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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Sport and exercise psychology research |
| Subtitle of host publication | from theory to practice |
| Editors | Markus Raab, Paul Wylleman, Roland Seiler, Anne-Marie Elbe, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Pages | 433–460 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128036341 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2016 |
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Health assets and active lifestyles during preadolescence and adolescence : highlights from the HBSC/WHO health survey and implications for health promotion. / Calmeiro, Luis; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de.
Sport and exercise psychology research: from theory to practice. ed. / Markus Raab; Paul Wylleman; Roland Seiler; Anne-Marie Elbe; Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis. London : Academic Press, 2016. p. 433–460.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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T1 - Health assets and active lifestyles during preadolescence and adolescence
T2 - highlights from the HBSC/WHO health survey and implications for health promotion
AU - Calmeiro, Luis
AU - Matos, Margarida Gaspar de
PY - 2016/6/24
Y1 - 2016/6/24
N2 - The present chapter discusses the assets model as a theoretical approach to the study of health behavior and health promotion. The model emphasizes people’s talents, competences, and resources. In this chapter, a health asset is defined as any factor or resource that maximizes the opportunities for individuals, local communities, and populations to attain and maintain health and well-being. This perspective expands and complements the current medical model as it focuses on the development of a sense of empowerment in community members to prevent and manage their own health. Therefore, in this chapter we address the concepts of salutogenesis, social support, resilience, coping, self-regulation, social capital, and personal and social competence, which are central to the development of individuals’ potential to manage and savor their own health, creating the conditions for self-fulfillment. Additionally, we demonstrate how the assets model guides the study of children’s and adolescents’ health in the Portuguese Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (www.hbsc.org), concentrating on areas such as active lifestyles and quality-of-life perception. Finally, we present a roadmap for action that emphasizes the need to identify the factors that make children and adolescents happy and healthy individuals, while minimizing risks and problems they naturally encounter throughout their development. We also argue for the need to involve young people in discussions concerning their health and health promotion practices, focusing on the development of talents, capabilities, and positive expectations for the future.
AB - The present chapter discusses the assets model as a theoretical approach to the study of health behavior and health promotion. The model emphasizes people’s talents, competences, and resources. In this chapter, a health asset is defined as any factor or resource that maximizes the opportunities for individuals, local communities, and populations to attain and maintain health and well-being. This perspective expands and complements the current medical model as it focuses on the development of a sense of empowerment in community members to prevent and manage their own health. Therefore, in this chapter we address the concepts of salutogenesis, social support, resilience, coping, self-regulation, social capital, and personal and social competence, which are central to the development of individuals’ potential to manage and savor their own health, creating the conditions for self-fulfillment. Additionally, we demonstrate how the assets model guides the study of children’s and adolescents’ health in the Portuguese Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (www.hbsc.org), concentrating on areas such as active lifestyles and quality-of-life perception. Finally, we present a roadmap for action that emphasizes the need to identify the factors that make children and adolescents happy and healthy individuals, while minimizing risks and problems they naturally encounter throughout their development. We also argue for the need to involve young people in discussions concerning their health and health promotion practices, focusing on the development of talents, capabilities, and positive expectations for the future.
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DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-803634-1.00020-0
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SN - 9780128036341
SP - 433
EP - 460
BT - Sport and exercise psychology research
A2 - Raab, Markus
A2 - Wylleman, Paul
A2 - Seiler, Roland
A2 - Elbe, Anne-Marie
A2 - Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis
PB - Academic Press
CY - London
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