Social-Cognitive Predictors of Health Behavior: Action Self-Efficacy and Coping Self-Efficacy

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-eff...

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Published in:Health psychology 2000-09, Vol.19 (5), p.487-495
Main Authors: Schwarzer, Ralf, Renner, Britta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Behavioral Intention
Body Weight
Cognitive modelling
Diet
Dietary Fats
Dietary Fiber
Expectations
Female
Health Behavior
Health behaviour
Human
Humans
Intention
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Nutrition
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Outcome Expectancies
Prevention
Risk Perception
Self Efficacy
Selfefficacy
Social
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Summary: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 specified as predictors of the intention at Wave 1. Behavioral intention and coping self-efficacy served as mediators linking the 3 predictors with low-fat and high-fiber dietary intake 6 months later at Wave 2. Covariance structure analysis yielded a good model fit for the total sample and 6 subsamples created by a median split of 3 moderators: gender, age, and body weight. Parameter estimates differed between samples; the importance of perceived self-efficacy increased with age and weight.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.19.5.487