Is Field of Study or Location Associated with College Students' Snacking Patterns?
Table 2
Mean Ratings on situational self-efficacy subscales for eating healthy snacksfor 513 college undergraduates.
Item or total subscale a (Stem: please rate how confident you are in your ability to eat a healthy snack under each of the following circumstances)
HRFb ()
Sigc
NHRFb ()
mean
SD
mean
SD
Negative Affect Subscale (mean of 7 items)
2.9
0.9
**
2.6
0.9
When I am depressed or down
2.6
1.1
**
2.4
1.1
When I have had an argument
2.9
1.1
**
2.4
1.1
When I have had a tough day
2.8
1.1
**
2.5
1.1
When I am angry
3.0
1.1
*
2.7
1.2
When I am anxious
3.1
1.2
*
2.8
1.2
When I feel frustrated
2.9
1.1
ns
2.7
1.1
When I feel bored
2.7
1.3
ns
2.8
1.3
Positive/Social Subscale (mean of 4 items)
3.1
1.0
ns
3.2
1.0
When with friends at party
2.9
1.3
*
3.0
1.2
At happy celebrations with friends
3.2
1.3
*
3.2
1.2
While eating out with friends
3.2
1.2
ns
3.2
1.2
While at picnic/barbeque
3.1
1.2
ns
3.1
1.2
Difficult/Inconvenient Subscale (mean of 6 items)
3.2
0.8
**
2.9
0.9
When less healthy snacks available
2.8
1.1
ns
2.7
1.1
When I need to prepare myself
3.5
1.3
*
3.4
1.3
When eating healthy is too much trouble
2.7
1.0
ns
2.5
1.0
When eating healthy means I prepare
3.2
1.2
*
3.1
1.2
When substituting unhealthy with healthy is a pain
2.9
1.1
*
2.8
1.0
When eating less healthy is more convenient
3.0
1.1
ns
2.9
1.2
aEach item was rated on a 5-point scale, with 1: least confident and 5: most confident.
bHRF: health-related fields, NHRF: nonhealth-related fields.
cStatistical significance for comparison of HRF and NHRF, ns: not significant (); *; **.
