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INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
卷 41, 期 2, 页码 143-151出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0272684X20915383
关键词
childhood obesity; African Americans; rural health; social cognitive theory
资金
- Georgia Southern University Graduate Student Organization [1378924576]
The study examines the use of social cognitive theory (SCT) to predict childhood obesity outcome expectations among African American caregivers' children. The findings did not fully support the hypothesized relationships within SCT, and the indirect effects of environment on outcome expectations were not significantly mediated by behavioral capability. Further research is needed to test the SCT concepts in the development of childhood obesity prevention efforts within African American families in rural communities.
The social cognitive theory (SCT) has been used to explain and promote childhood obesity prevention behaviors. We examined whether the SCT concepts predicted outcome expectations of childhood obesity among the children of African American caregivers. Caregivers (n = 128) completed the childhood obesity perceptions paper-based survey. A multiple linear regression was conducted to determine the direct effects of moral disengagement, environment, self-efficacy, and behavioral capability on outcome expectations (p < .05). A mediation analysis using a bootstrapping bias correction method was used to test whether self-efficacy and behavioral capability mediated the effect of moral disengagement and environment on outcome expectations. Caregivers reported high levels of moral disengagement (M = 4.13; standard deviation [SD] = 0.70) and self-efficacy (M = 4.26; SD = 0.64) and moderate levels of behavioral capability (M = 2.83; SD = 0.75) and environment (M = 2.92; SD = 0.74). Findings indicated the hypothesized relationships in the SCT were not fully supported. In addition, the indirect effects of environment on outcome expectations were not statistically significantly mediated by behavioral capability. This research warrants more attention in testing the SCT concepts for the development of childhood obesity prevention efforts that prioritize African American families in rural communities.
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