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. 2020 Oct 26;17(21):7829.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217829.

A Conceptual Model Map on Health and Nutrition Behavior (CMMHB/NB)

Kirsten Schlüter  1 , Sandra Vamos  2 , Corinne Wacker  1 , Virginia D E Welter  1
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A Conceptual Model Map on Health and Nutrition Behavior (CMMHB/NB)

Kirsten Schlüter et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The Conceptual Model Map (CMM) presented here is intended to show the connections between different theories and constructs in the field of health and nutrition behavior (including literacy models, the knowledge-attitude(s)-practice(s) survey structure (KAP), behavior change theories, and Maslow's pyramid of needs). The CMM can be used as a map to locate existing and future studies, to show their range of effect as well as their limitations. In this context, the CMM also reveals reasons for the attitude/intention-behavior gap.

Keywords: KAP; Maslow’s pyramid of needs; attitude–behavior gap; behavior change theories; concept map; food literacy; health literacy; intention–behavior gap; knowledge–attitude–practice.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Conceptual Model Map of factors influencing Health and Nutrition Behavior (CMMHB/NB). The circled numbers serve as reading hints and refer to the headings in the text. The two red stars refer to possible explanations for the attitude/intention–behavior gap (see Section 2.4, Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 in the text).
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