TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The relationship between self-efficacy and help evasion
JO  - Health education and behavior
A1  - Persson, Roger
A1  - Cleal, Bryan
A1  - Jakobsen, Mette Øllgaard
A1  - Villadsen, Ebbe
A1  - Andersen, Lars L.
SP  - 7
EP  - 11
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - Objective. To examine the relationship between self-efficacy and not wanting help to change health behaviors. Method. All employees in the Danish police department were invited to respond to an electronic questionnaire. All respondents expressing a desire to change health behaviors in relation to smoking (n = 845), alcohol (n = 684), eating (n = 4431), and physical activity (n = 5179) and who subsequently responded to questions on self-efficacy were included. Results. Both the bivariate and multiple regression analyses showed that all four specific self-efficacy scores were positively related to reporting that one did not want help. Conclusion. A high belief in one's own ability to change lifestyle behaviors in relation to smoking, alcohol, eating, and physical activity may lead to avoidance of help offers in a workplace setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1090-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198112473109
ID  - ref1
ER  -