Health Education: Volume 118 Issue 3

How the parent-adolescent relationship affects well-being in Dutch parents?

Ilona De Rooij, Carolien Gravesteijn

The focus of scientific research on the parental well-being has been mainly placed on parents of pre-school children. However, recent findings indicated that parents of pre-school…

Friends drinking together: young adults’ evolving support practices

Emma Dresler, Margaret Anderson

Young adult’s drinking is about pleasure, a communal practice of socialising together in a friendship group. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolving support…

Intra-familial stigmatization: An adverse outcome of a family-based health education intervention to reduce childhood obesity

Didde Hoeeg, Dan Grabowski, Ulla Christensen

To treat childhood obesity, health education interventions are often aimed at the whole family. However, such interventions seem to have a relatively limited effect on weight…

Using narrative persuasion to promote positive attitudes toward depression in different cultural contexts

Zexin Ma, Xiaoli Nan, Yan Qin, Peiyuan Zhou

China and the USA are among the countries where depression is most prevalent. However, the treatment rate of depression is relatively low in these two countries. Negative…

Knowledge about sport and exercise science: A cross-sectional survey among health professionals in Brazil

Acácia Gonçalves Ferreira Leal, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Paulo Gentil, Ana Amélia Benedito-Silva, Antonio Carlos da Silva, Mário Hebling Campos, Marilia Santos Andrade, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

The purpose of this paper was to assess the knowledge on sport and exercise science held by a sample of Brazilian physiotherapists, nutritionists and physical educators.

Eating and risk: adolescents’ reasoning regarding body and image

Jenny Rendahl, Peter Korp, Marianne Pipping Ekström, Christina Berg

The purpose of this paper is to explore and elucidate adolescents’ reasoning about risks related to food and eating.

Food consumers’ views of essential food knowledge and skills for all consumers

Melissa Burton, Lynn Riddell, Anthony Worsley

Food education in secondary schools can provide adolescents with essential food knowledge and skills required for healthy, independent living. The purpose of this paper is to…