Young Students' Knowledge and Perception of Health and Fitness: A Study in Shanghai, China

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Shu Mei; Zou, Jin Liang; Gifford, Mervyn; Dalal, Koustuv
Titel	Young Students' Knowledge and Perception of Health and Fitness: A Study in Shanghai, China
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 73 (2014) 1, S.20-27 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896912469565
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Physical Fitness; Health Education; Focus Groups; Grade 10; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Diseases; Health Promotion; Standards; Health Behavior; Vision; Exercise; Interviews; Qualitative Research; China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wissensbasis; Leistungsfähigkeit; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Disease; Krankheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Standard; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Übung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Objective: This study investigated how young urban students conceptualize health and fitness and tried to identify their sources of information about health-related issues. The findings are intended to help make suggestions for policy makers to design and develop effective health-education strategies. Methods: Focus group discussions (FGDs) of 20 groups, each comprised of eight 10th-grade students, were carried out. In total 160 students participated in the FGDs. Results: Young students' knowledge and perceptions about health and fitness had certain limitations, although most of the students emphasized the importance of good health and felt that they knew the meaning of health and fitness. They were most concerned with physical health and failed to consider other aspects of health such as mental/psychological, behavioural and social aspects. This represents a lack of awareness of contemporary conceptions of health and illness. Conclusion: These findings are important when considering the design of effective high school health education strategies that meet state content standards and for influencing students to continue participating in health-promoting activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10