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Item Food customs of Thais in the United States(Texas Tech University, 2002-12) Sukalakamala, SophitmaneeDietary patterns of some immigrant groups have been reported. However, limited research data on dietary habits of Thais living in the United States are available. This study investigated dietary patterns of Thais living in the United States. A questionnaire was designed to collect information about background, degree of acculturation, food habits, frequency of consumption, and food preferences. Questionnaires were mailed to 110 students and 72 residents. Potential subjects were Thai students enrolled at ten universities and Thai residents in 5 states. Analysis of variance was used to determine the effect of treatment (in Thailand and in the United States), group (student and resident), and gender on continuous variables. Chi-square tests were used to analyze categorical variables. Correlation analysis was used to examine relationships among continuous variables. Completed questionnaires were returned by 6 0 Thai students and 42 Thai residents. There was some evidence that Thai population in The United States had changed their dietary patterns.Item Food habits of Arab students living in the United States(Texas Tech University, 2002-08) Obeidat, Bayan AhmedChanges in dietary patterns among different immigrant groups have been reported. However, limited research data on dietary habits of Arabs living in the United States are available. The objective of this study was to investigate dietary patterns of Arab students living in the U.S. A questionnaire was designed to collect information about background, degree of acculturation, changes in food habits, frequency of food consumption, and food preferences. Potential subjects were Arab students enrolled at five U.S. universities. Questionnaires were mailed to 70 students. Analysis of variance was used with continuous variables; chi-square tests were used to analyze categorical variables. Associations among continuous variables were examined using correlation analysis. Forty-five questionnaires were returned. Because of the availability, cost, and convenience, the consumption frequency of Arab foods had decreased while the consumption frequency of some American foods had increased. The consumption frequency and liking of American foods were related to age, age entered U.S., length of residence in U.S., and degree of acculturation.Item The use of a proposed modified model of planned behavior to predict the beef consumption of young adult college students(Texas Tech University, 2004-12) Rivera, DavidThe Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) served as the theoretical framework for this study. This study focused on the development and analysis of a proposed Modified Model of Planned Behavior (MMpB) to investigate the beef consumption habits of young adult college students. The proposed model incorporated theoretical interactions of other models which also find their beginnings based on the TRA. The constructs of the proposed model merged the constructs of the TRA (beliefs, attitude, referent others, subjective norm, intentions and behavior) with the added constructs of Sapp's (1991) Expanded Rational Expectations Model (knowledge and social acceptability) and Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior (control beliefs and perceived behavioral control). The participants of this study were a self-selected convenience sample of young adult college students from a major southeastern and southwestern university. A self-report questionnaire was administered to (N = 914) students in classrooms at both universities. The proposed model's abilities were measured using structural equation modeling, cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis. The results of the study indicated that the proposed MMpB was able to explain a substantial amount of the variance in the intention and behavior constructs, but failed to provide an adequate overall goodness-of-fit to the data. The results of the cluster analysis revealed three distinct cluster groupings based primarily on the behavior construct. Low, medium, and high beef consumption clusters were identified using cluster analysis and verified using discriminant analysis.