Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-10T00:53:58 RDF description of Nutrition-related cancer prevention cognitions and behavioral intentions: testing the risk perception attitude framework - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18962 document-rn18962 Cross-Sectional Studies Risk Reduction 23980 35 Health Education and Behavior Prevention 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 14700 public Cancer Diet 10.1177/1090198108326164 Self Efficacy 6 Nutrition Behavior Change <p>This study tested whether the risk perception attitude framework predicted nutrition-related cancer prevention cognitions and behavioral intentions. Data from the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey were analyzed to assess respondents' reported likelihood of developing cancer (risk) and perceptions of whether they could lower their chances of getting cancer (efficacy). Respondents with higher efficacy were more likely to report that good nutrition can prevent cancer, and they reported more preventive dietary changes, as compared to respondents with lower efficacy. Respondents with higher efficacy were more likely to report intentions to change their diets to prevent cancer, and they reported more preventive dietary changes to their own diets but only at higher levels of risk. Results suggest that to improve cognitions about the role of nutrition in cancer prevention, interventions should target cancer prevention efficacy; however, to increase intentions to change nutrition behaviors, interventions should target efficacy and risk perceptions.<p> Nutrition-related cancer prevention cognitions and behavioral intentions: testing the risk perception attitude framework