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by: Guy S. Parcel, Elizabeth Edmundson, Cheryl L. Perry, Henry A. Feldman, Nancy O'Hara-Tompkins, Philip R. Nader, Carolyn C. Johnson, Elaine J. Stone  Availability: Available for download now
Format: HTML Label: American School Health Association Manufacturer: American School Health Association Number Of Pages: 13 Publication Date: January 01, 1995 Publisher: American School Health Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American School Health Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on January 1, 1995. The length of the article is 3631 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: 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. (J Sch Health. 1995;65(1):23-27) Citation Details Title: Measurement of self-efficacy for diet-related behaviors among elementary school children. Author: Guy S. Parcel Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed) Date: January 1, 1995 Publisher: American School Health Association Volume: v65 Issue: n1 Page: p23(5) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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