تبيين مفهوم سبك زندگي در نوجوانان پسر: يك تحقيق كيفي

Conceptual Explanation of Male Adolescents Lifestyle; a Qualitative Research

Introduction: Adolescence is a period in which a number of healthy and unhealthy habits arc developed that may last throughout life. Identifying what adolescents perceive as lifestyle and exploring the subjective viewpoints that construct healthy or unhealthy lifestyle behaviors can help health professionals develop innovative preventive strategies, and modify unhealthy lifestyle. Methods: In this study, 32 male adolescents aged from 11 to 18 were selected based on purposeful sampling method and with maximum variety. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis method. After data immersion, the interview texts were transcribed verbatim and nearly 800 initial codes were extracted. These initial codes were reevaluated to yield nearly 48 themes. With reviewing the themes, eventually 5 overarching themes and 12 sub-themes were developed. Results: Finding of this qualitative research emphasized on 5 overarching theme including personality characteristics, lifestyle knowledge and beliefs, family and parents, cultural and social factors, and friends and peer groups, which explained conceptualization of lifestyle among the study participants. Conclusion: This study findings explained lifestyle concept as well as how it was created from adolescentsʹ perspectives. It is worth noting that unhealthy behaviors were emphasized on as a factor influenced their lifestyle. It means that they considered healthy lifestyle through elimination of negative behaviors.