Health Behavior Research and School and Youth Health Promotion

1997 ◽  
pp. 263-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Kelder ◽  
Elizabeth W. Edmundson ◽  
Leslie A. Lytle
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Youth Health

scholarly journals Photo-Based Evaluation: A Method for Participatory Evaluation With Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 109821402092778
Author(s):  
Deinera Exner-Cortens ◽  
Kathleen C. Sitter ◽  
Marisa Van Bavel ◽  
Alysia Wright
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
Visual Evaluation ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Visual Research ◽  
Translation Tools

Actively engaging adolescents in meaningful program evaluation is a topic of growing interest. One possibility for such engagement is the use of photographs as part of visual evaluation, so that youth can directly engage with the research process. In this Method Note, we describe the development and implementation of a participatory, photo-based evaluation method for youth health promotion/prevention programs. Youth in this study were participants in a gender-transformative healthy relationships program for boys. We present literature supporting the use of photographs as a visual research method and for involving youth as active participants in evaluation, and explore the feasibility, utility, and acceptability of this innovative application of existing methods based on researcher experience and youth feedback. We conclude with implications for photo-based evaluation of health promotion/prevention programs, highlighting the promise of this method for promoting critical youth engagement in evaluation and the creation of meaningful knowledge translation tools.

Psychosocial Environment: A Health Promotion Model

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snehendu B. Kar
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
Research And Policy

This article presents a multidimensional model of psychosocial determinants of health behavior for health promotion research and policy analysis. Frequently, health promotion focuses almost exclusively on intrapsychic determinants and on individual level behavior. Based upon Field Theory and attitude theories, this proposed model holds that in populations with comparable sociodemographic and biological status (exogenous variables) a health behavior is a function of direct and interaction effects of five key intrapsychic and external variables. These are: behavioral intentions, social support, accessibility of means for action, personal autonomy, and action situation. Empirical tests with cross-cultural studies in Venezuela, Kenya, and the Philippines provide substantial support for the model. The findings suggest that while health promotion strategies should deal with intrapsychic determinants of behavior, key extrapsychic factors (such as social support, quality and accessibility of health care measures, and situational factors) all have direct and independent effects on health behavior as well. Health promotion research and interventions which aim exclusively at intrapsychic determinants would thus have rather limited overall value. The article discusses key research and policy implications of the model presented.

scholarly journals School based youth health nurses and a true health promotion approach: The Ottawa what?

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Erh Su ◽  
Marguerite Sendall ◽  
Marylou Fleming ◽  
John Lidstone
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
School Based

The Multidimensional Health Behavior Inventory

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Kulbok ◽  
Kimberly F. Carter ◽  
Joan H. Baldwin ◽  
Mattia J. Gilmartin ◽  
Bessie Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Health Promotion Intervention ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Multidimensional Health ◽  
Improve Health

Gaps in knowledge about what constitutes healthy and risky behaviors for young people hinder successful health promotion intervention strategies. With the development of appropriate instruments, behaviors can be measured and interventions can be implemented to improve health outcomes. The structure of a new health behavior instrument, the Multidimensional Health Behavior Inventory (MHBI), was explored with data from 1,077 college students, ages 18 to 24 years. Factor analysis of 116 health behavior questions yielded 7 factor-based scales with 57 items: diet (13 items), substance use (10 items), safety (9 items), checkup (9 items), social (6 items), stress (6 items), and exercise (4 items). Evaluation of the 7 behavior scales of the MHBI using subgroups defined by age, gender, and race will contribute to an understanding of health behaviors of older adolescents and young adults and will provide directions for research and clinical interventions.

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