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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2017

Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy, and Nutrition and Exercise Behaviors in a Low-Income, Hispanic Population.

Lisa M Guntzviller, Andy J King, Jakob D Jensen, LaShara A Davis

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Low income and health literacy: a systematic scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
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  2. Interventions for improving health literacy in migrants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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Lisa M GuntzvillerDepartment of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3001 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. lguntzviller@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9363-6312
Andy J KingDepartment of Public Relations, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Jakob D JensenDepartment of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
LaShara A DavisSaint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Public health goals have emphasized healthy nutrition and exercise behaviors, especially in underserved populations. According to social cognitive theory (SCT), self-efficacy and capability (e.g., health literacy) may interact to predict preventative behaviors. We surveyed 100 low-income, native Spanish-speakers living in the United States who were low in English proficiency and predominantly of Mexican heritage. Participants reported their nutritional and exercise self-efficacy, Spanish health literacy, and nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Consistent with SCT, the interaction of self-efficacy and health literacy significantly predicted fruit and vegetable consumption and weekly exercise, and marginally predicted avoidance of high fat foods. For all three interactions, higher health literacy levels strengthened the positive relationship between self-efficacy and health behaviors. The results offer support for the tenets of SCT and suggest-for low-income, Spanish-speaking adults-that a combination of behavioral confidence and literacy capability are necessary to enact appropriate health behaviors.

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ExerciseSelf EfficacyAdolescentAdultAgedDietFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyHispanic or LatinoHumansLanguageMaleMexican AmericansMiddle AgedExercise and physical activityHealth literacyHispanicNutritionSelf-efficacySocial cognitive theory

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