Background Complementary Feeding between 6 and 24 months of age underlies nutritional habits in adulthood which can be formed by mothers through these habits. This study was conducted in Kerman aiming to apply the social cognitive theory (SCT) in feeding practices of mothers for their children aged 6 to 24 months. Materials and Methods This quasi-experimental study, controlled before and aft...

the main issues in any society are teaching and learning and main elements of this story are the teacher and the learner. there are different psychology schools in which any of them in turn, have taken many extensive researches about behavior, and facts and theories of learning have been studied from a particular perspective. rationalism asserts that the human intellect has the highest energy a...

BackgroundAlthough following a suitable sports program with mild intensity promoted the health of mother's who had healthy pregnancy and caused no harm to the growing fetus; pregnant women usually choose to live a sedentary life. This study was conducted to determine the psychological factors related to physical activity in pregnant women. Materials and MethodsThis descriptive, correlational an...

Aims: Adherence to treatment is one of the most important concepts in the field of physical diseases, including hypertension. Many patients do not adhere to the treatment and ignore the doctor's instructions, which can cause many economic, physical and cultural problems for the individual, family and society. Many factors, including self-efficacy, self-regulation, and social support, are associ...

Background: There is a rapid spurt in non-communicable diseases because of some significant changes in nutrition patterns around the globe. Controlling the main risk factors, namely lack of physical activity and smoking, might decrease more than 50% of the deaths and disabilities caused by these factors. This study aimed to investigate the effective factors of healthy food behavior based on the...