J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2013 Jun;24(2):195-204. 10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.2.195.

Factors affecting Weight-Control Behavior Intention in Female College Students: Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

• Kim EJ

• KMID: 2292762
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.2.195

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was carried out to find factors affecting weight-control behavior intention in female college students based on the theory of planned behavior.
METHODS
The subjects were 453 female students from everywhere other than the Gangwon Province and Jeju Island. Data were collected by using a questionnaire.
RESULTS
The factors affecting weight-control behavior intention in female college students within 2 weeks were attitudes and subjective norms. These two factors accounted for 20.0% of weight-control behavior intention. Also, when body shape satisfaction and BMI were added to variables of the theory of planned behavior like attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control, these 5 factors accounted for a total of 34.1%.
CONCLUSION
Due to their distorted perception in preferring skinny body shapes, female college students are likely to attempt at inappropriate weight control behavior. Through intervention with such factors as attitudes and body image satisfaction, which have been derived from the results of this study, healthy weight control behavior should be pursued in practice.

Keyword

Body weight; Behavior; Intention; Female

MeSH Terms

Behavior Control
Body Image
Body Weight
Female
Humans
Intention