Abstract
The study is the Danish contribution to the WHO collaborative study, Health Behaviour in Schoolchildren. A nationwide random sample of pupils, 11, 13 and 15 years old (N=4046), answered a standardised questionnaire in 1994 about perceived health, health behaviour, social factors and contact with the school nurse. In the bivariate analysis, significant predictors of a very good health dialogue were: a high degree of satisfaction with life, satisfaction with school, good social integration, high academic achievement, not being isolated from classmates, not feeling pressured due to school work, confidence, suitable body-image, a very good self-rated health, no weekly symptoms, high levels of physical activity and healthy diet. The final model of a multivariate analysis revealed five predictors of a very good health dialogue: students' choice of the content of the health dialogue, satisfaction with school, wellbeing at school, very good self-rated health and high academic achievement.
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