TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of dietary behaviors and exercise activities education on the self- efficacy of middle school students TT - بررسی تاثیر آموزش رفتارهای تغذیه‌ای وفعالیت‌های ورزشی برخودکارآمدی دانش‌‌آموزان مدارس راهنمایی JF - iau-tmuj JO - iau-tmuj VL - 22 IS - 2 UR - http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-570-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 143 EP - 151 KW - Self-efficacy KW - Education KW - Nutritional behaviors KW - Exercise activities KW - Students N2 - Background: Good nutrition and regular physical activity are health promoting behaviors. Therefore, encouraging adolescents for following good nutritional behavior and having regular physical activity is one of the health priorities of community. This study was performed to determine the effect of educational programs related to nutritional behaviors and physical activity on self- efficacy of middle school students in Kerman. Materials and Methods: In this quasi experimental study, 120 students of private and public middle schools were selected through multi- stage cluster random sampling and were assigned into two groups of experimental and control. Data was gathered using a questionnaire. After performing a pre-test, experimental group received eight 60-minute sessions of educational program on healthy nutrition and physical activity and their importance were hold through giving lecture and providing question and answer time and educational booklet. The data from before and after of intervention in experimental group were compared with control group by paired t-test, Mann-whitney U, Wilcoxon, Chi-square, Fisher and independent t-test. Results: Self-efficacy in all domains of nutritional behavior has a significant difference in experimental group (38.92 ±10.59) compared to the control group (-1.78 ± 0.33) (p M3 ER -