New 2018 publication in Appetite by Brown et al. Predicting fruit and vegetable consumption in long-haul heavy goods vehicle drivers: Application of a multi-theory, dual-phase model and the contribution of past behaviour

This paper sought to understand some of the psychological processes which govern fruit and vegetable consumption in Australian truck drivers. Importantly, this research found that past behaviour had an important effect on many of the relationships found in the integrated model. This has demonstrated that further research needs to be conducted to understand how our past or habitual behaviour effects other conscious decision making processes.

Brown, D. J., Hagger, M. S., Morrissey, S., & Hamilton, K. (2018). Predicting fruit and vegetable consumption in long-haul heavy goods vehicle drivers: Application of a multi-theory, dual-phase model and the contribution of past behaviour. Appetite, 121, 326-336. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.106 – (download)

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Dr. Kyra Hamilton is Professor in health psychology and behavioural medicine in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia. She has both psychology and nursing qualifications and over 30 years’ experience in the health field. She has particular research interests in health behaviour motivation, self-regulation, and change. Dr. Hamilton has won national and international awards for her research and is Chief Investigator on national and international competitive and industry grant funded projects. She is Co-Editor-in Chief Psychology & Health. Dr. Hamilton is Fellow Australian Psychological Society and European Health Psychology Society. View all posts by hapiresearchlab