The whole-school ecosystem approach for promoting health and satisfaction with life among adolescents

Gina Tomé, Marta Reis, Cátia Branquinho, Adriano Almeida, Lúcia Ramiro, Tânia Gaspar, Margarida Gaspar de Matos

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Abstract

Young people’s well-being and life satisfaction are influenced by their interaction with the various environmental contexts in which they are embedded as they grow older, namely social, and interpersonal environments constituted by family, peers, school, and local community. As such, health promotion among youngsters cannot be disassociated from their most usual environment, and this is firmly advocated in the whole-school approach to health promotion. This chapter reflects upon the association between physical, social, and affective environmental variables and life satisfaction and health perception of adolescents. A case study from Portugal within the framework of an international World Health Organization monitoring program of youngsters’ health and health behaviors is used to establish the relevance of environmental variables broadly considered. Available evidence supports the role of a whole-school ecosystem approach to health promotion in contributing to positive health and well-being outcomes among adolescents. This is relevant information for supporting decision-making in education and health.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental health behavior
Subtitle of host publicationconcepts, determinants, and impacts
EditorsOsvaldo Santos, Ricardo R. Santos, Ana Virgolino
PublisherElsevier
Chapter8
Pages93-100
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780128240007
ISBN (Print)9780128242483
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Affective environment
  • Health perception
  • Health promotion
  • Life satisfaction
  • Physical environment
  • School ecosystem
  • Social environment
  • Whole-school approach

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