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A School-Based Programme Promoting Healthy Eating
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Chan, Kara; Siu, Judy Yuen-Man; Lee, Albert – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: Many school-based health education programmes adopt a one-way, top-down communication approach that students tend to consider boring and ineffective. In contrast, this study tested a pilot school-based health education programme designed to engage students through the creation and production of health-related advertising. Design:…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Eating Habits, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
Brief Report: Predictors of Heavy Internet Use and Associations with Health-Promoting and Health Risk Behaviors among Hong Kong University Students
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Kim, Jean H.; Lau, C. H.; Cheuk, Ka-Kin; Kan, Pauline; Hui, Heidi L. C.; Griffiths, Sian M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
To examine the correlates of heavy Internet use and determine the associations of heavy Internet use with various health risk behaviors and health-promoting behaviors among Chinese adolescents, an anonymous, self-administered health behavior questionnaire was completed by 2427 matriculants into a Hong Kong university (mean age = 18.9 y) and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Computers
Gender Perspectives on Adolescent Eating Behaviors: A Study on the Eating Attitudes and Behaviors of Junior Secondary Students in Hong Kong
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Lai Yeung, Wai-ling Theresa – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: This research aimed to investigate the eating attitudes and behaviors of junior secondary students in Hong Kong, with a specific focus on possible gender differences. Design: A survey was conducted in 2005 to solicit data about participants' food knowledge, eating attitudes and behavior, perceptions of cooking skills and body weight,…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Females, Nutrition, Eating Habits
The Influence of Health Promoting Practices on the Quality of Life of Community Adults in Hong Kong
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Mo, Phoenix K. H.; Winnie, W. S. Mak – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The importance of a healthy lifestyle is receiving increasing attention due to its impact on health and well-being. However, very few studies have been done on health promoting practices of the general public in Hong Kong. The present study aimed to identify the patterns of health promoting practices of the general public in Hong Kong, to compare…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Health Promotion, Smoking, Females
Children's Perceptions of Parental Attitude Affecting Breakfast Skipping in Primary Sixth-Grade Students
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Cheng, Tereza Sy; Tse, Lap Ah; Yu, Ignatius Tak-Sun; Griffiths, Sian – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: Breakfast skipping is an international public health concern. This study investigated the prevalence of breakfast skipping among primary sixth-grade students in Hong Kong and the impact of students' perceptions of parental attitudes on breakfast skipping. Methods: A total of 426 students aged 10-14 years in 4 local schools participated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Public Health, At Risk Students, Foreign Countries
Possible Influences of Urban Environments on Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors.
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Johns, David P.; Ha, Amy S. C.; Chan, W. K. – ICHPER-SD Journal, 2001
Investigated specific aspects of urban Hong Kong children's lifestyles that influenced their eating and physical activity behaviors. Data from observations at home and at school during recess indicated that children did not participate at levels of physical activity of sufficient intensity to have any effects on fitness and health. Children tended…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior