Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children

Klein-Heßling J, Lohaus A, Ball J (2005)
Psychology, Health & Medicine 10(1): 31-43.

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Klein-Heßling, Johannes; Lohaus, ArnoldUniBi; Ball, Juliane
Abstract / Bemerkung
Psychological variables such as self-efficacy, stress, and coping have proven their predictive power on health protective and health risk behaviour in adolescence and adulthood. Furthermore, health-related behaviour at early stages of development is seen as an important factor in determining health-related behaviour at later stages of development. Consequently, research on psychological variables predicting health-related behaviours at early stages of development should be an important topic with regard to health promotion and disease prevention, although this is still a neglected research area. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to analyse the importance of psychological variables in predicting health-risky and health protective behaviour in elementary school children. The study sample consisted of 345 fourth-graders (193 girls and 152 boys) with a mean age of 10.1 and 10.0 years, respectively, assessed three times within 1 year. The results showed that negative health-related behaviour is primarily influenced by stress experiences and maladaptive coping. Self-efficacy provides additional effects in girls. For positive health-related behaviour, self-efficacy is the dominant predictor in both girls and boys. The significance of the results for health-promotion during early developmental stages is discussed.
Erscheinungsjahr
2005
Zeitschriftentitel
Psychology, Health & Medicine
Band
10
Ausgabe
1
Seite(n)
31-43
ISSN
1354-8506, 1465-3966
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2919975

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Klein-Heßling J, Lohaus A, Ball J. Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 2005;10(1):31-43.
Klein-Heßling, J., Lohaus, A., & Ball, J. (2005). Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 10(1), 31-43. doi:10.1080/13548500512331315343
Klein-Heßling, Johannes, Lohaus, Arnold, and Ball, Juliane. 2005. “Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children”. Psychology, Health & Medicine 10 (1): 31-43.
Klein-Heßling, J., Lohaus, A., and Ball, J. (2005). Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children. Psychology, Health & Medicine 10, 31-43.
Klein-Heßling, J., Lohaus, A., & Ball, J., 2005. Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 10(1), p 31-43.
J. Klein-Heßling, A. Lohaus, and J. Ball, “Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children”, Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol. 10, 2005, pp. 31-43.
Klein-Heßling, J., Lohaus, A., Ball, J.: Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 10, 31-43 (2005).
Klein-Heßling, Johannes, Lohaus, Arnold, and Ball, Juliane. “Psychological predictors of health-related behaviour in children”. Psychology, Health & Medicine 10.1 (2005): 31-43.
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