Social and cognitive factors associated with preventative health care behaviors of culturally diverse adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine whether culturally diverse adolescents' self-reported engagement in preventative health care behaviors is associated with the following social and cognitive variables: health self-efficacy, value placed on health, perceived barriers to health promotion, and perceptions regarding primary caregivers' and peers' engagement in preventative health care behaviors.

Procedure: A cross-sectional study involving 108 high school students in health education classes was conducted. The majority of these participants (59.