Purpose: the purposes of this study were: to contribute to maintaining and promoting health for female college students by identifying their body weight control behaviors and the Affecting factors; and, to serve as a basis for the development of weight control programs to orient their weight management to a desirable direction specifically for those who have low or normal body weight but still practice body weight control in a way that is neither useful nor desirable.
Method: The data were analyzed by the SPSS/PC 10.0 statistical program using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson¡¯s correlation coefficient, and the Stepwise multiple regression.
Result: The main predictive factors affecting body weight control was ¡®between - meal snack¡¯, ¡®family support¡¯, ¡®satisfaction with their diet¡¯, ¡®possession of secret method for weight loss¡¯, ¡®body image¡¯, ¡®satisfaction with university life¡¯, and ¡®interest in weight control¡¯.
Conclusion: It may be necessary to develope educational programs on weight control for female collegians in consideration of affecting body weight control behavior.
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