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‘McDonald’s Is Good for My Social Life’ . Developing Health Promotion Together with Adolescent Girls from Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Amsterdam
Author(s) -
Lems Eva,
Hilverda Femke,
Sarti Asia,
Voort Lisa,
Kegel Amber,
Pittens Carina,
Broerse Jacqueline,
Dedding Christine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12368
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , health promotion , participatory action research , adolescent health , promotion (chess) , psychology , socioeconomic status , citizen journalism , gerontology , developmental psychology , sociology , medicine , public health , environmental health , political science , population , nursing , politics , anthropology , law
There is limited knowledge about key factors that enable adolescent girls with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This paper aims to better understand the complexity of addressing health behaviour of adolescent girls with a low SEP by gaining insights into (i) the perspectives of adolescent girls with a low SEP (n = 26) on a healthy lifestyle, (ii) how to develop health promotion that fits these girls’ daily realities, by using participatory action research (PAR) in which girls developed health promotion materials. The study offers an understanding of girls’ daily lives and how health promotion could be improved.