Children's participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schools are a key setting for health promotion and improvement activities and the psycho-social environment of the school is an important dimension for promoting the health and well-being of children. The development of Health Promoting Schools (HPS) draws on the settings-based approach to health promotion and includes child participation as one of its basic values. This paper investigates the relationships between child participation, the school environment and child outcomes.

Methods

Study participants were recruited from nine primary schools, three of which were designated as Health Promoting Schools (HPS). Each HPS was matched with two non-HPS (NHPS) with similar characteristics. Two hundred and thirty-one pupils in the 4th-6th class groups completed self-repo

SUBMITTER: John-Akinola YO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177162 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature