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Jiaxing Li; Rui Zhang; Yingyi Luo; Lixin Na – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: In contrast to previous research that has primarily focused on gender differences in health behaviour compliance, this study explored the association between gender consciousness and sun protection in China - a cultural setting in which there is a pronounced gender bias towards sun protection. These article is the first attempt to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
Sofía M. Martínez-Sánchez; Laura M. Martínez-Sánchez; Concha Martínez-García – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: Research suggests that women experience more barriers to physical exercise than men do. Advocating for increased physical exercise is a primary responsibility of professionals who have specialised in the field of physical activity and sports sciences. This study aimed to examine differences in barriers to the practise of physical…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Barriers, Exercise, Physical Education
Portman, Robert M.; Levy, Andrew R.; Allen, Sarah F.; Fairclough, Stuart J. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: There is recent evidence that exercise referral schemes (ERSs) are beginning to permit self-referral access. Notwithstanding this, to date it is unknown whether key referral characteristics, such as age, gender and socioeconomic status are associated with a greater likelihood of self-referring to an ERS, and whether self-referral…
Descriptors: Referral, Exercise, Health Behavior, Gender Differences
Akihiro, Maeta; Mizue, Oku; Kyoko, Takahashi – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: We investigated how students' interest in healthy eating changed after the introduction of on-site school lunch, prepared on campus, at a Japanese junior high school. Design: One-year follow-up study. Setting: Participants were 166 students in their second year of study at a public junior high school in Japan which introduced an on-site…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Student Interests, Eating Habits
Fu, Lingyi; Wang, Yi; Leung, Shing On; Hu, Wan Ling – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Physical activity (PA) is considered an important factor affecting academic achievement (AA). Different intensities of PA affect mental engagement (ME), which, in turn, affects AA. However, the role of ME in the relationship between PA and AA remains unclear. Objective: This study aimed to examine the mediating and/or moderating role…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Lydon, Roisin; McCloat, Amanda; Mooney, Elaine; Kelly-Blakeney, Eileen – Health Education Journal, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a practical food skills and nutrition education workshop and investigate the attitudes towards, and knowledge of, nutrition among young amateur Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) players. Design and method: A quantitative study using a pre-/post-intervention study design assessed nutritional knowledge, food…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Program Effectiveness
Mediratta, Srishti; Mathur, Pulkit – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: This study assessed food label reading habits and understanding of nutrition information on food labels by higher income adults in India. Design: It involved a cross-sectional study using non-probability purposive sampling. Setting: Data were collected by mixed methods approach between March 2019 and February 2020. Adults were selected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Adults, Nutrition
Xu, Wen; Cheung, Monit – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: This study examined three dimensions of parental engagement in Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) prevention education (knowledge, attitudes and practices) to determine whether increased knowledge and attitudes favouring CSA education led to increases in parental behaviours while controlling for multiple factors. Design: A random, digitally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Sexual Abuse, Prevention
Bhana, Deevia; Matswetu, Vimbai – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Parents play an important role in shaping young people's sexual lives and behaviours with implications for their current and future sexual and reproductive health. This study examined the perspectives of rural Zimbabwean parents on young people's sexual health. Design: Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 19 (6 men…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, Parent Attitudes, Health Behavior
Zanini, Barbara; Simonetto, Anna; Marconi, Silvia; Marullo, Monica; Castellano, Maurizio; Gilioli, Gianni – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: The consumption of whole grains is widely recognised as healthy and included in several national dietary guidelines. Despite that, the consumption of whole grain products remains sub-optimal. Methods: We developed a questionnaire investigating perceptions of price, taste, positive and negative health effects, sustainability and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Dietetics, Nutrition
Christensen, Jacob Højgaard; Wistoft, Karen – Health Education Journal, 2022
Introduction: "My Cookery" is a children's cookery book that aims to enhance children's joy of cooking and develop their cooking skills. It has been distributed to more than 450,000 children in Denmark. The development of the book was infomed by research into food education approaches that are generally known to enhance student outcomes…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Books
Fisher, Harriet; Chantler, Tracey; Mounier-Jack, Sandra; Audrey, Suzanne – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: To undertake a content analysis of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine communication materials available to young people. Design: Content analysis. Setting: Majority English-speaking countries. Methods: Between March and April 2020, a web engine was utilised to search for and retrieve relevant communication materials. Content analysis…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Interpersonal Communication, Information Dissemination
Van Hoye, Aurelie; Johnson, Stacey; Lemonnier, Fabienne; Crochet, Laurianne; Maso, Freddy; Lecoarer, Tiphaine; Rostan, Florence; Tezier, Benjamin; Vuillemin, Anne – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Sports clubs' investment in health promotion (HP) has so far been limited, and efforts to understand where gaps exist in implementation are few and far between. This mixed-method study analysed managers', coaches' and sports participants' perceptions of HP in a single sports club. Design: A mixed-method cross sectional design was used.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Athletic Coaches, Administrator Attitudes
Gray, Sarah – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objectives: An increasing number of nutrition policies have been implemented in Ontario schools as part of a concerted effort to address students' well-being. This article explores understandings of biological differences in nutrition requirements between young men and women and the extent to which these differences are (re)produced in social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Gender Differences, Social Influences
Mugoni, Petronella Chipo – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Rising incidence of acquired multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa suggests low knowledge and implementation of infection prevention and control strategies in household and congregate settings. This study contributes to the under-researched area of non-biomedical responses to sub-adherence to treatment. Design: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disease Control, Females, Late Adolescents