Muturi, Nancy W.Kidd, TandalayoKhan, TazrinKattelmann, KendraZies, SusanLindshield, ErikaAdhikari, Koushik2016-09-212016-09-21http://hdl.handle.net/2097/34139Citation: Muturi NW, Kidd T, Khan T, Kattelmann K, Zies S, Lindshield E and Adhikari K (2016) An Examination of Factors Associated With Self-Efficacy for Food Choice and Healthy Eating among Low-Income Adolescents in Three U.S. States. Front. Commun. 1:6. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2016.00006Background: Self-efficacy is a crucial component in effective health communication and health promotion interventions and serves as a moderator for behavior change. Although awareness and risk perception are important in the behavior change process, self-efficacy gives people the necessary confidence in their ability to engage in advocated health behaviors. In addressing childhood obesity, self-efficacy plays a crucial role in dietary decisions. Informed by the social cognitive theory, this study examines the personal and environmental factors that determine self-efficacy for healthy food choices and healthy eating among adolescents in low-income communities.en-USAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)AdolescenceEthnic MinoritiesLow-IncomeObesitySelf-EfficacySchool-Based ProgramArticle (publisher version)