@article{ART001677463},
author={Choi, Eun-Jung and SONG, YUN-SHIN},
title={The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2012},
volume={12},
number={3},
pages={485-493},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - Choi, Eun-Jung
AU - SONG, YUN-SHIN
TI - The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2012
VL - 12
IS - 3
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 485
EP - 493
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives : The purpose of this study is to provide basic data to develop health education program, by analyzing the relationship between the oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy in dental hygiene students.
Methods : This research was based on self administrated survey conducted by 348 dental hygiene students.
The survey was composed of five items of general characteristics, ten items of factor in self-efficacy and seven items of factor in oral health behavior intention.
Results : According to general characteristics, students with high grades had higher oral health behavior intention(p<0.05) and students answered that the significance of oral health is very important had higher oral health behavior intention(p<0.05). The level of self-efficacy was separated by high-level(30%),medium-level(40%), and low-level (30%), and the higher self-efficacy was, the higher oral health behavior intention was.
Conclusions : By improving dental hygiene student’s self-efficacy, it was necessary to promote oral health behavior intention.
KW - oral health behavior intention;self-efficacy
DO -
ER -
Choi, Eun-Jung and SONG, YUN-SHIN. (2012). The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 12(3), 485-493.
Choi, Eun-Jung and SONG, YUN-SHIN. 2012, "The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.12, no.3 pp.485-493. Available from: doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung, SONG, YUN-SHIN "The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 12.3 pp.485-493 (2012) : 485.
Choi, Eun-Jung, SONG, YUN-SHIN. The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students. 2012; 12(3), 485-493. Available from: doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung and SONG, YUN-SHIN. "The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 12, no.3 (2012) : 485-493.doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung; SONG, YUN-SHIN. The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 12(3), 485-493. doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung; SONG, YUN-SHIN. The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2012; 12(3) 485-493. doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung, SONG, YUN-SHIN. The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students. 2012; 12(3), 485-493. Available from: doi:
Choi, Eun-Jung and SONG, YUN-SHIN. "The association between oral health behavior intention and self-efficacy of dental hygiene students" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 12, no.3 (2012) : 485-493.doi: