Improving family health climate, effect of role modeling and maternal support in female students

Girls can use their mother's emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family...

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Published in:BMC family practice 2023-03, Vol.24 (1), p.70-70, Article 70
Main Authors: Ostovarfar, Jeyran, Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein, Vardanjani, Hossein Molavi, Ghahramani, Leila, Karimi, Masoud, Asadollahi, Abdolrahim, Zare, Razie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Children & youth
Data collection
Education
Ethics
Exercise
Families & family life
Family Health
Family health climate
Female
Food
Girls
Health Behavior
Humans
Mother
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Parents & parenting
Physical activity
Questionnaires
School principals
Students
Teenagers
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Summary:Girls can use their mother's emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family Health Climate (FHC) in female students. In this educational quasi-experimental study, 261 female students (133 in the intervention group and 128 in the control group) and 223 mothers (109 intervention and 114 control) were selected using the cluster multi-stages sampling method and entered the study. Participants (intervention and control groups) completed the FHC scale at three stages (before intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 2 months after intervention). A training program that comprised 12 sessions for students and six sessions for their mothers using collaborative learning techniques and printed materials was conducted with the experimental group. Also after completing the questionnaire in the follow-up phase, pamphlets and educational videos were given to the control group. Data were analyzed using SPSS20 via a chi-square test, independent t-test, and Repeated Measures ANOVA at a significance level of 0.05. Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between demographic variables and the score of the FHC scale in both groups (p 
ISSN:2731-4553
2731-4553
1471-2296
DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02015-7