TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….iv
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Self-Efficacy and Multiple Health Behavior Change ……………………………………………………. 5
Identity Theory and Multiple Health Behavior Change …………………………………………………. 8
The Current Study…………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Hypothesis 1a ……………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Hypothesis 1b……………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Hypothesis 1c ……………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Hypothesis 2a ……………………………………………………………………………………………………15
Hypothesis 2b……………………………………………………………………………………………………16
Hypothesis 3 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….16
CHAPTER 2. METHODS …………………………………………………………………………………………17
Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
Procedure ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………17
Intervention …………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
Implementation Intentions …………………………………………………………………………………..20
Coping Planning ………………………………………………………………………………………………..21
Measures …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….22
Stages of Change ……………………………………………………………………………………………….22
Action Self-Efficacy …………………………………………………………………………………………..23
Maintenance Self-Efficacy …………………………………………………………………………………..23
Healthy Person Identity……………………………………………………………………………………….24
Yoga Identity ……………………………………………………………………………………………………24
Fruit- and Vegetable-Eater Identity ……………………………………………………………………….25
Yoga Engagement ……………………………………………………………………………………………..25
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption …………………………………………………………………………25
Engagement in Health-Related Behaviors ……………………………………………………………….26
Motivation to Engage in Target Behaviors ………………………………………………………………26
Intentions to Continue Engaging in Target Behaviors ………………………………………………..27
CHAPTER 3. ANALYSIS PLAN ……………………………………………………………………………….28
Hypothesis 1a ………………………………………………………………………………………………………28
Hypothesis 1b ………………………………………………………………………………………………………29
Hypothesis 1c ………………………………………………………………………………………………………29
Hypothesis 2a ………………………………………………………………………………………………………30
Hypothesis 2b ………………………………………………………………………………………………………31
Hypothesis 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..32
CHAPTER 4. RESULTS …………………………………………………………………………………………..33
Experimental Condition Predicting Drop-Out……………………………………………………………..34
Hypothesis 1a ………………………………………………………………………………………………………34
Hypothesis 1b ………………………………………………………………………………………………………37
Hypothesis 1c ………………………………………………………………………………………………………39
Hypothesis 2a ………………………………………………………………………………………………………40
Hypothesis 2b ………………………………………………………………………………………………………42
Hypothesis 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..44
CHAPTER 5. DISCUSSION ……………………………………………………………………………………..45
Limitations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….54
Future Directions ………………………………………………………………………………………………….56
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..58
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………..59
APPENDIX A: TABLES AND FIGURES. …………………………………………………………………..65
APPENDIX B: IRB APPROVAL ……………………………………………………………………………….96
