The relationship between self-efficacy and help evasion.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationship between self-efficacy and not wanting help to change health behaviors.


METHODS
All employees in the Danish police department were invited to respond to an electronic questionnaire. All respondents expressing a desire to change health behaviors in relation to smoking (n = 845), alcohol (n = 684), eating (n = 4431), and physical activity (n = 5179) and who subsequently responded to questions on self-efficacy were included.


RESULTS
Both the bivariate and multiple regression analyses showed that all four specific self-efficacy scores were positively related to reporting that one did not want help.


CONCLUSIONS
A high belief in one's own ability to change lifestyle behaviors in relation to smoking, alcohol, eating, and physical activity may lead to avoidance of help offers in a workplace setting.
1National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Roger
R
Persson
Bryan
B
Cleal
Mette Øllgaard
MØ
Jakobsen
Ebbe
E
Villadsen
Lars L
LL
Andersen
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D003718:Denmark; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016495:Police / Q000458:organization & administration; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
barriers; health promotion; motivation; police; self-efficacy; work