BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the overall effects of a tailored Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) nutritional intervention program which included omega-3 fatty acids supplementation, on dietary self-efficacy, dietary knowledge, and dietary behaviors in Korean elderly women with abdominal obesity. Furthermore, we investigated the effects of the p...

The question of what motivates individuals to assume healthy eating habits remains unanswered. The purpose of this descriptive survey is to explore health-related feared possible selves in relation to dietary beliefs and behavior in adults. A convenience sample of 74 middle-aged employees of a health maintenance organization completed self-administered questionnaires. Health-related feared selv...

The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) is a measure of people's beliefs about their capacity to cope with life's demands. Self-efficacy may be particularly relevant in transitional stages such as in late adolescence, when young people make decisions that will impact their adult lives. In the present study, we aimed to validate an Arabic version of GSES among 355 Qatari young women aged 18+ year...

Intimates regularly confront their partners to motivate them to change undesirable behaviors. Nevertheless, contextual perspectives suggest that qualities of the partner may determine the implications of such attempts. Consistent with these ideas, a pilot study of romantic relationships, an observational study of newlyweds, and a diary study of married couples demonstrated that partner depressi...

This research examined the relative effects of other-efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs in relation to individual performance within a cooperative dyadic setting. Pairs of female participants (M(age) = 20.08, SD = 1.93) performed three practice trials on a dyadic dance-based videogame. Other-efficacy and self-efficacy beliefs were then manipulated through the provision of bogus feedback regardi...

introduction: quality of life is individuals’ perception of their status in life in the context of the culture and value systems they live in. pregnancy has a great impact on mothers and their quality of life. prenatal classes provide mothers with information about pregnancy, labor process and newborn care. objective:the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of prenatal classes on ...

abstract background: in nursing, self-efficacy is quite critical for skill performance. some factors might influence and predict self-efficacy in nurses. thus, the present study aimed to investigate self-efficacy and the factors predicting nurses’ self-efficacy in clinical setting. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 264 nurses were selected from five hospitals affiliated to s...

introduction: studies have indicated that emotional intelligence is positively related to self-efficacy and can predict the academic achievement. the present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional intelligence in identifying self-efficacy among the students of public health school with different levels of academic achievement. methods: this correlational study was conducted on all the...

BACKGROUND Several educational intervention programs have been designed and developed to improve osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. However, most of the prior studies focused on how educational intervention programs affected diagnosis and treatment of condition of osteoporosis. The purpose of this prospective and educational intervention study was to evaluate the changes in osteoporosis know...

conclusions according to our findings, supplementing drug abuse treatment with cognitive behavior therapy, particularly pse, can reduce relapse rate and enhance self efficacy and self esteem among patients. objectives the current study attempted to clarify the effects of problem solving education (pse) on relapse rate, self efficacy and self esteem among drug abusers. patients and methods this ...