Testing Phase-specific self-efficacy beliefs in the context of dietary behaviour change

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Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being ; 5 (2013), 1. - pp. 99-117. - ISSN 1758-0846. - eISSN 1758-0854
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Background: Self-efficacy is an important predictor of health behaviour change. Within the health action process approach (HAPA; Schwarzer, 2008), motivational and volitional self-efficacy can be distinguished. Motivational self-efficacy is assumed to serve as predictor of intention formation whereas volitional self-efficacy should be relevant for behaviour change. This study examined these assumptions in a sample with overweight and obese individuals. Moreover, we tested whether behavioural intentions moderate the association between volitional self-efficacy and behaviour. Methods: Overall, 373 overweight and obese individuals completed a baseline and six months later a follow-up questionnaire on HAPA variables and dietary behaviour. Results: A factor analysis confirmed the phase-specific separation of self-efficacy. Motivational self-efficacy emerged as predictor for behavioural intentions over and above other HAPA variables after six months, whereas volitional self-efficacy did not. Volitional self-efficacy interacted with intention in the prediction of behaviour, indicating that volitional self-efficacy is only beneficial for individuals with high levels of intentions. Conclusions: The results provide evidence for the phase-specific distinction of self-efficacy in the context of dietary change in an overweight or obese sample. Thus, differentiating between motivational and volitional self-efficacy beliefs should be considered when developing future interventions of dietary change.
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diet,health action process approach,health behaviour change,overweight,phase-specific self-efficacy
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ISO 690OCHSNER, Sibylle, Urte SCHOLZ, Rainer HORNUNG, 2013. Testing Phase-specific self-efficacy beliefs in the context of dietary behaviour change. In: Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 5(1), pp. 99-117. ISSN 1758-0846. eISSN 1758-0854. Available under: doi: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01079.x
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  doi={10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01079.x},
  title={Testing Phase-specific self-efficacy beliefs in the context of dietary behaviour change},
  number={1},
  volume={5},
  issn={1758-0846},
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  author={Ochsner, Sibylle and Scholz, Urte and Hornung, Rainer}
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