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Table 3 The factors that affected motivation of adolescents for weight control

From: The social and environmental factors impacting the motivation of adolescents for weight control, why and how? A qualitative study

Main category

Upper category

Subcategory

External Factors

Relative success of weight control interventions programs

▪ Weak inter-sectoral coordination with education system and other stakeholders

▪ Weakness in the proper implementation of the community-based nutrition program

▪ Failure to implementation of unhealthy food advertisement policy

▪ High price of healthy food

Lack of environmental and social support

▪ Culture of residence place

▪ Promote the use of mobile-based social media

Lack of family support

▪ Dedicating little time to cooking homemade food

▪ Allocating a small amount of money for physical activity of teenagers

▪ Lack of sufficient awareness of parents

▪ Lack of healthy eating style at home

Internal Factors

Competence

 

Relatedness

 

Autonomy