Analysis of causal and contextual factors in the success of the implementation of the national plan to control the weight and obesity of students
Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports ManagementZahra Arabpur 1 , Vali Nowzari 2 , Seyed Ehsan Amirhosseini 3
1 - Doctorant, Département d'éducation physique et des sciences du sport, Yasuoj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuoj, Iran
2 - Professeur Adjoint, Département d'éducation physique et des sciences du sport, Branche Arsenjan, Islamic Azad University, Arsenjan, Iran
3 - Département de gestion des sports, branche de Yasuoj, Université islamique d'Azad, Yasuoj, Iran
Keywords: Healthy eating, obesity, student, weight control, exercise,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to analyze the causal and contextual factors in the success of the implementation of the national plan to control the weight and obesity of students. This research is applied in terms of purpose, which was compiled as a sequential exploratory mix. The selection of participants was based on purposeful and theoretical sampling, in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 school health and physical education experts and analyzed using the Foundation's data method. The statistical population in the quantitative part included managers, experts and instructors of physical education and health of schools, who were first randomly selected by stratification and then by available number of 384 people as a sample. Based on the method suggested by Strauss and Corbin (2011), open and axial coding of the data was done simultaneously. In the quantitative part of the research, the data was analyzed using SPSS version 23 and Lisrel software. The findings showed that 21 causal factors in the form of the central categories of psychological skills, sports environment, management factors, human resources and family companionship, as well as contextual categories that include goals and programs, community awareness, socio-cultural factors, and lifestyle, contribute to the success of the national plan. Weight and obesity control will help. Also, based on the findings, the effect of background conditions and causal factors on the control of students' weight and obesity was significant. It can be said that raising awareness and empowering parents, managers and school teachers, integrated management and inter-organizational coherence of the health and education system, healthy nutrition, media cooperation and institutionalization of sports among students will help the success of weight and obesity control plan.
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