General versus Vocational Education in High School: Cross-Sectional Associations with Student's Health

Autor/inn/en	Coledam, Diogo Henrique Constantino; Frotta, Beatriz Marinho; Ré, Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai
Titel	General versus Vocational Education in High School: Cross-Sectional Associations with Student's Health
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 6, S.570-580 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Coledam, Diogo Henrique Constantino)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13165
Schlagwörter	General Education; Vocational High Schools; High School Students; Physical Health; Foreign Countries; Mental Health; Individual Differences; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Gesundheitszustand; Ausland; Psychohygiene; Individueller Unterschied; Brasilien
Abstract	Background: The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between course type and health among high school students. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 675 Brazilian high school students. The independent variable was course type (general or vocational) and dependent variables were health characteristics. All information was obtained by a self-report questionnaire and the following health characteristics were analyzed: mental health, physical activity, sedentary behavior, food consumption, daytime sleepiness, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, aggression, and musculoskeletal symptoms. The prevalence ratio (PR) was estimated by Poisson regression. Results: Vocational students presented a higher prevalence in 7 of the 20 mental health symptoms analyzed (PR = 1.21-1.64), daytime sleepiness (PR = 1.39-1.71), and musculoskeletal symptoms in neck, shoulders, low back, and knees (PR = 1.31-1.41), and a lower likelihood of being physically active (PR = 0.59-0.70). Conversely, vocational students showed lower sedentary behavior on TV and videogames during the week (PR = 0.35-0.46), consumption of snacks, cookies, and crackers (PR = 0.56-0.72), and experiences of aggression (PR = 0.13-0.17), all P < 0.05. Conclusions: High school can affect students' health distinctly, indicating that intervention programs and health monitoring should be specific to course type. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01