Although almost significant, the wide confidence intervals for the intention beta weight suggests that there is considerable heterogeneity for the translation of intentions into behaviour for this subgroup, which could conceivably be influenced by post-intentional factors including motivation, and the strength of commitment to the intention [ 74 ].
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Predictors of dieting and non-dieting approaches among adults living in Australia.
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Intention and past behaviour significantly predicted dieting behaviour, while self-identity and self-efficacy approached significance.
The only predictor of non-dieting behaviour was planning (β = .14, p = .02), while intention (β = .17, p = .07) and self-identity (β = .19, p = .09) were quite close to significance.