Brooks Fiona, Magnusson Josefine
Hatfield Campus, College Lane, Hatfield, UK.
Health Educ Res. 2006 Dec;21(6):872-83. doi: 10.1093/her/cyl006. Epub 2006 May 19.
Identifying ways to increase and sustain active living among young people represents a priority for health promotion interventions. This qualitative study explored the experiences of adolescent boys and girls in the United Kingdom (aged 14-15 years) who had made the transition from inactivity to active participation in physical education (PE). The setting was a secondary school that had modified the PE programme, with the aim of increasing participation rates. Thirty-one, self-identified, formerly 'PE adverse' students were interviewed in focus groups in the school setting. Previously, respondents felt that they had been constructed as physically marginal individuals. Having a physically 'marginal body' was perceived as being detrimental to emotional health. The new PE resulted in respondents possessing a performing and achieving physical identity. Boys gained a sense of security in their physical identity and cultural change had removed the aggression from interacting with other physically active peers. Girls spoke of increased self-confidence, including acquiring the psychological resources to participate in community-based activities. Effective health promotion interventions for inactive adolescents are likely to move beyond solely endorsing the benefits of physical activity or increasing choice and instead address the potential emotional risks and value of participation from the adolescents' perspective.
确定增加和维持年轻人积极生活方式的方法是健康促进干预措施的一个优先事项。这项定性研究探讨了英国14至15岁青少年从不爱运动转变为积极参与体育教育（PE）的经历。研究背景是一所中学，该校修改了体育课程，目的是提高参与率。31名自认为以前“厌恶体育”的学生在学校环境中参加了焦点小组访谈。此前，受访者觉得自己被视为身体上处于边缘地位的个体。拥有一个身体上“边缘化的身体”被认为对情绪健康有害。新的体育课程让受访者拥有了一个有表现力和成就感的身体身份。男孩们在身体身份上获得了安全感，文化变革消除了与其他积极运动的同龄人互动时的攻击性。女孩们表示自信心增强，包括获得了参与社区活动的心理资源。对于不活跃的青少年，有效的健康促进干预措施可能不仅仅是宣扬体育活动的好处或增加选择，而是从青少年的角度解决参与的潜在情感风险和价值。
