title: The youth form of the Motivators of and Barriers to Health-Smart Behaviors Inventory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a youth form of the Motivators of and Barriers to Health-Smart Behaviors Inventory (MB-HSBI-Youth) for use in identifying self-reported motivators of and barriers to the following health-promoting behaviors (called health-smart behaviors): eating a healthy breakfast, eating healthy foods and snacks, drinking healthy drinks, and engaging in physical activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The MB-HSBI-Youth was developed through several research phases as part of a larger, multisite, and multicomponent study on modifying and preventing obesity in families. A critical aspect of the larger study was to identify the motivators of and barriers to the above-identified health-smart behaviors among African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino American, and non-Hispanic White American adults and youth. After preliminary research involving content validity, item analyses, and pilot testing, a pilot version of the MB-HSBI-Youth was administered to a national sample of 567 culturally diverse youth ranging from 9 to 17 years old.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factor analyses and internal consistency results revealed the existence of multiple subscales measuring motivators of and barriers to each of the above-specified health-smart behaviors. Scores on the MB-HSBI-Youth correlated in expected directions with health self-efficacy scores and with ratings of the importance of health-related behavioral goals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MB-HSBI-Youth may be a useful and novel tool for developing assessment-based, culturally sensitive health promotion programs customized to be responsive to the motivators of and barriers to health-smart behaviors identified in target communities, particularly those communities whose members are mostly racial/ethnic minorities.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, USA. cmtucker@ufl.edu
authors: Carolyn M
authors: CM
authors: Tucker
authors: Kenneth G
authors: KG
authors: Rice
authors: Frederic F
authors: FF
authors: Desmond
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Hou
authors: Lillian B
authors: LB
authors: Kaye
authors: Tasia M
authors: TM
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States