Initial development and testing of a questionnaire of parental self-efficacy for enacting healthy lifestyles in their children

J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2012 Apr;17(2):147-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00330.x.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a questionnaire to assess parental self-efficacy for enacting healthy diet and physical activity behaviors in their 6- to 11-year-old children.

Design and methods: A 35-item questionnaire was developed and tested with 146 U.S. parents.

Results: Participant responses resulted in a 34-item questionnaire with two subscales (dietary behaviors and physical activity behaviors), which were valid and reliable in the study sample.

Practice implications: This new measure will serve as a tool for the assessment of parental self-efficacy for enacting healthy lifestyles in their children 6-11 years old.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Behavior*
  • Female
  • Health Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Motor Activity
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Obesity / prevention & control*
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods*
  • Self Efficacy*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • United States / epidemiology