RT - Journal Article T1 - Effect of Education on the Weight Self-Efficacy lifestyle among Adolescent Girls with Overweight and Obesity JF - yums-armaghan YR - 2012 JO - yums-armaghan VO - 17 IS - 2 UR - http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-299-en.html SP - 117 EP - 128 K1 - Self-efficacy K1 - Obesity K1 - over weight K1 - behavior. AB - Background & aim: Perceived self-efficacy is one of the predictive factors in behavior. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of education on eating behaviors self - efficacy in the obese or overweight adolescent female students. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study conducted in 2011 in Razan, Iran, on 78 obese and overweight adolescent girls, aged 12-16, which were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The data was collected by using the weight efficacy lifestyle questionnaire (WEL). Educational programs were implemented for four sessions for experiment group and the results were evaluated after intervention. The data were analyzed using paired t-test, independent t-test, and chi square. Results: Following the intervention, significant differences were observed in subscales including social pressures (t=-3.60, p LA eng UL http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-299-en.html M3 ER -