Health behaviors of late adolescents in China: Scale development and preliminary validation.

ABSTRACT: Health behaviors influence health and well-being, improve quality of life, and provide economic benefits. It is important to take advantage of health-related opportunities during adolescence. Staying healthy during adolescence also promotes the future well-being of individuals and that of the next generation. We aimed to develop a reliable and valid scale based on the General Senior High School Physical Education and Health Curriculum Standards (2017 edition) to evaluate Chinese late adolescents' health behavior. The scale was to help physical education teachers measure the health behavior level of senior high school students, improve physical education and health teaching, and promote Chinese adolescent health. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling from September to October

SUBMITTER: Qiu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9692111 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature