%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between the intention每behavior gap and self
%A Rei Ono
%A Ryo Nakamura
%A Shogo Misu
%A Tsunenori Isa
%A Yuya Ueda
%J Journal of Child Health Care
%@ 1741-2889
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1367493518777297
%X This study investigated the relationship of a gap between the intent to be physically active and actual participation in physical activity (＆intention每behavior gap＊) and self-efficacy for physical activity during childhood. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect information from 946 children from the fourth and sixth grades in Japan on self-efficacy, intention, and physical activity. Children with an intention每behavior gap (high intent每low activity or low intent每high activity) had higher self-efficacy scores than those with low intent and low activity (27.66 or 27.65 vs. 21.69; p < .001). They had lower self-efficacy scores than those with high intent and high activity (27.66 or 27.65 vs. 30.56; p < .001). Children with an intention每behavior gap had lower self-efficacy for physical activity than those who intended to be and were physically active. Such children may benefit from education interventions that focus on improving self-efficacy
%K Children
%K physical activity
%K self-efficacy
%K theory of planned behavior
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1367493518777297