The Relationship Between Self Efficacy And Sedentary Behavior Among Early Adult (Aged 20-24 Years) In Medan City

Abstract

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) cause 74% of all deaths in the world every year. There has been a shift in the pattern of NCDs from previously mostly occured to the elderly to now many occur to the younger age. NCDs are caused by four risky lifestyle behaviors, one of which is sedentary behavior. Sedentary is an activity that expends very little energy, such as when sitting, lying or leaning. Several factors are considered to be related to sedentary behavior, including the cognitive factors such as self-efficacy. This study aims to determine the correlation between self-efficacy with sedentary behavior in early adults (aged 20-24 years) in Medan City. The design of this research is cross-sectional. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling with a sample size of 271 respondents. Research data was analyzed using a simple linear regression test. Based on the research results, it was found that 45% of respondents were 20 years old, 87.1% of respondents were female, 90.4% of respondents were students, and 91.5% of respondents had no income. From the results of the data analysis test, it was found that there is a significant negative relationship between self-efficacy and sedentary behavior in early adulthood with a p value (0.000) < 0.05, a correlation coefficient value of 0.197 and a regression coefficient of -106.904. It can be concluded that the higher the level of self-efficacy, the lower the sedentary behavior in early adult. Sedentary behavior can be reduced by increasing self-efficacy in reducing sedentary behavior.

Keywords : early adult, sedentary behavior, self efficacy