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.
Adolescence is a time of profound change for individuals. It is a period that witnesses biologic, social, and psychological change in the individual as well as role changes within the family and peer groups. Compounding these difficult transitions with the onset of inflammatory bowel disease leads to additional problems with adolescence adjustment. In the limited studies that have addressed the adolescent and inflammatory bowel disease, several key concepts emerge that point to ways for successfully dealing with these adolescent adjustment problems. Roy's Adaptation Model provides a foundation for identifying and selecting interventions in working with adolescents and chronic illness. A review of the literature finds the need for further study of the difficulties encountered by the changes of adolescence coupled with the onset of inflammatory bowel disease.
Thus, the EC performed well among a different demographic than those used during its development. This inexpensive and easily administered survey manifests credible validity and reliability. Nevertheless, evidence for its validity and reliability needs to be accrued when it is used in diverse populations.
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