Description
Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern in the United States. For several years, many interventions have been established to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity. However, these interventions have not adequately utilized existing models of behavior change, and as a result, have been unsuccessful in increasing levels of physical activity and healthy dietary intake. One such model of change, the Transtheoretical Model, views behavior change as occurring through a series of stages with progression through the stages being facilitated by cognitive and behavioral processes. Within these processes the constructs of consciousness-raising, helping relationships, and self-efficacy have been shown to be most influential in changing behaviors. Thus, the objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of such constructs and establish a multi-faceted approach to combat this epidemic.
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Title
- The Transtheoretical Model in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Contributors
- Wang, Janice (Author)
- Broman, Tannah (Thesis director)
- Hoffner, Kristin (Committee member)
- Baldwin, Marjorie (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- College of Health Solutions (Contributor)
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2012-12
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