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Pathways between BMI and adherence to weight management in adolescence
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Background: 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
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Prioste, A., Fonseca, H., Pereira, C. R., Sousa, P., Gaspar, P., Do Céu Machado, M. (2017). Pathways between BMI and adherence to weight management in adolescence. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 29 (6)
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adolescents BMI overweight weight management
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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health