Alternative high school students' physical activity: Role of self-efficacy

Den Yelle Baete Kenyon; Martha Y. Kubik; Cynthia Davey; John Sirard; Jayne A. Fulkerson

doi:10.5993/AJHB.36.3.2

Alternative high school students' physical activity: Role of self-efficacy

Den Yelle Baete Kenyon, Martha Y. Kubik, Cynthia Davey, John Sirard, Jayne A. Fulkerson

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	300-310
Number of pages	11
Journal	American journal of health behavior
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.36.3.2
State	Published - May 2012

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Adolescents
At-risk youth
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

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