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Relationship between the intention-behavior gap and self-efficacy for physical activity during childhood
Tsunenori Isa1, Yuya Ueda1,2, Ryo Nakamura3
11 Department of Community Health Sciences, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan.
Summary
Children with a physical activity intention-behavior gap showed higher self-efficacy than inactive peers but lower than active ones. Interventions should target improving self-efficacy in these children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Exercise Science
- Behavioral Psychology
Background:
- The intention-behavior gap in physical activity is a significant challenge in childhood.
- Self-efficacy is a key determinant of physical activity participation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between the intention-behavior gap for physical activity and self-efficacy in Japanese schoolchildren.
- To identify specific self-efficacy profiles associated with intention-behavior discrepancies.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 946 fourth and sixth-grade children in Japan.
- Self-report questionnaires assessed physical activity self-efficacy, intention, and actual participation.
- Statistical analyses compared self-efficacy scores across different intention-behavior gap categories.
Main Results:
- Children exhibiting an intention-behavior gap (high intent-low activity or low intent-high activity) had significantly higher self-efficacy than those with low intent and low activity (p < .001).
- Conversely, these children had significantly lower self-efficacy compared to peers with high intent and high activity (p < .001).
- This indicates that children with an intention-behavior gap possess intermediate self-efficacy levels.
Conclusions:
- Children with an intention-behavior gap in physical activity demonstrate distinct self-efficacy characteristics.
- Educational interventions focusing on enhancing self-efficacy may be beneficial for children struggling to bridge the intention-behavior gap in physical activity.
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