The Effect of Eucational Intervention on Intention and Behavior Physical Activity of Female students in Behbehan City: An Application on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Introduction: Due to inactive lifestyle in different societies it seems interventions to increase physical activity particularly in early adolescence is essential. Given the fundamental role of physical activity in health and quality of life this study aimed to evaluate an educational intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on the physical activity of girl high school students. Methods: This quasi experimental study was performed on 140 students who were randomly was chose in test and control groups. Data was collected by using a researcher-made valid and reliable questionnaire by self-report method with pre-test/post-test procedures. The educational interventions were performed on students for 3 weeks in test group and also for their teachers and parents in two sessions. Post test was conducted 8 weeks after the intervention .Data were analyzed by using SPSS-20 software and appropriate statistical tests including descriptive statistics chi-square, independent-t and paired t-tests.Results: Before the intervention there was no significant differences was found between test and control groups in mean scores of model structures (p> 0.05), but after the intervention show statistically significant increases in the mean scores of behavior intention and behavior Conclusion: The results show that the educational intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior has a positive effect on the physical activity of female students so we suggested using of interventions based on this model in related health behavior programs.

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Health Education ، Physical Activity ، Theory of Planned Behavior ، student