ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022
The Effect of Message Framing in Promoting the Mediterranean Diet: The Moderating Role of Eating Self-Efficacy.
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- Digital Interventions Targeting Healthy and Sustainable Eating Behavior: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Communication Intervention to Improve Young Adults' Food Safety Practices: The Benefits of Using Congruent Framing.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- The power of loss: message framing, climate anxiety, and engagement in personal carbon trading.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Does Sex Matter in the Link Between Self-Efficacy and Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Adolescents? Insights from the EHDLA Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Designing mobile application messages to impact route choice: A survey and simulation study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Legumes or Meat? The Effectiveness of Recommendation Messages towards a Plant-Based Diet Depends on People's Identification with Flexitarians.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Affective components in promoting physical activity: A randomized controlled trial of message framing.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) provides several psychophysical health benefits, research on how to effectively promote MeDiet adherence is still lacking. In the present study, we tested the effectiveness of a messaging intervention aimed at promoting the adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A total of 435 Italian participants responded to a questionnaire on their eating self-efficacy and adherence to the MeDiet at Time 1. Then, participants were randomly assigned to three different conditions: (a) gain messages focused on the positive outcomes of MeDiet adherence; (b) non-loss messages focused on the avoided negative outcomes associated with MeDiet adherence; (c) no messages (control). After the 2 week intervention, participants answered some questions regarding their perception of threat and distress, evaluation of the messages, and adherence to the MeDiet at Time 2. We also tested whether the messaging intervention influenced participants' MeDiet adherence at Time 2. Results confirmed that the messaging intervention enhanced the MeDiet adherence (
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