Teachers' characteristics predict students' guidance for healthy lifestyle: a cross-sectional study in Arab-speaking schools.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Schools are valuable settings for implementing healthy lifestyle interventions. Teachers' health behaviors affect their health and well-being and might affect their position as role models for students. This study aimed a) to assess health behaviors, health perceptions, burnout, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among Arab school teachers in Israel; b) to examine the relationship between these variables; and c) to explain the variance of healthy lifestyle promotion among students.

Methods

A cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire was conducted among 150 teachers (mean age 39 years, 85% women) in May-June 2020.

Results

Most respondents (79%) were overweight and obese, 79% reported unhealthy nutrition and not reaching the recomm

SUBMITTER: Wilf-Miron R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature