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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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Environmental health behavior |
Subtitle of host publication | concepts, determinants, and impacts |
Editors | Osvaldo Santos, Ricardo R. Santos, Ana Virgolino |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Chapter | 8 |
Pages | 93-100 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128240007 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128242483 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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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CRC-W: Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing
Almeida, L. (Researcher), André, G. (Researcher), Arriaga, M. (Researcher), Benavente, R. (Researcher), Benvinda, M. S. (Researcher), Bolinhas, I. (Researcher), Branco, F. (Researcher), Brito, R. (Researcher), Carmo, B. (Researcher), Carvalho, A. (Researcher), Carvalhosa, S. F. (Researcher), Cláudio, A. P. (Researcher), Costa, P. (Researcher), Deus, P. N. D. (Researcher), Dias, P. (Researcher), Diogo, E. (Researcher), Esteves, F. (Researcher), Faria, A. R. (Researcher), Farias, A. R. (Researcher), Fialho, J. (Researcher), Francisco, R. (Researcher), Gaspar, A. (Researcher), Gaspar, R. (Researcher), Godinho, C. (Researcher), Godinho, P. (Researcher), Gonçalves, J. (Researcher), Guerra, I. (Researcher), Jesus, A. P. (Researcher), Lagarto, J. R. (Researcher), Maruta, C. (Researcher), Melo, R. (Researcher), Monteiro, D. (Researcher), Nazaré, B. (Researcher), Negrão, M. (Researcher), Nogueira, S. I. (Researcher), Oliveira, A. (Researcher), Paiva, M. T. (Researcher), Pedro, M. (Researcher), Pinto, H. R. (Researcher), Pinto, J. C. (Researcher), Prioste, A. (Researcher), Ramalho, S. C. (Researcher), Reis, C. (Researcher), Sacur, B. M. (Researcher), Santos, R. P. D. (Researcher), Silva, A. J. (Researcher), Silva, C. V. D. (Researcher), Simão, C. (Researcher), Teixeira, P. (Researcher) & Veiga, E. (Researcher)
1/01/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Other
Research output
- 3 Chapter
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Environmental change, mental health, and well-being
Queiroz, G., Madeira, L. & Heitor, M. J., Jan 2024, Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts. Virgolino, A., Santos, O. & Santos, R. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 189-199 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Promoting health behavior change across different environments: universal principles of behavior modification at individual and community level
Loureiro, N., Marques, A., Simões, C., Coelhoso, F., Gaspar, S., Virgolino, A., Santos, O. & de Matos, M. G., Jan 2024, Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts. Virgolino, A., Santos, O. & Santos, R. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 61-79 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Social and affective environments: the importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence
Gaspar, T., Camacho, I., Cerqueira, A., Guedes, F. B., Tomé, G. & Matos, M. G. D., Jan 2024, Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts. Virgolino, A., Santos, O. & Santos, R. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 81-92 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review