title: Physical activity and self-efficacy in normal and over-fat children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the independent and combined association of self-efficacy and fatness with physical activity in 5(th) grade children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 281 students (10.4 ± 0.7 years). Physical activity was assessed using a self-report question. Self-efficacy to be physically active was assessed using a 5-point scale. Body fatness was assessed by bioelectrical impedance. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and t-tests were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no differences in reported days of physical activity between boys and girls, and normal-fat and over-fat children. However, children with high self-efficacy participated in significantly more physical activity compared to their low self-efficacy counterparts (3.4 ± 2.0 days vs. 5.4 ± 1.8 days, respectively, p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only physical activity self-efficacy was related to physical activity, fatness was not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. sutondar@msu.edu
authors.forename: Darijan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suton
authors.forename: Karin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Feltz
authors.forename: Kimbo E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: Joey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Eisenmann
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D050154:Adiposity; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy