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June 20, 2026American Journal of Health Promotion

Associations of Knowledge and Skills With Preconception Health Behaviors Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Integrated Individual and Dyadic Mediation Analysis

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RSRuyu SunLLLi LiXXX Xu

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Cross-sectional analysis evaluates knowledge and skills influencing preconception behaviors in couples, suggesting effective interventions.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how preconception health knowledge affects health behaviors through behavioral skills in individuals and couples.
  • Cross-sectional study with 1991 individuals including 458 couples
  • Individual-level mediation and dyadic effects assessed via path analysis
  • Using Sobel-Goodman tests for mediation and Actor-Partner Interdependence Model for dyadic analysis
  • Women showed a total knowledge-to-behavior effect of 0.896 (P=0.001), while men showed 1.731 (P<0.001)
  • Indirect effect for women via skills was 0.111 (P=0.033), for men 0.418 (P<0.001)
  • Partner skills significantly impacted each other's behaviors, with women's skills influencing men's behaviors (β=0.127, P=0.003) and vice versa (β=0.153, P=0.001).

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Sun et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631fbdb0793dc1a538b9ehttps://doi.org/10.1177/08901171261459924
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