Salutogenesis as a framework for improving health resources of adolescent boys (original) (raw)
2009, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Background and aims: A salutogenetic approach may play an important role in developing adolescent understanding of health. On the basis of sense of coherence the study examined the relationships between self-assessed physical fitness and actual performed cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods: Data were collected from 199 boys aged 13, randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. Frequency of out-of-school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was self-rated by pupils while cardiorespiratory fitness was measured using 20-meter Shuttle Run test (20SRT) from the battery of Eurofit. Sense of coherence was measured with a SOC-13 questionnaire. A three semesters (15 months) intervention into a physical education programme, based on the Hellison's Teaching Responsibility through Physical Activity (TRPA) model, was introduced in the experimental group. Results: In the experimental group post-test examination revealed that cardiorespiratory fitness had improved si...
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