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A Gender Study on College Students’ Self-Efficacy in Health Care Behavior

Received: 9 December 2014     Accepted: 5 January 2015     Published: 14 January 2015
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Abstract

The purpose of the present gender study is to compare college students’ self-efficacy profiles in health care behavior. The overall sample consisted of 1,995 subjects: 862 women and 1,133 men. All subjects were freshman students enrolled in The Autonomous University of Chihuahua. The average age was 18.18 years (SD=0.68). A quantitative methodology aided in the survey-like descriptive design. The self-efficacy perception differences found between men and women suggest that any kind of action aimed at improving perceived self-efficacy must take gender into consideration. Further research should seek these findings in larger samples.

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.34
Page(s) 648-652
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Keywords

Student’s Beliefs, Gender Differences, Higher Education, Academic Performance, Student’s Characteristics

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    Francisco Muñoz Beltrán; Alejandro Chávez Guerrero; María Del Carmen Zueck Enríquez; Juan Francisco Aguirre Chávez; Francisco Javier Flores Rico. A Gender Study on College Students’ Self-Efficacy in Health Care Behavior. Sci. J. Public Health 2015, 2(6), 648-652. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.34

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    Francisco Muñoz Beltrán, Alejandro Chávez Guerrero, María Del Carmen Zueck Enríquez, Juan Francisco Aguirre Chávez, Francisco Javier Flores Rico. A Gender Study on College Students’ Self-Efficacy in Health Care Behavior. Sci J Public Health. 2015;2(6):648-652. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.34

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  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México

  • Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México

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