Can individual cognitions, self-regulation and environmental variables explain educational differences in vegetable consumption?: a cross-sectional study among Dutch adults

Table 3 Associations between education and potential mediators (path a) ^a and potential mediators and vegetable consumption (path b) ^a,b

Potential mediators		Standardized regression coefficient path a ^a		Standardized regression coefficient path b ^a
		β	P	β	P
Individual cognitions
	Attitude	*−0.10*	<.001*	*0.18*	<.001*
	Perception whether vegetables are expensive	−0.04	.12	−0.05	.02*
	Subjective norm	−0.003	.90	−0.02	.40
	Self-efficacy	−0.02	.56	0.20	<.001*
	Intention	−0.04	.18	0.23	<.001*
Self-regulation concepts
	General self-regulation	−0.14	<.001*	0.04	.08
	Action planning	0.08	.004*	0.02	.48
	Coping planning	0.03	.33	−0.06	.09
Environmental-level factors
	Perception of availability in supermarket	0.001	.96	−0.05	.02*
	Availability of vegetables at home	*−0.10*	<.001*	*0.16*	<.001*

*Significant association (P < .05).
^aAdjusted for age, sex, place of residence and ethnicity; ^bAdjusted for education.
Bold: significant association for path a or path b; Bold and italic: significant association for both paths.

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