Alternative High School Students’ Physical Activity: Role of Self-efficacy

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Health Behav
• Personal Author:
  Kenyon, DenYelle Baete ; Kubik, Martha Y. ; Davey, Cynthia ; Sirard, John ; Fulkerson, Jayne A.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To examine physical activity self-efficacy as a mediator of the association between perceived barriers to PA and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among alternative high school (AHS) students.
  
  Methods
  
  Students (N=145) from 6 AHS completed self-report questionnaires.
  
  Results
  
  Mediation analyses revealed partial mediation of PA self-efficacy on relationships between general barriers to PA and MVPA (b= −.39 reduced b= −.33) among females (47.6% of sample).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Interventions with female AHS students should include a component on building PA self-efficacy. However, results suggest the broader environment may have greater impact on MVPA than individual-level psycho-social factors.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Humans Schools Self Efficacy Students Surveys And Questionnaires
• Source:
  Am J Health Behav. 36(3):300-310.
• Pubmed ID:
  22370432
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5886758
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R21 DK072948/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; T01 DP000112/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; R21 DK72948/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dfd98aae100ec0f11280c6b7e141a097d315d18280913f9d2c6722c6e9072be2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53169/cdc_53169_DS1.pdf
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