The prediction of health-related behaviour in elementary school children.
This study investigates the importance of psychological concepts with regard to health-related behaviour in elementary school children based on self-report data of 802 second- and fourth-graders. The results show significant relations of self-efficacy and the choice of appropriate coping strategies to positive health-related behaviours. The amount of stress experiences (measured by the Youth Self-Report) is associated to health-risky behaviours for the total sample and for the gender subgroups, while the other predictor variables show inconsistent relations for different subgroups. The significance of the results for health-promotion during early developmental stages is discussed.
Lohaus
Arnold
A
Department of Psychology, University of Marburg, Germany. lohausa@mailer.uni-marburg.de
Klein-Hessling
Johannes
J
Ball
Juliane
J
Wild
Martin
M
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012650:Self Disclosure; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology