SMJ articles in the category "self-efficacy"

Original Article

Repeat Pregnancy Prevention Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: Associations With Provider Communication, Provider Type, and Depression

Objectives: Among adolescent mothers, pregnancy prevention self-efficacy developed during pregnancy may predict the use of contraception following delivery. Communication between patients and their primary care providers (PCPs) is important for adherence to physician recommendations and may be associated with pregnancy prevention self-efficacy. Depression, which is common among adolescent mothers, has…

Posted in: Depression 22 primary care 64 provider communication 2 self-efficacy 2

Original Article

Relationship of Exercise Program Participation with Weight Loss in Adults with Severe Obesity: Assessing Psychologically Based Mediators

Background: Although exercise is related to weight loss, minimal energy expenditures typical in deconditioned persons explain only small portions of this reduction. Thus, it has been suggested that exercise-induced changes in psychological variables associated with appropriate eating may be mediators. Methods: Adults with obesity (N = 106; Mean BMI =…

Posted in: exercise 11 mood 3 Obesity 70 self-efficacy 2
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