MEASUREMENT OF SELF-EFFICACY FOR DIET-RELATED BEHAVIORS AMONG ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL-CHILDREN

被引:96
作者
PARCEL, GS
EDMUNDSON, E
PERRY, CL
FELDMAN, HA
OHARATOMPKINS, N
NADER, PR
JOHNSON, CC
STONE, EJ
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT KINESIOL,AUSTIN,TX 78712
[2] UNIV MINNESOTA,SCH PUBL HLTH,DIV EPIDEMIOL,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55454
[3] NEW ENGLAND RES INST INC,WATERTOWN,MA 01372
[4] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT PEDIAT CHILD & FAMILY HLTH SERV,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[5] TULANE UNIV,DEPT PUBL HLTH & TROP MED,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70112
[6] NHLBI,CATCH,PREVENT & DEMONSTRAT BRANCH,DIV EPIDEMIOL & CLIN APPLICAT,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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D O I
10.1111/j.1746-1561.1995.tb03335.x
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Health promotion interventions intended to improve dietary behavior frequently incorporate self-efficacy as a construct to enhance behavior change. This paper presents results from a study to establish psychometric properties of a scale to measure children's self-efficacy for selecting healthful food. As part of a series of pilot studies to develop instrumentation for the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH), data were collected on third and fourth grade students (n = 1,127). Data analyses were conducted to estimate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factorial validity, and criterion related validity. Results revealed acceptable estimates of internal consistency for the dietary self-efficacy scale (coefficient alpha = .84). Self-efficacy was strong associated with the children's usual food choices, accounting for about 34% of variance (Multiple R = .58). Findings support using such an instrument for evaluating intervention programs addressing nutrition behavior and for studies to determine the association of self-efficacy to dietary behavior or related constructs.
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