Browsing Health Promotion (Scholarly Articles) by Subject "Young people"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Is school participation good for children? Associations with health and wellbeing
(Emerald, 2012-02-17)Purpose There is increasing recognition of children's abilities to speak for themselves. School democracy, as demonstrated by genuine participation, has the potential to benefit both teachers and students; leading to ... -
Promoting social and emotional wellbeing in schools
(Emerald, 2017-08-07)Purpose This paper provides a critical perspective on the international evidence on promoting young people s social and emotional wellbeing in schools. The challenges of integrating evidence-based interventions within ... -
Self-esteem and health-risk behaviours: is there a link?
(Psychology Society of Ireland, 2003-02)Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale scores from 7706 Irish young people were analysed in order to determine if self-esteem is related to incidence of smoking, drinking, drunkenness and drug use. In addition, age, sex and social ... -
A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries.
(BioMed Central, 2013)BackgroundThis systematic review provides a narrative synthesis of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Commissioned by the ... -
Worldviews apart? Perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban young people in Ireland.
(Irish Youth Work Centre, 2007)In this paper, we report findings from a national survey of 8,316 Irish young people in 2002,which reveals the ways in which socio-spatial context impacts on young people's perceptions of the places in which they live and ...