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Psychological Mechanisms of Youth Engagement in a Family- Centric School Health Intervention: Self-Efficacy, Self-Perception, and Digital Tool Acceptance in a Multi-Site Cluster RCT (conference poster)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A scientific poster developed through the BIO-STREAMS–MEDViEW collaboration was presented at the 4th Global Conference on Psychology, held on 20–22 August 2026 in London, United Kingdom. The poster presents a study designed to involve approximately 2,000 children aged 9–14 across the Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia and Denmark. The school-based programme combines four classroom workshops—covering breakfast, cooking at home and family meals, hydration, and physical activity—with additional mobile-app and serious-game tools for the intervention group. Assessments are planned at baseline and after six months to examine lifestyle habits, nutrition literacy, psychological factors and digital-tool acceptance. The collaboration highlights the importance of participation and sensitive, age-appropriate health education. The poster emphasises careful preparation and trauma-informed workshop design, recognising that discussions about food, lifestyle and body weight can be emotionally challenging. MEDViEW contributes value-sensitive co-creation and capacity-building approaches that help translate research evidence into tools and practices relevant to children and families.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23762697