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ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2017;4(3):52-58
ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2017;4(3):52-58
Factors Related to Intention to Perform Physical Activity Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior among High School Female Students in Ahvaz
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Baji Zahra (1)Shakerinejad Ghodratollah (*)
Tehrani Masoumeh (1)
Hajinajaf Saeedeh (1)
Jarvandi Farzaneh (1)
(*) Department of Health Education Research, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research [ACECR], Khuzestan Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Department of Health Education Research, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research [ACECR], Khuzestan Branch, Khuzestan Branch, Iran
(1) Department of Health Education Research, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research [ACECR], Khuzestan Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Department of Health Education Research, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research [ACECR], Khuzestan Branch,, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Department of Health Education Research, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research [ACECR], Khuzestan Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
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Article History
Received: September 23, 2017Accepted: December 14, 2017
ePublished: December 21, 2017
ABSTRACT
Aims
Physical activity is one of the most important aspects of health promotion and one of the predictors of death and disability worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the factors related to intention to perform physical activity based on the theory of planned behavior among high school female students of Ahvaz city, Iran.
Materials & Methods This descriptive analytical study was performed among 163 high school female students randomly selected from two girls' public schools in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2016. Data were gathered using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and the theory of planned behavior constructs including attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, and intention. To analyze the data, linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were run in SPSS, version 23.
Findings The mean age of the participants was 13.76±0.89 years. The regression model showed that the attitude (β=0.46, P<0.001) and perceived behavior control (β=0.15, P<0.05) constructs were predictors of physical activity intention. This model could explain 40% of the variance in physical activity intention. Subjective norms (P<0.057, β=0.14) were not significant predictors of the intention.
Conclusion We recommend using the theory of planned behavior and paying more attention to the attitude construct, as the strongest predictor of intention, in designing educational interventions to promote physical activity among female students.
Materials & Methods This descriptive analytical study was performed among 163 high school female students randomly selected from two girls' public schools in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2016. Data were gathered using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and the theory of planned behavior constructs including attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, and intention. To analyze the data, linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were run in SPSS, version 23.
Findings The mean age of the participants was 13.76±0.89 years. The regression model showed that the attitude (β=0.46, P<0.001) and perceived behavior control (β=0.15, P<0.05) constructs were predictors of physical activity intention. This model could explain 40% of the variance in physical activity intention. Subjective norms (P<0.057, β=0.14) were not significant predictors of the intention.
Conclusion We recommend using the theory of planned behavior and paying more attention to the attitude construct, as the strongest predictor of intention, in designing educational interventions to promote physical activity among female students.
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