title: Predictors of the intention to prevent excessive weight gain in youth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine psychosocial factors, BMI, perceived weight, and demographics as correlates of adolescents' intentions to prevent excessive weight gain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Students (12-13 years) completed questionnaires at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Regression analyses  were performed (n=345).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty percent showed a positive intention towards the prevention of excessive weight gain. A positive change in attitude and perceived internal control and higher perceived weight were related to a positive change in intention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A small  majority of adolescents had a positive intention to prevent gaining excessive weight. A positive attitude and higher perceived internal control were related to a positive intention.
authors.affiliation: Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South, Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. n.ezendam@ikz.nl
authors.forename: Nicole Pm
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Ezendam
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oenema
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brug
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D015430:Weight Gain