Relationship between Breakfast Consumption and Self-Efficacy ...

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Relationship between Breakfast Consumption and Self-Efficacy, outcome Expectations, Evaluation and Knowledge in Elementary Students Fatemeh Sadr Hashemi1, Raheleh Soltani2, Akbar Hassanzadeh3, *Ahmad Ali Eslami4,12 1

MSc Student of Health Education, Student Research Center, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran. 2PhD Candidate, Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Center Tabriz, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 3Master of Science, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Public Health Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 4Associate Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract Background: The breakfast is the most important meal of the day that its regular consumption is effective on individuals' physical, psychological and social health. Given the high prevalence of irregular consumption of breakfast among students, this study aimed to investigate breakfast consumption behavior and self-efficacy, outcome expectations, evaluation and knowledge in elementary students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 360 (52.3%) female primary school students and 154 (47.7%) male students of Isfahan- Iran using cluster-random sampling. The data were collected in a self-reporting form by researcher made questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 with independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: The mean breakfast consumption (in a week) score of 2.4 with a standard deviation of 1.7. 10.5% of students were eating breakfast daily. There was a significant relationship between breakfast consumption and self-efficacy, outcome expectation and outcome evaluation (P