Health-promoting lifestyles of university students in Mainland China

Wang, Dong; Chen, Ou; Chen, Mei‐Yen; Ni, Duan

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-379

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“…The finding that Chinese participants had significantly less frequent participation in physical activity compared to the Western group is consistent with previous research demonstrating a general lack of exercising among some Asian communities (ABS, 2007;Wang et al, 2009). Wang et al (2009) have identified factors such as lack of exercise facilities, heavy schoolwork demand, and the popularization of computers and the Internet as reducing young people's interest in participating in physical activities.…”

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“…Wang et al (2009) have identified factors such as lack of exercise facilities, heavy schoolwork demand, and the popularization of computers and the Internet as reducing young people's interest in participating in physical activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The explanation for this disparity is unknown. Nevertheless, data indicate a general lack of participation in physical activity and poorer dietary practices, which may reflect fundamental, culturallyinfluenced barriers to chronic disease prevention among Chinese youth (Lee, and Loke, 2005;ABS, 2007;Wang et al, 2009).…”

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“…Late adolescence and early adult years, known collectively as "emerging adulthood", are an important window of opportunity for the establishment of lifestyle habits that can ultimately impact on chronic disease risk (Lee and Loke, 2005;Wang et al, 2009). The difficulty of establishing healthy lifestyle at this age is exacerbated by the fact that young people's health is generally good; thus, the actual perceived risk in this group is low.…”

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“…1 Adopting healthy behaviors and lifestyle involves not only knowledge on the subject, but also the learning and development of emotional, cognitive and behavioral competencies so that such technical and theoretical knowledge can be put to practice in different real life contexts. 2 Knowledge on healthy lifestyle in adolescence has become an important research topic 3 and many studies have used the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale (AHPS). Notwithstanding, there is an absence of studies in the Portuguese language or in Portugal.…”

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Health-promoting behaviors: psychometric properties of an assessment tool

Tomás

Queirós

Ferreira

2015

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Aiming to evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument to assess the levels of health promoting behaviors, as well as to encounter those same levels related to their age, sex and graduation in a sample of 1213 Portuguese adolescents, the study was conducted of a quantitative, descriptive, correlational, retrospective and cross-sectional. The instrument has good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha de 0,889) and reasonable correlations between items (entre -0,009 e 0,788), confirming the six factors defined by the authors of the scale. Levels of health-promoting behaviors in the sample are good (x=3,70), being higher in girls than boys, and youth to the detriment of younger older. Thus demonstrates the reliability of the instrument in the assessment of healthy behavior in portuguese adolescents, as well as the need for an health intervention in this population.DESCRIPTORS: Health promotion. Adolescent behavior. Validation studies. COMPORTAMENTOS PROMOTORES DE SAÚDE: PROPRIEDADES PSICOMÉTRICAS DE UM INSTRUMENTO DE AVALIAÇÃO RESUMO:Com o objetivo de avaliar as propriedades psicométricas de um instrumento de avaliação dos níveis de comportamentos promotores de saúde, bem como de conhecer esses mesmos níveis numa amostra de 1213 adolescentes portugueses, em relação à sua idade, sexo e ano de escolaridade, foi realizado este estudo, de caráter quantitativo, descritivo-correlacional, retrospetivo e transversal. O instrumento apresenta bons valores de consistência interna (Cronbach's Alpha de 0,889) e razoáveis correlações entre itens (entre -0,009 e 0,788), confirmando-se os seis fatores definidos pelos autores da escala. Os níveis de comportamentos promotores de saúde na amostra são bons (x=3,70), sendo mais elevados nas raparigas do que nos rapazes, e nos jovens mais novos em detrimento dos mais velhos. Demonstra-se assim a fiabilidade do instrumento na avaliação dos comportamentos promotores de saúde nos adolescentes portugueses, e a necessidade de uma intervenção em saúde, nesta população. DESCRITORES:Promoção da saúde. Comportamento do adolescente. Estudos de validação. COMPORTAMIENTOS PROMOTORES DE LA SALUD: PROPIEDADES PSICOMÉTRICAS DE UN INSTRUMENTO DE EVALUACIÓNRESUMEN: Con el objetivo de evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de un instrumento para evaluar los niveles de comportamientos promotores de la salud, así como para conocerlos en una muestra de 1213 adolescentes portugueses en relación a su edad, sexo y años de escolaridad, se realizó este estudio de tipo cuantitativo, descriptivo, correlacional, retrospetivo y transversal. El instrumento tiene buena consistencia interna (Cronbach's Alpha de 0,889) y correlación razonable entre los elementos (entre -0,009 e 0,788), confirmado por los seis factores definidos por los autores de la escala. Los niveles de comportamientos promotores de la salud en la muestra son buenos (x=3,70), siendo mayor en las niñas que en los niños, y la juventud en detrimento de los jóvenes mayores. Por lo tanto se demuestra la confiabilidad del instrumento en la...

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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Short‐Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale: Methodological study

Sarkhani

Pashaeypoor

Negarandeh

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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Background and Aim Assessing health promotion among adolescents is vital to identify healthy and unhealthy behaviors and to evaluate health promotion interventions. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Short‐Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale. Methods Three hundred and twenty‐seven adolescents were recruited through a multistage sampling method in this methodological study. The original version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale was translated from English to Persian using the Backward–Forward translation protocol. Then, the scale's validity and reliability, including the face, content, construct validity, and reliability indices, were evaluated. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24. Results The mean CVI and CVR were 0.99. The exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors covering 42.57% of the total variance. The factor loading order of the items did not exactly correspond to the order obtained in the English version of the scale's validity and reliability analysis. The obtained factors called included: life appreciation, stress management, nutrition, and health responsibility. In the current study, both Cronbach's ɑ and the intraclass correlation coefficient were calculated at 0.84 and 0.99. Conclusion The Persian version of the Adolescent Health Promotion scale developed in the present study is acceptable for the validity of the content, face, and reliability. However, the construct validity of this scale should be checked in other samples.

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Health-promoting lifestyles of university students in Mainland China

Cited by 99 publications

References 26 publications

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Health-promoting behaviors: psychometric properties of an assessment tool

Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Short‐Form Adolescent Health Promotion scale: Methodological study

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