Journal article
The ATLAS school-based health promotion programme: Does a need-supportive learning context help to motivate adolescent boys?
European physical education review, Vol.24(3), pp.330-348
08/2018
Metrics
45 Record Views
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Abstract
Adolescent boys living in disadvantaged communities are considered a vulnerable group at risk for developing obesity and associated health problems, such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension and type-2 diabetes. While short-term health promotion programmes often produce effective results during the implementation of the intervention, according to self-determination theory (SDT), changes in autonomous motivation are required if programmes are to have sustained effects on health behaviours. This article describes the ATLAS (Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time) programme, based on SDT, which was developed to engage adolescent boys from low socio-economic backgrounds in physical activity, reduce their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and limit recreational screen-time. The article reports a post-hoc analysis of the perceptions and experiences of a representative group of ATLAS participants to investigate whether the boys’ general impressions of the programme reflected the need-supportive teaching strategies on which the programme was based. The results of this analysis suggested that students’ comments about increased feelings of autonomy, competence and relatedness were often linked to corresponding need-supportive teacher behaviours. The findings suggest that embedding health promotion programmes in a need-supportive context can help to foster the motivation and self-regulation that is required to maintain newly adopted healthier behaviours.
Details
- Title
- The ATLAS school-based health promotion programme: Does a need-supportive learning context help to motivate adolescent boys?
- Creators
- Bonnie van Dongen - Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTara Finn - Faculty of Education and Arts, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, AustraliaVibeke Hansen - Sydney School of Public Health, University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, AustraliaAnnemarie Wagemakers - Department of Social Sciences, Health and Society Group, Wageningen University, The NetherlandsDavid Lubans - Faculty of Education and Arts, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, AustraliaKerry Dally - Faculty of Education and Arts, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Publication Details
- European physical education review, Vol.24(3), pp.330-348
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991012937599602368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article