Transiting out of full-time national service: a qualitative study of barriers and motivators of weight change in young adult men in Singapore

• Main Authors: Chong, Mary Foong-Fong, Lim, Hui Xian, Wong, Beverly W. X., Chi, Zi Han, Inthujaa, J. K., Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk, Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Gorny, Alexander W., Chia, Kee Seng
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Weight Change; Young Men
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162996
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Higher prevalence of obesity in men compared with women, particularly among those 18 to 40 years of age, has been observed in Singapore. We explored young men's perceptions of weight change after transiting out of National Service (NS) over a 12-month period and sought to understand the underly...