1st Edition

Adolescence, Affect and Health

By Donna Spruijt-Metz Copyright 1999
242 Pages
by Psychology Press

242 Pages
by Psychology Press

242 Pages
by Psychology Press

Originally published in 1999, this title covers the entire empirical cycle in adolescent health research and education. It describes in depth the development and evaluation of a health education programme designed to enhance everyday health-related behaviours in an adolescent population, and offers comprehensive reviews of developmental theories of adolescence, ethical and theoretical issues in... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  Part 1: Building a Theoretical Background  1. Adolescent Health Education and Research: Defining Terms  2. Ethical Issues in Adolescent Health Education  3. Theories and Models used in Adolescent Health Research and Education  Part 2: Descriptive Studies: Letting the Subjects Speak  4. Letting the Subjects Speak. Part I: Taking Inventory  5. Letting the Subjects Speak. Part II: The Focus Group Interviews  Part 3: Quantitative Studies: Formulating Theory and Understanding Adolescent Health  6. Co-author Rob J. Spruijt Worries and Health in Adolescence  7. Everyday Health and Risk Behaviours  8. Personal Incentives as Determinants of Adolescent Health Behaviour: The Meaning of Behaviour  Part 4: Applied Research: Changing Adolescent Health-Related Behaviour  9. Co-author Rob J. Spruijt Effectiveness of an Adolescent Health Education Programme based on the Theory of the Meaning of Behaviour.  Concluding Remarks.  References.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Spruijt-Metz, Donna