Exploratory factor analysis
Health perceptions of Chinese early childhood educators in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22944394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C M S Chan (Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, corresponding author), Katherine M Kitzmann (University of Memphis) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-424 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daq031 |
| PMID | 20435652 |
| OpenAlex | W2124883096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
The aim of this study was to explore health perceptions of preschool teachers, with a view to inform early childhood practices and teacher education. Pre-service student-teachers and in-service teachers (n = 200) who were voluntarily recruited completed a 24-item health attitude questionnaire. Factor analysis identified four dimensions of health attitudes, reflecting physical, psychosocial, mental and emotional domains. Inter-correlations among the factors suggested that early childhood educators in Hong Kong embrace a holistic view of health, although they consider physical and emotional health as more salient than the psychosocial and mental health dimensions. In comparisons of the perceptions of in-service teachers and student-teachers, students placed less emphasis on psychosocial health, but teachers placed more emphasis on physical health. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for designing health education programmes for preschool teacher education.
Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Exploratory factor analysis · Health education · Mental health · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Psychosocial · Public health · Early Childhood Education and Development · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |