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Experiences in Self-dieting Program of Obese Male College Students

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2013;25(5):504-514.
Published online: October 18, 2013

Department of Nursing, College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea

Corresponding author: Kim, Jeong Soo Department of Nursing, College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyeon 3-dong, Nam-gu, Busan 608-737, Korea. Tel: +82-51-629-5784, Fax: +82-51-629-5789, E-mail: downey@pknu.ac.kr
• Received: May 8, 2013   • Accepted: October 5, 2013

© 2013 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

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  • Purpose
    This study was to describe the process of healthy dieting and develop a substantive theory that explains lifestyle in obese male college students.
  • Methods
    The participants were 11 students who had participated in self-dieting program in a health center. Data were collected with in-depth interviews and analyzed by grounded theory in Strauss and Corbin (1990).
  • Results
    Through analyzing process, 36 concepts, 18 subcategories, and nine categories were deduced. In axial coding, casual condition, ‘shrinking themselves’ and ‘oriented to selfish lifestyle’, context condition, ‘distress in mutual understanding’ impacted on phenomenon, ‘making health with autonomous living pattern’. Intervening conditions were ‘practicing with active measures’ and ‘growing the willpower’ and action-interaction condition, ‘devoting realistic plan with positiveness’ totally lead to consequence in ‘regaining social relationship’ and ‘pursuing harmonious sound of mind and body’. The periods of process were divided four stages, reflecting self-characteristics, situational copping phase, applying period realistic strategies, and developing phase of social relationship. The core category, ‘developing communication competency’ incorporated the relationship between and among all categories and explained the process.
  • Conclusion
    The findings indicate that self leading health program helped to develop the communication competency. Therefore, we would consider about internalized motives and external incentives in health programs.
Figure 1.
The process of 'developing communication competency'.
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Table 1.
Categorized Concepts Analyzed by Grounded Theory
Paradigm model Categories (9) Sub-Categories (18) Concept (36)
Casual condition Shrinking themselves Lowered self-confidence by looks Be confused by physical size
Wishing to hide oneself
Perceiving on risks of disease Having physical tiredness
Having hypertension
Oriented to selfish lifestyle Living with self-fulfillment Enjoying the world of oneself
Dieting with self-indulgence
Living to convenient conditions Living on computer-centered
Limited activities
Context Distressed in mutual understanding Having burdens on the family Being a concerned subject among the family
Having a anxiety for chronic diseases
Having difficulties on social relationships Forming images with infidelity
Having distances between friends
Phenomenon Making health with autonomous living pattern Having diets with self-restraint Having breakfast regularly
Cutting down on drinking
Living with exercise Participating on exercise clubs
Doing on part time jobs in physical labors
Intervening condition Practicing with active measures Taking over the latest knowledge Getting a line by TV health programs
Acquiring information with internet
Contacting on profession Consulting problems with medical professions
Being advised with sportsman
Growing the willpower Giving a support of family Being provided with healthy diets
Listening about the conflicts
Supported by fellow feelings Backing mutually
Watching with each other
Action/ interactions Devoting realistic plan with positive mind Practicing with step by step Establishing on personal targets
Recording notes about pocket money
Assuring potentials for growth Imaging enhanced figures
Accepting the body weights
Consequences Regaining social relationship Expressing satisfactions at appearance Recognizing on changed figures
Sympathizing with others' praises
Obtained confidence in usual relationships Getting on achievements
Forming of healthy habits
Pursuing harmonious sound of mind and body Recognizing the healthy merits Emphasizing on the continuous efforts
Emphasizing on the process
Raised of spirits Enhanced of concentrating abilities
Refreshed of physical conditions
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    Categorized Concepts Analyzed by Grounded Theory

    Paradigm model Categories (9) Sub-Categories (18) Concept (36)
    Casual condition Shrinking themselves Lowered self-confidence by looks Be confused by physical size
    Wishing to hide oneself
    Perceiving on risks of disease Having physical tiredness
    Having hypertension
    Oriented to selfish lifestyle Living with self-fulfillment Enjoying the world of oneself
    Dieting with self-indulgence
    Living to convenient conditions Living on computer-centered
    Limited activities
    Context Distressed in mutual understanding Having burdens on the family Being a concerned subject among the family
    Having a anxiety for chronic diseases
    Having difficulties on social relationships Forming images with infidelity
    Having distances between friends
    Phenomenon Making health with autonomous living pattern Having diets with self-restraint Having breakfast regularly
    Cutting down on drinking
    Living with exercise Participating on exercise clubs
    Doing on part time jobs in physical labors
    Intervening condition Practicing with active measures Taking over the latest knowledge Getting a line by TV health programs
    Acquiring information with internet
    Contacting on profession Consulting problems with medical professions
    Being advised with sportsman
    Growing the willpower Giving a support of family Being provided with healthy diets
    Listening about the conflicts
    Supported by fellow feelings Backing mutually
    Watching with each other
    Action/ interactions Devoting realistic plan with positive mind Practicing with step by step Establishing on personal targets
    Recording notes about pocket money
    Assuring potentials for growth Imaging enhanced figures
    Accepting the body weights
    Consequences Regaining social relationship Expressing satisfactions at appearance Recognizing on changed figures
    Sympathizing with others' praises
    Obtained confidence in usual relationships Getting on achievements
    Forming of healthy habits
    Pursuing harmonious sound of mind and body Recognizing the healthy merits Emphasizing on the continuous efforts
    Emphasizing on the process
    Raised of spirits Enhanced of concentrating abilities
    Refreshed of physical conditions
    Table 1. Categorized Concepts Analyzed by Grounded Theory

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