Gender and Ethnic Differences in Health-Promoting Behaviors of Rural Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Rew, Lynn; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Horner, Sharon D.; Thompson, Sanna; Johnson, Karen E.
Titel	Gender and Ethnic Differences in Health-Promoting Behaviors of Rural Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 31 (2015) 3, S.219-232 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840514541855
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Risk; Rural Areas; Adolescents; Stress Management; Nutrition; Physical Activity Level; Safety; Case Studies; Nursing; Intervention; School Nurses; Statistical Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Ernährung; Sicherheit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Krankenpflege; Statistische Analyse; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12
Abstract	Although much is known about health-risk behaviors of adolescents, less is known about their health-promoting behaviors. The purpose of this analysis was to compare health-promoting behaviors in adolescents in Grades 9-12 by gender and ethnicity and explore how these behaviors changed over time. Data were collected from 878 rural adolescents (47.5% Hispanic; mean age at baseline 14.7 years). Males from all ethnic groups scored significantly higher than all females on physical activity; non-Hispanic Black males and females scored significantly higher than other ethnic groups on safety behaviors. Hispanic and non-Hispanic White females scored higher than males in these ethnic groups on stress management. Nutrition, physical activity, and safety behaviors decreased significantly for most participants from Grade 9 to 12 whereas stress management remained relatively stable. Findings are similar to those from nationally representative samples that analyzed cross-sectional data and have implications for school nursing interventions to improve health-promoting behaviors in rural adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01