PMID- 26656418
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160505
LR  - 20161126
IS  - 0035-7715 (Print)
IS  - 0035-7715 (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015
TI  - Association between self-efficacy and dietary behaviours of American football 
      players in the Polish Clubs in the light of dietary recommendations for athletes.
PG  - 361-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: Personality traits associated with one's health beliefs and 
      expectations constitute a determinant of dietary behaviours. OBJECTIVE: The aim 
      of the study was to analyse the dietary behaviours of young American football 
      players in the Polish clubs and association thereof with their general 
      self-efficacy level. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included the group of 100 
      young men (20-30 years of age) who practiced American football on a professional 
      basis in three Polish clubs. The study was based on an original dietary behaviour 
      questionnaire derived from the Swiss Food Pyramid for Athletes and General 
      Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Statistical analysis, conducted with Statistica 10.0 
      PL software, included intergroup comparisons with the Chi-square test. RESULTS: 
      Having at least three meals per day (82%), consumption of such protein products 
      as eggs and/or meat several times per week (68%) and including cereal products in 
      every main meal (67%) turned out to be the most often followed qualitative 
      recommendations of the Swiss Food Pyramid for Athletes in the group of American 
      football players. Other, frequently followed dietary recommendations included 
      remaining on a variable diet (75%), preference to mineral water and other non- 
      sweetened beverages (69%), reduced intake of sweets and salted snacks (65%), 
      energy drinks (64%) and fast food products (60%). The least frequently declared 
      dietary behaviours included consuming recommended amounts of vegetables/fruits 
      (48%) and wholegrain cereal products (45%), and reduced intake of animal fats 
      (42%). Analysis of a relationship between specific dietary behaviours and general 
      self-efficacy level showed that the athletes with higher levels of this trait 
      consumed recommended daily amounts of vegetables (54% vs. 26%, p<0.01) and cereal 
      products (87% vs. 50%, p<0.001), had recommended number of meals per day (96% vs. 
      70%, p<0.001) and ate regularly (76% vs. 24%, p<0.001) significantly more often 
      than the persons characterized by lower self-efficacy levels. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Players with higher general self-efficacy levels adhere to the recommendations of 
      the Swiss Food Pyramid for Athletes to a larger extent than the sportsmen with 
      lower levels of this trait.
FAU - Gacek, Maria
AU  - Gacek M
AD  - Department of Sports Medicine and Human Nutrition, University School of Physical 
      Education in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Poland
TA  - Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig
JT  - Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
JID - 0414756
RN  - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates)
RN  - 0 (Dietary Fats)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Dairy Products
MH  - Diet/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage
MH  - Dietary Fats/administration & dosage
MH  - Dietary Supplements
MH  - *Feeding Behavior
MH  - *Food Preferences
MH  - Football/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Nutritional Status
MH  - Poland
MH  - *Self Efficacy
MH  - United States
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2015/12/15 06:00
MHDA- 2016/05/06 06:00
CRDT- 2015/12/15 06:00
PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/05/06 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2015;66(4):361-6.