TY - JOUR ID - 8694 TI - Analysis of Weight Control among Overweight and Obese Iranian Adolescents: Application of the Trans-theoretical Model JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Haghi, Mehdi AU - Mazloomy Mahmoodabad, Seyed Saeed AU - Mozaffari-Khosravi, Hassan AU - Eslami Shahrbabaki, Heydar AU - Fallahzadeh, Hossein AU - Rafati fard, Mohammad AD - Department of Health Services, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. AD - Departments of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. AD - Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Anar, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran. AD - Departments of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 7013 EP - 7022 KW - Adolescent KW - Obesity KW - Overweight KW - Weight Loss Program DO - 10.22038/ijp.2017.23310.1959 N2 - BackgroundThe world-wide prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has reached an alarming level and become a major health problem in today’s world. The aim of this study was to identify the stages and processes of change as well as their relationship with weight controlbased on a Trans- theoretical Model (TTM) in overweight and obese Iranian adolescents.Materials and MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted with participation of 250 overweight and obese adolescents selected through cluster sampling method fromMarch to April, 2016. In order tocollect data, a researcher-made questionnaire based on TTM ؟The obtained data were entered into SPSS version19.0 software. Results: The majority of participants (80%) were in inactive stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, and preparation) of change for weight control, while only 20% of them were in active stages (action and maintenance). Also, results showed that a significant differencebetween stages and processes of change so that individuals' progress across stages of change frompre-contemplation to maintenance increased cognitive and behavioral processes’ scores (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The majority of participants (80%) were in inactive stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, and preparation) of change for weight control, while only 20% of them were in active stages (action and maintenance). Also, results showed that a significant differencebetween stages and processes of change so that individuals' progress across stages of change frompre-contemplation to maintenance increased cognitive and behavioral processes’ scores (p < 0.05). UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8694.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8694_56d089cee7ea74f5283b788148a90d01.pdf ER -