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Pathways between BMI and adherence to weight management in adolescence

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dc.contributor.authorPrioste, Ana
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Helena
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Cícero R.
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Pedro Miguel Lopes
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Maria do Céu
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-30T09:41:58Z
dc.date.available2018-07-30T09:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground: In order to understand the mechanisms involved in how overweight adolescents adhere to weight management and perceive its benefits, a few variables have been identified, namely, body mass index (BMI), body self-esteem (BSE) and positive perspective of life (PPL). Methods: In a sample of 112 adolescents, we investigated whether BMI would predict adolescents’ self-efficacy/adherence (SEA) to weight management and perception of its benefits. A structural equation modeling approach was chosen. We hypothesized that perceived quality of life (PQL) would mediate the relationships between BMI and SEA and between BMI and perception of benefits (PB). Results: The results suggested that BMI is not directly associated with SEA and PB. However, PQL was identified as a mediator between BMI and SEA and PB. Conclusion: These findings bring important implications for understanding overweight adolescents’ adherence to weight management. There is evidence that adolescents’ adherence to weight management and PB are not predicted by their BMI. However, it has been shown that PQL mediates this process. For a long time, health professionals have been too focused on BMI. Time has come to be more focused on quality of life and how to improve it.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/ijamh-2016-0018pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3378
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentspt_PT
dc.subjectBMIpt_PT
dc.subjectOverweightpt_PT
dc.subjectWeight managementpt_PT
dc.titlePathways between BMI and adherence to weight management in adolescencept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational journal of adolescent medicine and healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume29pt_PT
person.familyNameLopes de Sousa
person.givenNamePedro Miguel
person.identifierhttps://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=NdSkok4AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
person.identifier.ciencia-id0019-509B-82BC
person.identifier.ciencia-id7817-9AD1-A81D
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6313-532X
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8996-4356
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