Authors: Breinbauer, Cecilia; Maddaleno, Matilde

Source: Youth: Choices and Change, Youth: Choices and Change , pp. 1-43(43)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Abstract:

Youth: Choices and Change presents a comprehensive guide to the psychology of change in adolescents and youths, with the purpose of stimulating change in lifestyle behavior, health promotion policies, and socio-cultural attitudes toward healthy lifestyles.

The first section of the book includes seven chapters, as follows:

• Introduction

• Chapter One / Adolescent Lifestyles in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Challenges and Their Scope

• Chapter Two / The Knowledge-Behavior Gap in Health Promotion

• Chapter Three / The Importance of Behavior Theories to Successful Adolescent Health Programs

• Chapter Four / Adolescents Living in a Complex Environment of Multiple Levels of Influence

• Chapter Five / Listening to Adolescents' Needs and Wants: A Respectful Intervention

• Chapter Six / The Crucial Link between Theories and Developmental Stages of Adolescence

•Chapter Seven / The Youth: Choices and Change Model for Designing Effective Interventions for Adolescents

The first chapter discusses the status of adolescent health in Latin America and the Caribbean through an analysis of a wide range of statistics for sexual activity; violence; alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse; and nutrition & physical activity. The second and third chapters discuss the knowledge-behavior change gap and the theoretical framework of health promotion programs.

The second half of Section One explains the need to focus on the adolescent, including the importance of identifying their sources of influence, listening to their self-expressed needs, and understanding the rapid emotional and physical changes of adolescence and their effect on health behavior.

Chapter Seven presents the Youth: Choices and Change model of interventions at the individual, interpersonal, community, and policy levels backed by theories and the need for a continuous process linking preadolescent interventions to those oriented toward young adults.

Keywords: HEALTH PROMOTION; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; YOUTH HEALTH; YOUTH PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; ADOLESCENT LIFESTYLES; LEVELS OF INFLUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Publication date: 2005-08-01

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