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Enhancing the Health Competence of School‐age Children Through Behavioral Self‐Management Skills
Author(s) -
Petosa Rick
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1986.tb05734.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , psychology , health education , self management , behavior management , health management system , skills management , health behavior , medical education , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , nursing , public health , pedagogy , social psychology , environmental health , alternative medicine , pathology , machine learning , computer science
School health education programs are based on the assumption that health status is influenced by personal health practices. Health instruction cannot have a favorable impact on all factors influencing personal health behavior, so an effort must be made to determine which skills enhance health behavior for most individuals. Self‐management skills can help individuals make behavioral changes consistent with their health‐related decisions. This article describes several self‐management skills and offers suggestions for teaching behavioral self‐management.