Atikah Rahayu
Background and objectives: Adolescents were require techniques to attain healthy behavior. The study aimed to evaluate a health behavior change-based intervention program to improve self-efficacy of physical activity and eating habits. Material and methods: This randomized controlled trial included 378 teenagers adolescents, assigned to control for 12 weeks, a self-efficacy Based education intervention to promotion physical activity and healthy eating. Independent t-test and Mann Whitney were used to compare baseline differences, paired sample T Test) is used to compare the pre- and post-intervention pairs in the control and treatment groups, and Cohen's D analysis to quantify the effect size in both groups. Results: All post-test variables demonstrated the effect of self-efficacy-based educational interventions on promoting physical activity and healthy eating patterns adolescents with higher body weight. The intervention's effect was greater for physical activity self-efficacy. Conclusion: This study highlight a self-efficacy based education intervention to promotion physical activity and healthy eating in adolescents with higher body weight. © 2025 Association Française de Therapie Comportementale et Cognitive
Department of Sports Science Faculty of Sports Science and Health, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia
