TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The health-promoting family: a conceptual framework for future research
JO  - Social science and medicine (1982)
A1  - Christensen, P.
SP  - 377
EP  - 387
VL  - 59
IS  - 2
N2  - There has so far only been little research attention given to how families actively engage in promoting their health in everyday life. In this paper a theoretical framework is proposed for Studies of the 'health-promoting family' with particular focus on children's health and well-being. This paper sets out a conceptual model for understanding how the family can play a part in promoting both the health of children and children's capacities as health-promoting actors. It draws on contemporary social science approaches to health, the family and children, suggesting a new emphasis on the family's ecocultural pathway, family practices and the child as a health-promoting actor. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-9536
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.10.021
ID  - ref1
ER  -