The effects of social-cognitive variables on preventive nutrition and behavioral intentions were studied in 580 adults at 2 points in time. The authors hypothesized that optimistic self-beliefs operate in 2 phases and made a distinction between action self-efficacy (preintention) and coping self-efficacy (postintention). Risk perceptions, outcome expectancies, and action self-efficacy were spec...

BACKGROUND Personality traits associated with one's health beliefs and expectations constitute a determinant of dietary behaviours. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyse the dietary behaviours of young American football players in the Polish clubs and association thereof with their general self-efficacy level. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included the group of 100 young men (20-3...

BACKGROUND The theoretically driven approach to the measurement of self-efficacy fails to capture the challenges that hemodialysis patients experience in following their dietary and fluid restrictions. AIMS A combination of qualitative and quantitative research is necessary to identify the range of challenges associated with these restrictions and to quantify them if clinicians are to be guid...

BACKGROUND The benefit of mobile health (mHealth) on diabetes management among low-income, inner-city patients is largely unknown, particularly for Latino patients. TExT-MED (Trial to Examine Text Message for Emergency Department Patients with Diabetes) is a text message-based program designed to improve disease knowledge, self-efficacy, and glycemic control among low-income, inner-city Latinos...

The objective of the current study was to examine association between emotional eating and self-efficacy, motivation, social norms for consumption fruits vegetables (F/V) energy-dense, nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods beverages, as well interactions with body mass index-z score (BMI-z). Adolescents completed self-report measures demographics, eating, dietary health behavior theory constructs. Emotion...

OBJECTIVES The UK government's response to the obesity epidemic calls for action in communities to improve people's health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community intervention on dietary quality and levels of physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds. DESIGN Non-randomised controlled evaluation of a complex public health intervention. PARTICIPANTS 527 wome...

ôbjective: self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. regarding to similar findings it is supposed that concept of self efficacy has a general role on mental health. the present study focused on examining the relationships between self-efficacy and symptoms of depression, anxiety, worry and social avoidance in a large sample of normal students (n=549...

background: nutrition in childhood has a significant role in current and adulthood health. recent studies have shown that the mother’s life-style has an important role in the methods used by mother to feed child, child’s diet and body mass index (bmi). this study paper aimed to investigate the association between mother’s weight efficacy life-style (wel) with feeding practices and diet in child...

Dietary habits are an essential lifestyle element contributing to hypertension development and can be changed if adequately controlled educated. The DASH (Dietary Approaches Stop Hypertension) diet, which emphasizes consuming fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, is recommended lower blood pressure reduce sodium intake. article aims identify the Efficacy of Pender's Health Promotion-based...

BACKGROUND Measures of psychosocial constructs are required to assess dietary interventions. This study evaluated brief psychosocial scales related to 4 dietary behaviors (consumption of fat, fiber/whole grains, fruits, and vegetables). METHODS Two studies were conducted. Study 1 assessed two-week reliability of the psychosocial measures with a sample of 49 college students. Study 2 assessed ...