Abstract
Background
Adolescents are among the highest consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in
the United States. More research is needed to understand the relationship of multiple
levels of influence on adolescent SSB intake across the socioecological model in a
nationally representative sample.
Objective
This secondary analysis of cross-sectional data aims to explain variance in adolescent
SSB intake by exploring the associations of adolescent demographic (ie, age, race/ethnicity,
and parent socioeconomic status), intrapersonal (ie, behavioral intention, self-efficacy,
and media perception), interpersonal (ie, social norms and perceived parenting practices),
and home availability variables.
Design
This study included 1,560 adolescents who participated in the 2014 National Cancer
Institute-sponsored cross-sectional Family, Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating
study. Descriptive statistics, analyses of variance, and stepwise multiple linear
regression models were used to explore factors associated with SSB intake. In the
stepwise regression, a 4-step model was analyzed with each subsequent step adding
variables from different socioecological model levels.
Results
The final step that included 14 variables individually associated with SSB intake
significantly predicted 16.5% of the variance in SSB intake. Four variables were associated
with higher SSB intake in the final step when controlling for all other variables:
male sex (β=.066), non-Hispanic black vs non-Hispanic white (β=.123), adolescent’s
report of having parents allow them to have SSBs on a bad day (β=.150), and home SSB
availability (β=.263). Race/ethnicity other than Hispanic and/or non-Hispanic black
vs non-Hispanic white was associated with lower intake (β= –.092).
Conclusions
When considering potential targets for multilevel behavioral interventions aimed at
reducing adolescent SSB intake, emphasis on reducing SSB availability at home may
be especially important. Furthermore, although adolescence is a period of increasing
independence, parent influence on adolescent’s health behaviors may also be a key
intervention target. Home and parental SSB factors may be more important than targeting
intrapersonal factors and social norms among adolescents.
Keywords
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Biography
M. Yuhas is a postdoctoral associate, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Christiansburg, VA.
Biography
K. J. Porter is an assistant professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Christiansburg, VA.
Biography
J. M. Zoellner is an associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Christiansburg, VA.
Biography
V. Hedrick is an assistant professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 22, 2020
Accepted:
January 27,
2020
Received:
November 7,
2018
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