Social-cognitive theory and academic choice behavior in African American college students

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista L. Garrett ◽  
Vicki L. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Academic Choice

Undergraduates' Intentions to Take a Second Language Proficiency Test: A Comparison of Predictions from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theory

2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 798-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bih-Jiau Lin ◽  
Wen-Bin Chiou
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Outcome Expectancy ◽  
General English Proficiency Test

English competency has become essential for obtaining a better job or succeeding in higher education in Taiwan. Thus, passing the General English Proficiency Test is important for college students in Taiwan. The current study applied Ajzen's theory of planned behavior and the notions of outcome expectancy and self-efficacy from Bandura's social cognitive theory to investigate college students' intentions to take the General English Proficiency Test. The formal sample consisted of 425 undergraduates (217 women, 208 men; M age = 19.5 yr., SD = 1.3). The theory of planned behavior showed greater predictive ability ( R2 = 33%) of intention than the social cognitive theory ( R2 = 7%) in regression analysis and made a unique contribution to prediction of actual test-taking behavior one year later in logistic regression. Within-model analyses indicated that subjective norm in theory of planned behavior and outcome expectancy in social cognitive theory are crucial factors in predicting intention. Implications for enhancing undergraduates' intentions to take the English proficiency test are discussed.

scholarly journals A Culturally Relevant Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women: Development and Initial Usability Tests of Smart Walk

10.2196/15346 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e15346
Author(s):  
Rodney P Joseph ◽  
Colleen Keller ◽  
Sonia Vega-López ◽  
Marc A Adams ◽  
Rebekah English ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Intervention Phase

Background Smart Walk is a culturally relevant, social cognitive theory–based, smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity (PA) and reduce cardiometabolic disease risk among African American (AA) women. Objective This study aimed to describe the development and initial usability testing results of Smart Walk. Methods Smart Walk was developed in 5 phases. Phases 1 to 3 focused on initial intervention development, phase 4 involved usability testing, and phase 5 included intervention refinement based on usability testing results. In phase 1, a series of 9 focus groups with 25 AA women (mean age 38.5 years, SD 7.8; mean BMI 39.4 kg/m2, SD 7.3) was used to identify cultural factors associated with PA and ascertain how constructs of social cognitive theory can be leveraged in the design of a PA intervention. Phase 2 included the analysis of phase 1 qualitative data and development of the structured PA intervention. Phase 3 focused on the technical development of the smartphone app used to deliver the intervention. Phase 4 consisted of a 1-month usability trial of Smart Walk (n=12 women; mean age 35.0 years, SD 8.5; mean BMI 40 kg/m2, SD 5.0). Phase 5 included refinement of the intervention based on the usability trial results. Results The 5-phase process resulted in the development of the Smart Walk smartphone-delivered PA intervention. This PA intervention was designed to target social cognitive theory constructs of behavioral capability, outcome expectations, social support, self-efficacy, and self-regulation and address deep structure sociocultural characteristics of collectivism, racial pride, and body appearance preferences of AA women. Key features of the smartphone app included (1) personal profile pages, (2) multimedia PA promotion modules (ie, electronic text and videos), (3) discussion boards, and (4) a PA self-monitoring tool. Participants also received 3 PA promotion text messages each week. Conclusions The development process of Smart Walk was designed to maximize the usability, cultural relevance, and impact of the smartphone-delivered PA intervention.

Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Breastfeeding in African-American Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adryan Eastin ◽  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
American Women ◽  
Breast Feed

The purpose of this study was to apply social cognitive theory (SCT) to predict breastfeeding initiation and duration in African-American women in a community sample. A total of 238 African-American women completed a 50-item valid and reliable questionnaire assessing their knowledge, expectations, self-efficacy, self-efficacy in overcoming barriers and self-control in initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Regression results indicated that self-efficacy for initiation and self-efficacy in overcoming barriers for initiation were significant predictors for initiation of breastfeeding in African-American women. Logistic regression revealed that self-efficacy to breast feed for more than six months and self-control for duration were significant predictors.

Social Cognitive Theory Contructs as A Determinant of Days of Physical Activity among College Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S63
Author(s):  
Melinda K. Everman ◽  
Melinda K. Everman ◽  
Brian Hortz ◽  
Rick Petosa ◽  
Rick Suminski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory
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