Understanding exercise behavior among Tehran adolescent girls according
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 24 No. 85 (2015),
2 Tir 2015
,
Page 11-20
https://doi.org/10.22037/anm.v24i85.8099
Abstract
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Background and aim:
decline of exercise during adolescence especially in adolescent girls is documented.
Nevertheless, there is relatively little understanding about exercise behavior and it's mechanisms during
adolescence. The purpose of this study is understanding exercise behavior among Tehran adolescent girls
according to Stage of Change Model.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted on 430 adolescent girls ranged in
age from 14-17 years that were selected from Tehran daily public and private high school by multi stage
sampling method. 2 questionnaires: demographics questionnaire and Stage of Exercise Change Questionnaire
(SECQ) and 3 scales: Exercise Benefits/ Barriers Scale (EBBS), Self efficacy scale and Process of change
scale were used for data collection and some of which was validated and made reliable. ANOVA
accompanied by Tukey's post hoc test were used for data analysis.
Results:
30% of Tehran adolescent girls were in pre - contemplation stage. Totally 73.8% of samples were in
pre- action stages (pre – contemplation, contemplation, preparation) and they were sedentary. All of the stage
of change model's constructs differed from pre - contemplation stage through maintenance stage significantly
(p< 0.001). Adolescent girls in pre- contemplation scored the lowest and those in maintenance stage scored
highest on self-efficacy, perceived benefits and process of change and reversed on perceived barriers.
Conclusion:
Results of recent study supported the use of stage of change model in understanding exercise
behavior among adolescent girls and showed that the stage of change model can serve as a useful frame work
to understand adolescent girl exercise behavior so using the stage of change model is recommended in
understanding and promoting exercise behavior among adolescent girls.
Keyword:
Stage of Change Model, exercise behavior, adolescents, girls
- Stage of Change Model
- exercise behavior
- adolescents
- girls
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