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Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea
The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing college students’ self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning by gender using the health belief model (HBM). Utilizing a comparative descriptive design, a total of 819 college students were recruited. A survey was administered to gather inform...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32466212 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103735 |
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author | Kang, Saem Yi Kim, Hae Won |
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description | The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing college students’ self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning by gender using the health belief model (HBM). Utilizing a comparative descriptive design, a total of 819 college students were recruited. A survey was administered to gather information on health beliefs related to pregnancy planning, self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning, fertility knowledge, and general characteristics. The main variables were compared by gender. The factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning were identified using hierarchical regression analysis. Female students (476) had lower self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning than male students (343). The significant factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning in female students were: depression (β = −0.09, p = 0.030), fertility knowledge (β = 0.08, p = 0.025), barriers (β = −0.57, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p < 0.001), whereas the corresponding factors in male students were benefits (β = 0.12, p = 0.020), barriers (β = −0.44, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p = 0.001). The present study confirmed the suitability of the HBM as a conceptual framework for identifying factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning. Based on the findings of this study, gender-based similarities and differences in factors influencing self-efficacy should be considered when taking steps to promote self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning among college students. |
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spelling | pubmed-72773312020-06-15 Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea Kang, Saem Yi Kim, Hae Won Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing college students’ self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning by gender using the health belief model (HBM). Utilizing a comparative descriptive design, a total of 819 college students were recruited. A survey was administered to gather information on health beliefs related to pregnancy planning, self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning, fertility knowledge, and general characteristics. The main variables were compared by gender. The factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning were identified using hierarchical regression analysis. Female students (476) had lower self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning than male students (343). The significant factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning in female students were: depression (β = −0.09, p = 0.030), fertility knowledge (β = 0.08, p = 0.025), barriers (β = −0.57, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p < 0.001), whereas the corresponding factors in male students were benefits (β = 0.12, p = 0.020), barriers (β = −0.44, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p = 0.001). The present study confirmed the suitability of the HBM as a conceptual framework for identifying factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning. Based on the findings of this study, gender-based similarities and differences in factors influencing self-efficacy should be considered when taking steps to promote self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning among college students. MDPI 2020-05-25 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7277331/ /pubmed/32466212 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103735 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kang, Saem Yi Kim, Hae Won Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title | Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title_full | Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title_fullStr | Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title_short | Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea |
title_sort | gender differences in factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning among college students in korea |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32466212 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103735 |
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