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TABLE 17.1
Stage of Change Scoring Algorithm
Stage Question(s) Answer(s)
Precontemplation 1 or 3 No
6 No
Contemplation 1 or 3 No
6 Yes
7 Mildly or not at all confident
Decision 1 or 3 No
6 Yes
7 Somewhat or very confident
Action 1 and 3 Yes
4 6 months or less
Maintenance 1 and 3 Yes
4 7 months or more
RESULTS
Measures of central tendency (Table 17.2 ) indicated a predominantly young adult,
female sample at the close of their first, post - secondary academic year. The majority
of participants, across all three pedagogical styles, appeared to be engaged in some
type of positive lifestyle management with 82.8 percent (LR), 82.4 percent (PBL), and
71.4 percent (DL), at minimum, in the “ preparation ” stage (stage 3) of the “ transtheoretical
” model. The most frequent lifestyle foci of students at “ stage 3 ” or beyond, initially,
were 33.3 percent addressing physical activity patterns (LR), 47.1 percent
addressing alcohol consumption habits (PBL), and 35.7 percent equally committed to
focusing on activity patterns and nutritional concerns (DL).