Choice, Control & Change (C3) middle school curriculum theoretical model1

¹The C3 curriculum is based on Social Cognitive Theory and Self-Determination Theory (28,30). It uses educational strategies to address the potential motivational mediators of outcome expectations, goal intentions, and self-efficacy/perceived barriers as well as behavior change mediators of knowledge and skills and self-regulation processes. Together these increase personal agency/autonomous motivation in order to achieve the targeted obesity risk reducing behaviors shown, with the long term goal of improving health and preventing obesity.