Theories of how the school environment impacts on student health: Systematic review and synthesis

Health and Place

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 242-249

  Bonell, C P ^a   Fletcher, A ^b   Jamal, F ^c   Wells, H ^d   Harden, A ^c   Murphy, S ^b   Thomas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Complex intervention; Review; Schools; Theory

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; YOUNG POPULATION;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BONDING THEORY; CONTAGION THEORY; CONTROL THEORY; DEFIANCE THEORY; DETERRENCE THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION THEORY; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM THEORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR TRIADIC THEORY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN FUNCTIONING AND SCHOOL ORGANIZATION THEORY; MORAL AUTHORITY THEORY; PLANNED BEHAVIOR THEORY; PRIMARY SOCIALIZATION THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUNISHMENT; REASONED ACTION THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; STRUCTURATION THEORY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIMIZATION THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; COMPLEX INTERVENTION; REVIEW; SCHOOLS; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84886636149     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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