S Garousi1, B Garrusi2, Mohammad Reza Baneshi3, Z Sharifi4. 1. Social Sciences Department, Literature & Human Sciences School, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. 2. Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 444, Kerman, Iran. behshidgarrusi@gmail.com. 3. Department of Biostatistics, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. 4. Department of Social Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Attempts to obtain the ideal body shape portrayed in advertising can result in behaviors that lead to an unhealthy reduction in weight. This study was designed to identify contributing factors that may be effective in changing the behavior of a sample of Iranian adolescents. METHODS: Three hundred fifty adolescent girls from high schools in Kerman, Iran participated in a cross-sectional study based on a self-administered questionnaire. Multifactorial logistic regression modeling was used to identify the factors influencing each of the contributing factors for body management methods, and a decision tree model was constructed to identify individuals who were more or less likely to change their body shape. RESULTS: Approximately one-third of the adolescent girls had attempted dieting, and 37 % of them had exercised to lose weight. The logistic regression model showed that pressure from their mother and the media; father's education level; and body mass index (BMI) were important factors in dieting. BMI and perceived pressure from the media were risk factors for attempting exercise. CONCLUSIONS: BMI and perceived pressure from relatives, particularly mothers, and the media were important factors in attempts by adolescent girls to lose weight.
PURPOSE: Attempts to obtain the ideal body shape portrayed in advertising can result in behaviors that lead to an unhealthy reduction in weight. This study was designed to identify contributing factors that may be effective in changing the behavior of a sample of Iranian adolescents. METHODS: Three hundred fifty adolescent girls from high schools in Kerman, Iran participated in a cross-sectional study based on a self-administered questionnaire. Multifactorial logistic regression modeling was used to identify the factors influencing each of the contributing factors for body management methods, and a decision tree model was constructed to identify individuals who were more or less likely to change their body shape. RESULTS: Approximately one-third of the adolescent girls had attempted dieting, and 37 % of them had exercised to lose weight. The logistic regression model showed that pressure from their mother and the media; father's education level; and body mass index (BMI) were important factors in dieting. BMI and perceived pressure from the media were risk factors for attempting exercise. CONCLUSIONS: BMI and perceived pressure from relatives, particularly mothers, and the media were important factors in attempts by adolescent girls to lose weight.
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Adolescent girls; Body satisfaction; Iran; Weight reduction
Authors: Pilar Aparicio-Martinez; Alberto-Jesus Perea-Moreno; María Pilar Martinez-Jimenez; María Dolores Redel-Macías; Claudia Pagliari; Manuel Vaquero-Abellan Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-10-29 Impact factor: 3.390