Dr Milica Vasiljevic milica.vasiljevic@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Is the intention-behaviour gap greater amongst the more deprived? A meta-analysis of five studies on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation
Vasiljevic, M.; Ng, Y-L.; Griffin, S.J.; Sutton, S.; Marteau, T.M.
Authors
Y-L. Ng
S.J. Griffin
S. Sutton
T.M. Marteau
Abstract
Objectives: Unhealthy behaviour is more common amongst the deprived, thereby contributing to health inequalities. The evidence that the gap between intention and behaviour is greater amongst the more deprived is limited and inconsistent. We tested this hypothesis using objective and self‐report measures of three behaviours, both individual‐ and area‐level indices of socio‐economic status, and pooling data from five studies. Design: Secondary data analysis. Methods: Multiple linear regressions and meta‐analyses of data on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation from 2,511 participants. Results: Across five studies, we found no evidence for an interaction between deprivation and intention in predicting objective or self‐report measures of behaviour. Using objectively measured behaviour and area‐level deprivation, meta‐analyses suggested that the gap between self‐efficacy and behaviour was greater amongst the more deprived (B = .17 [95% CI = 0.02, 0.31]). Conclusions: We find no compelling evidence to support the hypothesis that the intention–behaviour gap is greater amongst the more deprived.
Citation
Vasiljevic, M., Ng, Y., Griffin, S., Sutton, S., & Marteau, T. (2016). Is the intention-behaviour gap greater amongst the more deprived? A meta-analysis of five studies on physical activity, diet, and medication adherence in smoking cessation. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21(1), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12152
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 3, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 12, 2015 |
Publication Date | 2016-02 |
Deposit Date | Oct 24, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 5, 2020 |
Journal | British Journal of Health Psychology |
Print ISSN | 1359-107X |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 11-30 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12152 |
Related Public URLs | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/248915 |
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