Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, School of Public Health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Public Health & Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2020 Jun 8;33(3):115-122. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0165.
It is important to recognize the various dimensions of puberty and planning for the education of adolescents and their parents who are on the verge of this course. The present study aimed to investigate predictors of puberty health behavior in adolescent girls.
MATERIALS & METHODS: This correlational study was carried out on 280 female students from the eighth and ninth grades of high school who were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was assessed using the face and content validity method (Panel view of the experts) and its reliability was tested by test-retest and internal consistency. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS 16 using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression at a significant level less than 0.05.
Regression results with stepwise analysis showed that demographic variables other than the age of students (p = 0.031) had no effect on the adoption of puberty health behaviors, but their students' knowledge and their attitude were good predictors of behaviors Health is puberty. Among the underlying and psychological variables, was the strongest prediction (Beta = 0.48). Attitude with knowledge and age was 34.9% of variance for explaining puberty health behaviors in adolescents.
Considering the power of predictors such as knowledge and attitude, it is possible to develop puberty health behaviors by increasing knowledge of students and providing correct and appropriate information to them and improving attitudes.
认识青春期的各个方面对于即将进入这一阶段的青少年及其家长的教育非常重要。本研究旨在探讨青春期女孩青春期健康行为的预测因素。
本相关性研究采用多阶段随机抽样法，对 280 名来自高中八、九年级的女学生进行了研究。数据收集工具是一份研究者自制的问卷，其有效性通过专家小组的内容和表面有效性评估，其可靠性通过重测和内部一致性进行了检验。使用 SPSS 16 对收集的数据进行了描述性统计、皮尔逊相关系数和多元回归分析，显著水平为 0.05。
逐步分析的回归结果表明，除学生年龄（p=0.031）外，其他人口统计学变量对青春期健康行为的采用没有影响，但学生的知识和态度是良好的行为预测因素健康是青春期。在潜在和心理变量中，态度是最强的预测因素（Beta=0.48）。态度与知识和年龄一起可以解释青少年青春期健康行为的 34.9%。
鉴于知识和态度等预测因素的影响力，可以通过增加学生的知识，向他们提供正确和适当的信息，并改善态度，来培养青春期健康行为。
