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The attitudes of Health education teachers to eating disorders

PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Lenka

Basic information

Original name

The attitudes of Health education teachers to eating disorders

Authors

PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Brno, Life in Health 2018: Research and Practice, p. 115-125, 11 pp. 2018

Publisher

Brno: Masarykova univerzita

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14410/18:00106279

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

ISBN

978-80-210-9178-8

DOI

UT WoS

000470939400010

Keywords in English

attitude; teacher; eating disorders; health education; semantic differential; interview;

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 24/1/2020 08:14, Dana Nesnídalová

Abstract

V originále

Background: In recent decades, the issue of eating disorders has been paid great attention not only in scientific literature but also research studies. Objectives: The paper describes selected results of a research study involving teachers in lower secondary schools. Methods: The research instrument was the semantic differential. The research sample consisted of 168 teachers in lower secondary schools. Results: The research investigated the differences in the respondents’ attitudes to eating disorders and their prevention by teaching qualification, gender, age and length of teaching experience. The results suggested more positive attitudes among unqualified teachers, although the results were not always significant. Those teachers who are not qualified in health education or family education perceive the issue of eating disorders more positively than teachers qualified in this field of study. Conclusions: As far as gender is concerned, significant differences were identified; female respondents perceived the issue of eating disorders more positively. Increasing age and longer teaching experience of the respondents was not correlated with greater interest in the issue.