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The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach
Schools are considered as important settings for health education and the promotion of functioning, healthy people. Health-promoting schools (HPS) take a holistic approach to health promotion that addresses all school levels and members of the school community. Although it is assumed that school lea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429547 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214829 |
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author | Betschart, Simona Sandmeier, Anita Skedsmo, Guri Hascher, Tina Okan, Orkan Dadaczynski, Kevin |
author_facet | Betschart, Simona Sandmeier, Anita Skedsmo, Guri Hascher, Tina Okan, Orkan Dadaczynski, Kevin |
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description | Schools are considered as important settings for health education and the promotion of functioning, healthy people. Health-promoting schools (HPS) take a holistic approach to health promotion that addresses all school levels and members of the school community. Although it is assumed that school leaders are crucial in the implementation of HPS, little is known so far about which specific factors are relevant. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of school leaders’ attitudes, health literacy, and health status in HPS implementation. An online survey was conducted in June 2021, and the final sample consisted of N = 358 school leaders. Regression and moderation analyses were conducted to answer the research questions. The results showed the relevance of health literacy and attitudes toward HPS for the implementation of HPS. By contrast, only some aspects of health status are relevant. Attitudes toward HPS moderate the effect of health literacy on HPS implementation, with positive attitudes toward HPS amplifying the effect. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-96901022022-11-25 The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach Betschart, Simona Sandmeier, Anita Skedsmo, Guri Hascher, Tina Okan, Orkan Dadaczynski, Kevin Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Schools are considered as important settings for health education and the promotion of functioning, healthy people. Health-promoting schools (HPS) take a holistic approach to health promotion that addresses all school levels and members of the school community. Although it is assumed that school leaders are crucial in the implementation of HPS, little is known so far about which specific factors are relevant. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of school leaders’ attitudes, health literacy, and health status in HPS implementation. An online survey was conducted in June 2021, and the final sample consisted of N = 358 school leaders. Regression and moderation analyses were conducted to answer the research questions. The results showed the relevance of health literacy and attitudes toward HPS for the implementation of HPS. By contrast, only some aspects of health status are relevant. Attitudes toward HPS moderate the effect of health literacy on HPS implementation, with positive attitudes toward HPS amplifying the effect. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. MDPI 2022-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9690102/ /pubmed/36429547 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214829 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Betschart, Simona Sandmeier, Anita Skedsmo, Guri Hascher, Tina Okan, Orkan Dadaczynski, Kevin The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title | The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title_full | The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title_fullStr | The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title_full_unstemmed | The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title_short | The Importance of School Leaders’ Attitudes and Health Literacy to the Implementation of a Health-Promoting Schools Approach |
title_sort | importance of school leaders’ attitudes and health literacy to the implementation of a health-promoting schools approach |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429547 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214829 |
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