The study contributes to obesity prevention by promoting healthy consumption behaviors. Keywords: Aruba, behavior, Caribbean, children, health, motivation, obesity, social norms, sugar sweetened beverage consumption, water consumption.
Conditions
Interventions
Participating primary schools will be randomized in an intervention group and a control group. The intervention uses influential children because of their impact on their social network at schools. Th
and (2) Training the influential peers to take up the role of peer influencers to promote water consumption among their classmates for eight weeks. The control group will receive no treatment. During
(b) Receive additional knowledge regarding health and environmental benefits of water consumption
(c) Be motivated to practice modelling water consumption behavior around their classmates
(d) Be motivated to practice messaging (communicate verbally) with their classmates about the benefits of water consumption
(e) Be encouraged to formulate their own arguments and their own ways to informally motivate their classmates to consume more water.
Sponsors
Radboud University Nijmegen
Behavioural Science Institute
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary school children in grade 5 and 6; between 9 and 13 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Primary schools that are private schools or special education schools. Primary schools involved in other programs aimed at changing their health related behaviors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The consumption of water. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactS.C.M. Franken
J.E. Irausquinplein 4
Outcome results
None listed