Associations between Finnish 9th Grade Students' School Perceptions, Health Behaviors, and Family Factors

Autor/inn/en	Ilona, Haapasalo; Raili, Valimaa; Lasse, Kannas
Titel	Associations between Finnish 9th Grade Students' School Perceptions, Health Behaviors, and Family Factors
Quelle	In: Health Education, 112 (2012) 3, S.256-271 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-4283
DOI	10.1108/09654281211217786
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Correlation; Health Behavior; Grade 9; Educational Environment; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Negative Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Intervention; Prevention; Parenting Styles; Student School Relationship; Role; Social Environment; Family (Sociological Unit); Academic Aspiration; Regression (Statistics); Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Negative Fixierung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Rollen; Soziales Umfeld; Familie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Finnland
Abstract	Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between students' perceptions of the psychosocial school environment, health-compromising behaviours, and selected family factors. The analyses were based on data provided for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (2006). Design/methodology/approach: The data were obtained from 1,670 Finnish 9th graders. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associations between school perceptions, health-compromising behaviours, and selected family factors. Findings: Educational aspiration was found to be the most influential factor connected to health-compromising behaviour among both genders, favouring students who were intending to apply to upper secondary school. The results also indicated that all the measured dimensions of school perceptions were associated with health-compromising behaviours: the more negative the perceptions, the more health-compromising were the behaviours. The associations were somewhat different between girls and boys. In terms of engaging in health-compromising behaviours, there was an association with school-related social relationships among boys. By contrast, among girls, other aspects of the psychosocial school environment were more important, for example engagement with the school and school strain. The role of parental bonding and monitoring was also significant among girls. Originality/value: The findings imply that attention should be paid to the health-promoting factors of the school, and to gender differences, not merely in planning prevention or intervention, but in everyday school life. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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