An Investigation of Factors Affecting Elementary School Students’ BMI Values Based on the System Dynamics Modeling
Joint Authors
Chen, Pin-Chang
Chiu, Pei-Hsuan
Chen, Kai-Ling
Lan, Tian-Syung
Ku, Chao-Tai
Wang, Meng-Hsiang
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study used system dynamics method to investigate the factors affecting elementary school students’ BMI values.
The construction of the dynamic model is divided into the qualitative causal loop and the quantitative system dynamics modeling.
According to the system dynamics modeling, this study consisted of research on the four dimensions: student’s personal life style, diet-relevant parenting behaviors, advocacy and implementation of school nutrition education, and students’ peer interaction.
The results of this study showed that students with more adequate health concepts usually have better eating behaviors and consequently have less chance of becoming obese.
In addition, this study also verified that educational attainment and socioeconomic status of parents have a positive correlation with students’ amounts of physical activity, and nutrition education has a prominent influence on changing students’ high-calorie diets.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lan, Tian-Syung& Chen, Kai-Ling& Chen, Pin-Chang& Ku, Chao-Tai& Chiu, Pei-Hsuan& Wang, Meng-Hsiang. 2014. An Investigation of Factors Affecting Elementary School Students’ BMI Values Based on the System Dynamics Modeling. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482040
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lan, Tian-Syung…[et al.]. An Investigation of Factors Affecting Elementary School Students’ BMI Values Based on the System Dynamics Modeling. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482040
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lan, Tian-Syung& Chen, Kai-Ling& Chen, Pin-Chang& Ku, Chao-Tai& Chiu, Pei-Hsuan& Wang, Meng-Hsiang. An Investigation of Factors Affecting Elementary School Students’ BMI Values Based on the System Dynamics Modeling. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482040