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Mindsets Of Health And Healthy Eating Intentions, Fanice M. Thomas, Jennifer L. Burnette, Crystal L. Hoyt
Mindsets Of Health And Healthy Eating Intentions, Fanice M. Thomas, Jennifer L. Burnette, Crystal L. Hoyt
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Across two studies, we examined the relation between mindsets of health, expectancy-value and eating intentions. We also explored if relations are stronger for African Americans compared to White Americans. In Study 1, we conducted a correlational study (N= 158) to examine initial relations among constructs. In Study 2, we employed an experimental design (N = 205), and randomly assigned participants to either a growth mindset or a fixed mindset of health condition. In both studies, we measured participants’ mindsets of health, expectancy-value beliefs, healthy eating intentions, past eating habits and demographics.
In Study 1, stronger growth mindsets of health predicted …