Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Background: Excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) is a health problem in most societies today, which has adverse consequences in health, social and economic areas. ... Read More

Validation of a social-cognitive theory-based tool for measuring factors influencing obesity prevention behaviors in 4-6 years old children using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)

Maryam Seraji; Elham Nejadsadeghi

Volume 10, Issue 5 , May 2022, , Pages 15925-15936

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2022.64110.4870

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Background: Child obesity is one of the main health problems all across the world, which leads to mental and physical health problems. There is no specific tool based on the constructs ... Read More Background: Child obesity is one of the main health problems all across the world, which leads to mental and physical health problems. There is no specific tool based on the constructs of social-cognitive theory (SCT) to assess the factors associated with child obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and confirmatory factor analysis of a SCT-based questionnaire for assessing obesity preventing behaviors among 4-6-year-old children.Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted to validate a SCT-based instrument for measuring factors affecting obesity prevention behaviors among children aged 4-6 years. 240 preschool children aged 4 to 6 years in Behbahan city, southwest Iran participated in the study. After performing the forward-backward translation method, the face, content, and construct validity of the SCT-based questionnaire were confirmed. The content validity index (CVI) and the content validity ratio (CVR) were used to assess the difficulty, relevancy, and ambiguity of the items, and Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to measure the construct validity. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was also performed to evaluate the fitness of the model. Reliability of the questionnaire was also measured through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). The obesity prevention behaviors used in the model included physical activity, consumption of fruit and vegetable, consumption of sugar-free drinks, and screen.Results: Results of this study confirmed the acceptable content and face validity of the SCT-based questionnaire. The results of confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the factor loading of more than 0.3 for all variables; therefore the SCT-based questionnaire had an acceptable validity and reliability.Conclusions: Since the SCT-based questionnaire had an acceptable validity and reliability, it can be used to assess the obesity prevention behaviors in 4-6-year-old children, and also to design relevant educational interventions.

Psychological Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages consumption among Secondary School Students: An Integrated Application of Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Barriers Structure

Naser Sharafkhani; Zahra Heidari; Zamzam Paknahad; Firoozeh Mostafavi

Volume 9, Issue 10 , October 2021, , Pages 14557-14568

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.53798.4265

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Background: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are one of the rich sources of calories from the diet, without having proper nutrients, and excessive consumption of these drinks can have ... Read More

An Exploratory Study of Predictors of Self-Care Behavior in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes based on Social Cognitive Theory

Elham Molavi - Vardanjani; Zohre Fathian Dastgerdi; Ashraf Aminorroaya; Akbar Hassanzadeh; Ahmadali Eslami

Volume 8, Issue 6 , June 2020, , Pages 11505-11512

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.43314.3615

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Background: Diabetes Mellitus is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, bringing enormous costs to communities and the health care system. Self-care behavior has a major influence ... Read More

Using Social Cognitive Theory to Investigate the Risk Factors of Waterpipe Smoking among Southeastern Iranian Adolescents

Mohammadreza Rajabalipour; Hadi Khoshab; Mohammad Reza Baneshi; Nouzar Nakhaee; Hamid Sharifi; Fateme Tavakoli; Abedin Iranpour

Volume 7, Issue 10 , October 2019, , Pages 10243-10253

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.40663.3429

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Background: Explaining the risk factors of waterpipe smoking (WS) is very necessary in prevention programs. The aim of this study was determining the risk factors and the prevalence ... Read More

The Relationship between Cognitive Social Theory and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women

Mahboobe Sadat Moosavinasab; Fariba Fahami; Ashraf Kazemi

Volume 6, Issue 11 , November 2018, , Pages 8527-8535

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.32649.2879

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BackgroundAlthough following a suitable sports program with mild intensity promoted the health of mother's who had healthy pregnancy and caused no harm to the growing fetus; pregnant ... Read More BackgroundAlthough following a suitable sports program with mild intensity promoted the health of mother's who had healthy pregnancy and caused no harm to the growing fetus; pregnant women usually choose to live a sedentary life. This study was conducted to determine the psychological factors related to physical activity in pregnant women. Materials and MethodsThis descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study was conducted on 201 pregnant women who referred to Isfahan health center, Iran. Data gathering tools included a questionnaire on physical activity during pregnancy and a questionnaire to evaluate variables related to social cognitive theory. The validity of socio-cognitive questionnaires was approved by expert professors and their reliability was approved using internal consistency and Cronbach's alpha (above 0.6). Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16.0) through descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient test and linear regression.Results: The greatest amount of physical activity was related to activities in a moderate level. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between three variables of socio-cognitive theory and several levels of physical activity. There was also a significant relationship between variable of observational learning and physical activity in a moderate level and total activity (P<0.05) and a significant relationship between variable of social norms with all three levels of physical activity and total activity. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between outcome expectations and inactivity (P<0.05)Conclusion: Among the variables related to social cognitive theory, social norms as one of the environmental factors in interaction of the individual, the behavior and environment could be used to analyze the physical activity during pregnancy. Suitable interference focusing on social norms to promote physical activity in pregnant women should be considered.

The Application of Social Cognitive Theory on Mothers’ Feeding Practices for Children Aged 6 to 24 Months old in Iran

Hamideh Anjomshoa; Moghadameh Mirzai; Abedin Iranpour

Volume 6, Issue 7 , July 2018, , Pages 7983-7997

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.28326.2459

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Background Complementary Feeding between 6 and 24 months of age underlies nutritional habits in adulthood which can be formed by mothers through these habits. This study was conducted ... Read More

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The Effects of an Educational Program Based on Social Cognitive Theory in Adopting Behaviors to Prevent Excessive Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Children: Application of Shad Social Network Software

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Validation of a social-cognitive theory-based tool for measuring factors influencing obesity prevention behaviors in 4-6 years old children using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)

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Psychological Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages consumption among Secondary School Students: An Integrated Application of Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Barriers Structure

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An Exploratory Study of Predictors of Self-Care Behavior in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes based on Social Cognitive Theory

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Using Social Cognitive Theory to Investigate the Risk Factors of Waterpipe Smoking among Southeastern Iranian Adolescents

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The Relationship between Cognitive Social Theory and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women

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The Application of Social Cognitive Theory on Mothers’ Feeding Practices for Children Aged 6 to 24 Months old in Iran

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