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HomeStyles: Using Behavior Change Theory to Promote Preschooler and Family Health
Author(s) -
MartinBiggers J,
Koenings M,
Hongu N,
Worobey J,
ByrdBredbenner C
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.911.11
Subject(s) - social cognitive theory , behavior change , facilitator , motivational interviewing , clarity , theory of change , psychology , health promotion , promotion (chess) , applied psychology , relevance (law) , intervention (counseling) , social psychology , medicine , public health , nursing , biochemistry , chemistry , management , psychiatry , politics , political science , law , economics
Using behavior change theory to guide health promotion program development and implementation improves intervention efficacy. Yet, many programs are not theory‐driven and, of those that are, few programs demonstrate specifically how theories were applied. This poster graphically illustrates how social cognitive theory (SCT) and motivational interviewing (MI) techniques were used to create HomeStyles, a health promotion program designed to enable and motivate parents of preschoolers to reshape their home environments and lifestyles to promote optimal child growth and development using quick, easy, no‐cost, and culturally‐appropriate methods. HomeStyles components include 12 mini‐magazine‐style guides, goal setting trackers, nudges, and enhancements that facilitate behavior change. Guides focus on key weight management topics: diet, physical activity, and sleep. All guides use SCT and MI constructs. Facilitator‐versions of the guides annotate the use of SCT and MI constructs. The guides establish outcome expectations (positive/negative consequences and value parents place on them) and relevance and rewards from evidence‐based research; promote parent modeling (observational learning); provide tips and ideas from other families to establish social norms, elicit change, explore importance, and normalize target behaviors; build self‐efficacy, and facilitate goal setting utilizing self‐monitoring and reinforcement techniques. The annotation method developed has the potential to serve as a model for other programs to demonstrate application of behavioral constructs, increase use of theoretical constructs in nutrition programs, and improve clarity of research reporting. USDA NIFA #2011‐68001‐30170