ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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- Wharton, Christopher
- Johnston, Carol
- 3 Arizona State University
- 2 Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam
- 1 Hekler, Eric B
- 1 Hekler, Eric B.
- 1 Kiser, Sarah
- more
- 1 Levinson, Simin
- 1 Martinelli, Sarah
- 1 Thompson-Felty, Claudia
- 3 English
- 3 Public
- Behavioral sciences
- 3 Nutrition
- 1 Ethical eating
- 1 Ethics
- 1 Moral Foundations
- 1 Moral Foundations Questionnaire
- 1 Morality
- more
- 1 Self-identity
- 1 Self-schema
- 1 adherence
- 1 diet
- 1 dietary tracking
- 1 fast food
- 1 feedback
- 1 food choice
- 1 healthy eater self-identity
- 1 religion
- 1 self-efficacy
- 1 smartphone
- 1 weight loss
- Dwarf Galaxies as Laboratories of Protogalaxy Physics: Canonical Star Formation Laws at Low Metallicity
- Evolutionary Genetics of CORL Proteins
- Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19
- Deep Domain Fusion for Adaptive Image Classification
- Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment
Background: Previous research suggests a healthy eater schema (i.e., identifying yourself as a healthy eater) may be a useful concept to target in interventions. A "stealth" intervention that discussed the moral issues related to food worked better at promoting healthful eating than an intervention focused on the health benefits. No research has explored the relationship between moral foundations, a theoretical model focused on delineating core "foundations" for making a moral decision, and healthy eater self-identity or self-efficacy. Purpose: We explored the relationship between moral foundations (i.e., harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, & purity/sanctity) and health eater self-identity and fruit and vegetable …
- Contributors
- Kiser, Sarah, Hekler, Eric B, Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam, et al.
- Created Date
- 2013
Health knowledge alone does not appear to lead to sustained healthy behavior, suggesting the need for alternative methods for improving diet. Recent research shows a possible role of moral contexts of food production on diet related behaviors; however no studies have been conducted to specifically explore the relationship between moral constructs and food consumption. This study examined the relationship between fast food consumption and two measures of morality, Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), specifically harm/care and purity/sanctity foundations, and the Ethical Concern in food choice (EC) questionnaire, which includes animal welfare, environment protection, political values, and religion subscales. The study also …
- Contributors
- Martinelli, Sarah, Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam, Hekler, Eric B., et al.
- Created Date
- 2013
Dietary counseling from a registered dietitian has been shown in previous studies to aid in weight loss for those receiving counseling. With the increasing use of smartphone diet/weight loss applications (app), this study sought to investigate if an iPhone diet app providing feedback from a registered dietitian improved weight loss and bio-markers of health. Twenty-four healthy adults who owned iPhones (BMI > 24 kg/m2) completed this trial. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three app groups: the MyDietitian app with daily feedback from a registered dietitian (n=7), the MyDietitian app without feedback (n=7), and the MyPlate feedback control app …
- Contributors
- Thompson-Felty, Claudia, Johnston, Carol, Wharton, Christopher, et al.
- Created Date
- 2014