The Effect of Self-Efficacy Enhancement Program Using Animation on Eating Behaviors of Late School-Age Children with Overnutrition
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This study employed a quasi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest and a comparison group. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of a self-efficacy enhancement program using animation on eating behaviors of late school-age children with overnutrition who were enrolled in grades 4 - 6 at a school governed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The sample consisted of 30 children, divided into two groups: 15 children received the self-efficacy enhancement program using animation, and 15 children received regular care. The research tools included: (1) self-efficacy enhancement program using animation to improve eating behaviors of late school-age children with overnutrition, developed by the researcher based on Bandura's self-efficacy concept; (2) a questionnaire on eating behaviors of late school-age children with overnutrition; and (3) a questionnaire on self-efficacy perception toward eating behaviors of late school-age children with overnutrition. The content validity of all instruments was 1, and the reliability coefficients were 0.80 and 0.88, respectively. The data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test.
The results showed that the eating behavior scores of school-age children with overnutrition significantly increased after they received the self-efficacy enhancement program using animation, compared to before they had received the program (t = 7.284, p < .001). The scores were also significantly higher than those of the group that received regular care (t = - 8.913, p < .001) at the .05 significance level.
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