Self-efficacy, planning and action control in an oral self-care intervention

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To evaluate a theory-guided intervention on oral self-care and examine the possible mechanisms among self-regulatory factors, two brief intervention arms were compared, an information-based education treatment and a self-regulation treatment focusing on planning and action control. Young adults (N = 284; aged 18-29 years) were assessed at baseline and 1 month later. The self-regulation intervention improved levels of oral self-care, dental planning and action control. Moreover, a moderated mediation model with planning as the mediator between experimental conditions and dental outcome, and self-efficacy as well as action control as moderators elucidated the mechanism of change. More self-efficacious participants in the self-regulation condition benefitted in terms of more planning, and those who monitored their actions yielded higher levels of oral hygiene. Dental self-efficacy, dental planning and action control are involved in the improvement of oral self-care. Their joint consideration may contribute to a better understanding of health behavior change.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

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2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Health education research - 30(2015), 4 vom: 19. Aug., Seite 671-81

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Guangyu [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Caiyun [VerfasserIn]
Knoll, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Hamilton, Kyra [VerfasserIn]
Schwarzer, Ralf [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 29.12.2016

Date Revised 13.01.2017

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Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/her/cyv032

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NLM251009432