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标题：Health Capital in the Opinions of the Young in a School Community in Finland
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作者：Outi Hyry-Honka ; Kaarina Määttä
期刊名称：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
印刷版ISSN：2250-0715
电子版ISSN：2248-9010
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：134-151
出版社：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
摘要：This article studies the health resources of the young with the concept of health capital derived from the concept of capital. At the same time, the aim of this article is to construct a theoretical model of health capital and to verify its empirical manifestation in the opinions of the young in the school community. The research data consisted of 95 essays written by Finnish seventh-graders aged 13-14. The results show that the young are able to name both the factors that increase their health capital in the school community as well as the factors that pose a threat to it. Based on the youngsters’ opinions of the health capital, four different ideal types were found: “A healthy soul lives in a healthy body”, “Responsible bearer of health”, “Healthy lifestyle without risking pleasure”, and “Joy for the eye – strength for the health”. The use of the concept of health capital may be subject to criticism, but can increase the appreciation of health. Health capital is immaterial but also profitable in economic sense as it could reduce the costs of illnesses. Teachers can increase the health capital in the school community by developing the teaching and evaluation methods and learning arrangements with sufficient knowledge of health-related issues. Positive learning experiences enhance the joy of learning and good atmosphere where the young can engage to increase their health capital.
关键词：health capital; the young; health; health promotion.