Yiwei Han, Shangbin Li, Yankun Song, Jingfei Sun, Weichen Yan, Jie Wang, Xiong Gao, Xueying Li, Changjun Ren, Qian Zhao
Risk factors for infant hearing loss: a meta-analysis
European journal of pediatrics
children approach adolescence focus increasingly appearance physical attraction due teenage bodyimage teaching concepts adolescent health changes individuals attitudes towards parts body health belief model hbm one significant pedagogic models health education according model individuals decision motivation adopting healthy behaviors depends three separate categories personal perception adaptive behaviors probability performing action behavior study investigated effect teaching puberty health concepts basis hbm perceived body image female adolescents quasiexperimental research design used study study conducted 60 sixth grade girls state elementary schools yazd iran selected cluster sampling method assigned randomly experimental control groups experimental group educated school eight 45min sessions based hbm whereas control group educated using traditional lecturing method data collected demographic selfbody image questionnaires completed intervention data analyzed spss16 using analysis covariance ancova mean age participants 1216 074 years findings showed perceived body image students selfattitude improved significantly intervention yet significant difference found subscales attitudes towards weight satisfaction various parts body results study confirmed efficacy efficiency teaching puberty health basis hbm improving perceived body image female adolescents