| Title: | Are health literacy and physical literacy independent concepts? A gender-stratified analysis in medical school students from Croatia |
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| Authors: | ID Geets Kesic, Marijana (Author)
ID Perić, Mia (Author)
ID Gilić, Barbara (Author)
ID Manojlovic, Marko (Author)
ID Drid, Patrik (Author)
ID Modric, Toni (Author)
ID Znidaric, Željka (Author)
ID Zenić, Nataša (Author)
ID Pajtler, Aleksander (Author) |
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| Files: |  children-09-01231-v2.pdf (793,77 KB)
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 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1231
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FGPA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
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| Abstract: | Health literacy (HL) and physical literacy (PL) are concepts responsible for achieving and
maintaining positive health behaviors. This study aimed to investigate gender-specific associations:
(i) between PL and HL; and (ii) among HL, PL, and body composition. We observed 253 students
attending health-area high schools from southern Croatia (181 girls; 16.9 ± 1.4 years). HL was
assessed by the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, PL by the PLAYself questionnaire,
and body composition by bioimpedance analysis. The t-test was used to assess the differences
between genders, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to establish the associations
between variables. The results showed a similar level of HL (t-test = 0.2; p = 0.83) and PL (t-test = 0.01;
p = 0.99) in boys and girls. Significant but small correlations were identified between HL and PL only
in the girls (<10% of common variance). The body composition indices were significantly correlated
with PL only in the boys (15–20% of common variance). Our research highlights the necessity of the
independent evaluation of HL and PL in adolescence. Further studies evaluating other indices of
health status in relation to PL and HL are warranted. |
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| Keywords: | health behavior, knowledge translation, public health, community-engaged research, youth, body build |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 25.07.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 12.08.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 15.08.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI AG |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. [1]-12 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 9, iss. 8, [article no.] 1231 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92027  |
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| UDC: | 613.96:378 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2227-9067 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 144088067 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/children9081231 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 12.03.2025 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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