Working young adults' engagement with public and workplace health promotion efforts in Singapore: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Young adults entering the workforce are at increased risk of becoming overweight or obese. Yet, internationally, young adults are rarely targeted in health campaigns, and little is known on how to improve their interest and participation in health promotion efforts. Through 33 semi-structured interviews with young adults working in Singapore, we explored their engagement with existing public and workplace health promotion efforts that encouraged healthy eating and increased physical activity, and their subjective health in the context of their daily lives. Interviews were coded and thematically analysed, taking an inductive and deductive approach. Despite some interest in health messaging, participating working young adults rarely adopted health-promoting activities such as meeting daily r

SUBMITTER: Leu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495610 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature