School‐Level Socioeconomic Status Influences Adolescents' Health‐Related Lifestyle Behaviors and Intentions

Shrewsbury, Vanessa A.; Foley, Bridget C.; Flood, Victoria M; Bonnefin, Amy; Hardy, Louise L.; Venchiarutti, Rebecca L.; Shah, Smita

doi:10.1111/josh.12647

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“…SSB consumption varied according to sociodemographic and school environmental variables. Similar to previous studies (28,29,47,48) , SSB consumption was higher among boys compared with girls and among adolescents from disadvantaged compared with advantaged schools. SSB consumption was also greater among adolescents in regular programmes compared with specialised programmes.…”

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Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents

Beaulieu

Vézina‐Im

Turcotte

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective:To identify correlates and underlying beliefs regarding the adolescents’ intention to abstain from consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and the consumption of ≤1 daily portion of SSB.Design:Correlational study.Setting:Region of Chaudière-Appalaches in the province of Quebec, Canada.Participants:311 adolescents aged 13–18 years completed a self-administrated online questionnaire based on the Reasoned Action Approach. Frequency and quantity of different types of SSB within the past month were measured.Results:Total mean SSB intake was 882·6 ml/d (654·0 kJ/d ). Only 11·3 % abstained from SSB within the last month. Intention to abstain from SSB was explained by identification as SSB abstainers (β = 0·47), perceived norm (β = 0·32), attitude (β = 0·30), age 13–14 years (β = –0·27) and perception of the school environment (β = 0·14), which explained 66 % of the variance. Consumption of ≤1 daily portion of SSB was explained by the intention to abstain (OR = 1·55; 95 % CI 1·14, 2·11), perceived behavioural control to abstain (OR = 1·80; 95 % CI 1·29, 2·52), sex (girls v. boys: OR = 2·34; 95 % CI 1·37, 3·98) and socio-economic status (advantaged v. disadvantaged school: OR = 2·08; 95 % CI 1·21, 3·56). Underlying beliefs (i.e. more energy, decreased risk of addiction and friends’ approval) associated with intention as well as perceived barriers (e.g. access to SSB, after an activity that makes you thirsty), and facilitating factors (e.g. access to water) linked to SSB consumption were identified.Conclusions:The results can inform public health interventions to decrease SSB consumption and their associated health problems among adolescents.

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confidence: 89%

Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents

Beaulieu

Vézina‐Im

Turcotte

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Prevention and lifestyle interventions for adolescents' obesity were primarily conducted through schools to reach a wide population, but the outcomes of many school-based interventions were equivocal [44]. A previous study reported that students from high schools with a high school-level socioeconomic status were more likely to eat breakfast and less likely to drink SSBs [20]. In contrast to the results in western countries, PUHSSs were more likely to have better lifestyle behaviours than IUHSSs in this study.…”

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“…Some studies have demonstrated that adolescents living in rural areas had a higher level of physical activity, shorter sitting time, less exposure to computers, video games and television, more calorie intake and less fruit and vegetable consumption compared with those living in the urban areas [16][17][18]. Limited studies have investigated the differences in students' lifestyle behaviours between schools in different socioeconomic districts [19,20]. Moreover, previous studies have explored the lifestyle behaviours of children and adolescents [21,22].…”

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Differences in Lifestyle Behaviours of Students between Inner Urban and Peri-urban High Schools: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China

Cai

Zhang

Zeng

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Background: Lifestyle behaviours of students from schools in different socioeconomic areas may be different. Few studies have investigated such topics in China. This study aimed to explore the differences in lifestyle behaviours between inner urban high school students (IUHSSs) and peri-urban high school students (PUHSSs). Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a self-report questionnaire was administered among 1560 high school students (726 from inner urban high schools and 834 from peri-urban high schools) in Chongqing, China. Physical activity, sleep time, screen time and dietary behaviours were assessed according to a series of recommendations of Chinese guidelines. Results: No significant difference was found in meeting the recommendation for daily physical activity between IUHSSs and PUHSSs (7.6% vs. 6.8%, p > 0.05). PUHSSs were more likely to meet the recommendations of weekdays’ sleep time (14.9% vs. 5.4%, p < 0.001), weekdays’ and weekends’ screen time (85.4% vs. 76.7%, p < 0.001; 21.1% vs. 14.3%, p < 0.001), and had higher proportion of high-score group of dietary behaviours (58.6% vs. 36.4%, p < 0.001) than those of IUHSSs. IUHSSs were more likely to meet the recommendation of weekends’ sleep time (75.6% vs. 67.9%, p < 0.001) than that of PUHSSs. Conclusions: A low proportion met the recommendations of physical activity, weekdays’ sleep time and weekends’ screen time among high school students in Chongqing, China. Lifestyle behaviours may differ between inner urban and peri-urban high school students. Additional support or targeted health education should be provided by high schools to improve the lifestyle behaviours of students, especially in inner urban districts.

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“…These unhealthy behaviours may lead to a higher risk of noncommunicable diseases later in their lives (2)(3)(4)(5). The prevalence of these unhealthy behaviours is not evenly distributed across young people (6,7). Students attending vocational education have less favourable health practices than students attending higher secondary schools (8).…”

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Understanding vocational students' motivation for dietary and physical activity behaviours

Kuipers

Kloek

Vries

2020

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Background: Unhealthy eating behaviours and low levels of physical activity are a major problem in adolescents and young adults in vocational education. In order to develop effective intervention programmes, more research is needed to understand how different types of motivation contribute to health behaviours. In the present study the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is used as a framework to examine how motivation contributes to dietary and physical activity behaviours in Vocational Education & Training (VET) students.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 809 students (mean age 17.8 ± 1.9 years) attending VET in the Netherlands. The Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) for diet and physical activity, the Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health- enhancing physical activity (SQUASH) and the Dutch Public Health Monitor questionnaire were used to asses type of motivation, physical activity and dietary behaviour. Linear multilevel regression analyses were used to investigate the association between type of motivation and dietary and physical activity behaviours. Results: Amotivation was negatively associated with breakfast frequency and was positively associated with diet soda consumption and the number of unhealthy products consumed per week. A positive association was found between autonomous motivation and water intake, breakfast frequency, fruit intake and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Autonomous motivation was negatively associated with the consumption of unhealthy products. Controlled motivation was not associated with physical activity or dietary behaviours.Conclusion: Type of motivation according to SDT seems to partly explain dietary and physical activity behaviours in VET students. Autonomous motivation in particular was shown to be associated with healthy behaviours and could therefore be a valuable intervention target.

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School‐Level Socioeconomic Status Influences Adolescents' Health‐Related Lifestyle Behaviors and Intentions

Abstract: Students from low ICSEA schools would benefit from additional support to improve dietary-related behaviors and intentions. More research is required to identify what targeted approaches will address sex differences in adolescents' lifestyle behaviors.

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Differences in Lifestyle Behaviours of Students between Inner Urban and Peri-urban High Schools: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China

Understanding vocational students' motivation for dietary and physical activity behaviours

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