at all likely) to 7 (extremely likely). |
| SSB attitudes | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey items assessing perceived healthfulness of SSBs on a scale from 1 (extremely unhealthy) to 7 (extremely healthy). |
| SSB knowledge | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey items assessing knowledge of number of calories (estimate provided by participant) and sugar (estimated by participant, in teaspoons) contained in SSBs. |
| SSB norms | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey item assessing how often participants perceive their peers to consume SSBs (1 = multiple times a day, 2 = daily, 3 = weekly, 4 = less than once a week, and 5 = never) and item on perception that people who are important to the participant would want them to limit SSB intake, on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (completely) . |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SSB self-efficacy | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey item assessing how confident participant feels in reducing SSB consumption, on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (completely). |
| Social interaction | Up to 20 minutes | Measured by survey item assessing likelihood participant will encourage others to reduce SSB consumption, on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (completely). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed