Effects of Multidimensional Self-Esteems on Health Promotion Behaviors in Adolescents

Abstract

ObjectiveTo explore the relationships between multidimensional self-esteems and health behaviors among adolescents by demographic background factors, so as to provide an important reference for the intervention of health promotion behavior and self-esteem education in the future.MethodsTaking adolescents in Chongqing as the object, this paper investigates the students in 24 primary and secondary schools (half of health promotion schools and half of non-promotion schools) by means of Stratified random sampling, and Using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 19.0 statistical analysis software to process the collected data.Results1) gender and age significantly affected adolescents' self-esteem and health promotion behavior, which showed that boys's perception of self-esteem was lower than that of girls, while girls were more likely to implement health promotion behavior than boys; 2) Children from two parent families or families with higher parental education are more able to implement health promotion behavior and enjoy higher self-esteem, while family economic status has no effect on adolescents' self-esteem and health promotion behavior; 3) Compared with students in ordinary schools, adolescents in health promotion schools (HPS) have higher self-esteem and can implement health promotion behavior more; 4) The higher the self-esteem of adolescents, the better their health promotion behavior; The higher the sense of interpersonal ability, the more able to implement social support behavior; The higher the sense of physical ability and physiological value, the more able to implement sports behavior; The higher the sense of academic ability, the more able to implement nutritional behavior; The higher the external recognition and physiological value, the better the performance of nutritional behavior and stress management; The higher the internal evaluation, the more able to implement health responsibility and exercise behavior.ConclusionSocio-economic background can indeed have a direct or indirect impact on adolescent health promotion behavior, and multidimensional self-esteem can explain about 70% of the variation of health promotion behavior, which seems to suggest that improving adolescent self-esteem is the focus of health promotion and health education in the future.

Related factors for health behaviors among young students during the pandemic of COVID-19

“…Os resultados apresentados convergem com outros estudos realizados internacionalmente, nos quais observou-se que sexo, idade, renda e escolaridade afetam comportamentos de estilo de vida saudáveis. Além disso, os jovens estudantes apresentaram comportamentos desfavoráveis, principalmente em relação à atividade física, suporte social e responsabilidade pela saúde (9,11,19) .…”

“…Outro achado relevante foi a relação inversa observada entre a renda e os comportamentos de suporte social e exercício físico, na qual os alunos com menor renda apresentaram escores mais baixos. O contexto socioeconômico pode ter um impacto direto ou indireto no comportamento de promoção da saúde do adolescente/jovem por influenciar seus modos de vida e o acesso a bens e serviços, ocasionando vulnerabilidades (11) .…”

“…Durante a pandemia da COVID-19, identificou--se a falta de suporte social como o principal fator de risco para transtornos mentais com estudantes jovens (24) . Nesse sentido, quanto maior a autoestima dos adolescentes, melhor será seu comportamento de promoção da saúde, consequentemente, quanto maior o senso de habilidade interpessoal, mais eles serão capazes de implementar o comportamento de apoio social (11) .…”

“…Ao analisar a literatura científica atual sobre os comportamentos de promoção da saúde entre jovens estudantes, observa-se uma relação positiva significativa com a autoeficácia, autoestima, consciência de saúde, percepção de saúde, letramento em saúde e contexto socioeconômico (9)(10)(11)(12) . No entanto, a maioria desses estudos foi realizada em países com alta renda, sem enfocar a relação dos comportamentos de saúde com aspectos educacionais e as modificações provocadas pela pandemia da COVID-19.…”

The Effect of Sports Education on Adolescent Self-Esteem (A Comparative Study Between Students in Special Sports Classes and Regular Classes)

“…As is the case in school life, students with good self-esteem will have high self-confidence, be able to do what they want, and, ultimately, will motivate themselves to achieve something they aspire to. Students who have low selfesteem feel less confident, have no convictions, do not have confidence in their thoughts, find it difficult to get along with friends, and are afraid of the response they will receive from others because it is based on several factors, including economics or other factors (Liu et al, 2022). Self-esteem can be identified collectively if you are aware of your potential.…”