Oct 8, 2015 - Elisha Hall a, Weiwen Chai b, Julie A. Albrecht c, * ... Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, 110 Leverton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Appetite 96 (2016) 245e253
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Relationships between nutrition-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior for fifth grade students attending Title I and non-Title I schools Elisha Hall a, Weiwen Chai b, Julie A. Albrecht c, * a b c
University of NebraskaeLincoln, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, 110 Leverton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA University of NebraskaeLincoln, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, 104B Leverton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA University of NebraskaeLincoln, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, 119E Leverton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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Article history: Received 10 April 2015 Received in revised form 22 September 2015 Accepted 26 September 2015 Available online 8 October 2015
The Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) is a widely used theory for nutrition education programming. Better understanding the relationships between knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior among children of various income levels can help to form and improve nutrition programs, particularly for socioeconomically disadvantaged youth. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior among fifth grade students attending Title I (40% of students receiving free or reduced school meals) and non-Title I schools (
