Role Of Significant Others Research Articles

Adapting Complicated Grief Therapy for Use With People With Intellectual Disabilities: An Action Research Study.

There is established evidence of complicated grief among people with an intellectual disability. This paper describes the process of adapting complicated grief therapy (CGT) for this population. Action research documented the adaptation of CGT. Qualitative methods included analysing meeting notes, reflective interviews with two members of the team involved in adapting the materials, and interviews with six professionals working in disability settings who reviewed the adapted materials. Key processes included adapting the standardised tools that form part of CGT and developing adapted approaches to abstract concepts related to death, dying and bereavement. Key therapeutic components such as imaginal revisiting and the role of significant others required adaptation for implementation with people with intellectual disabilities. The importance of adapting evidence-based therapies for people with intellectual disabilities is emphasised. This research provides an adapted form of an established therapy for piloting with this population.

Including significant others in psychological therapy with people with intellectual disabilities: A national survey of the practice of UK psychologists.

Talking therapy for people with intellectual disabilities is often specifically adapted. One adaptation is the involvement of significant others in therapy, however, there is no systematic description of the use of this adaptation in routine clinical practice. An online survey of UK psychologists regarding the inclusion of significant others in individual therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Ninety-five psychologists who work with people with intellectual disabilities provided responses to questions regarding the decision to include significant others in therapy, factors that make including significant others more or less likely and how the role of significant others is explained to them. Psychologists consider a range of factors in deciding the involvement of significant others. We discuss implications for training of therapists working with people with intellectual disabilities, issues of consent and how the roles of significant others are understood.

Sociocultural context of exclusive breastfeeding in Africa: A narrative review.

Although exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has many benefits, it is not commonly practiced in several countries as a result of context-specific challenges. EBF practice is thus a global health discourse because over 200 million children suffer from malnutrition despite the abundance of human milk. The risk of starvation remains very high among African children with less than 40% of them exclusively breastfed. In Africa, the adoption or nonadherence to EBF is a sociocultural issue. Hence, this narrative review examined the sociocultural context of EBF in the region. PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched using keywords related to EBF and Africa. Relevant data from selected studies were synthesized narratively and reported using a structured narrative format. EBF is strongly rooted in every culture and is a culturally determined behavior. Some believe that colostrum is dirty and harmful to newborns and, thus, needs to be purified. Despite the belief that human milk is the best food for babies, mothers often complement human milk with other foods right from birth because of perceived lactation inadequacy. Most African mothers believe in prelacteal feeding to help cleanse the infant's gastrointestinal tract for digestion, quench thirst, flush the bladder and help the mother to rest after childbirth before breastfeeding (BF) is initiated. The role of significant others was equally found important in the decision and duration of BF. The availability of family support (especially from grandmothers and husbands) reportedly encouraged EBF in Africa. The duration and exclusivity of BF in Africa are negatively associated with demographic variables like young age, low level of education, being unmarried, low income, out of employment, and parity (first-time mother). While there have been some efforts and policies to improve EBF, it is important to consider context-specific challenges and sociocultural factors. There is a need for more deliberate efforts to encourage mothers through the implementation of effective best practices concerning EBF in Africa.

Posttraumatic growth experiences of North Korean adolescent refugees living in South Korea: A qualitative case study.

This study aimed to explore the posttraumatic growth (PTG) experiences of North Korean adolescent refugees. The qualitative context of PTG experiences and influencing factors was explored based on the experiences vividly described by North Korean adolescent refugees. I recruited participants for a qualitative case study, targeting "high-growth type" and "low-growth type" adolescents classified through latent profile analysis. A 1:1 in-depth interview was conducted with five high-growth and four low-growth adolescents who agreed to participate in the study. Their PTG appeared to coexist with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms such as anxiety and depression. In addition, the PTG of North Korean refugee adolescents was particularly remarkable in the areas of "personal strength" and "relating to others." The influencing factors of PTG were described in the qualitative contexts of "constructive rumination process," "self-disclosure," "peer network from both South and North Korea," and "role of significant others." This study confirmed that North Korean adolescent refugees actively strive for growth after trauma. In order to lead their PTG better, specific interventions are required for intentional rumination process, human support resources, and self-opening that affect PTG. This study has academic value in that it compares and verifies the factors affecting PTG by interviewing high- and low-growth adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Shared decision-making with older adults with cancer: Adaptation of a model through literature review and expert opinion.

To provide a literature overview of characteristics of Shared Decision Making (SDM) with specific importance to the older adult population with cancer and to tailor an existing model of SDM in patients with cancer to the needs of older adults. A systematic search of several databases was conducted. Eligible studies described factors influencing SDM concerning cancer treatment with adults aged 65years or above, with any type of cancer. We included qualitative or mixed-methods studies. Themes were identified and discussed in an expert panel, including a patient-representative, until consensus was reached on an adjusted model. Overall 29 studies were included and nine themes were identified from the literature. The themes related to the importance of goal setting, need for tailored information provision, the role of significant others, uncertainty of evidence, the importance of time during and outside of consultations, the possible ill-informed preconceptions that health care professionals (HCPs) might have about older adults and the specific competencies they need to engage in the SDM process with older adults. No new themes emerged from discussion with expert panel. This study presents a visual model of SDM with older patients with cancer based on the identified themes. Our model shows key elements that are specific to SDM with older adults. Further research needs to focus on how to educate HCPs on the competencies needed to engage in SDM with older patients, and how to implement the model into everyday practice.

The significant other in professional path planning and readiness for scientific activity: The case of Russian students and postgraduates

Introduction. The formation of professional plans by student youth is going on under the influence of significant others. The circle of significant others is suffering profound transformations in the conditions of changing cyber-technological paradigm, overflowing traditional family circle, friends, school masters (mentors), and needs clarification. The orientation and intensity of the impact of significant others on the modern educated youth’s professional planning are not sufficiently studied. Solving the task of staff renewal in the Russian scientific sphere shows the necessity to reveal the roles of significant others in Russian students’ and postgraduates’ readiness to build a scientific career.Aim. In this research, the significant other is a really existing or imaginary person, who significantly influences student professional path planning, when a student identifies himself/herself with the significant other. The present research aims to reveal significant others, who influence professional plans of Russian students and postgraduates, and to establish the nature of its impact; to elicit the role of significant others in the students’ and postgraduates’ readiness to build a scientific career.Methodology and research methods. A three-part questionnaire was applied to collect data. In the first part, general information about the respondents was collected. The second part included three stages, which allowed the authors to identify three significant others, who influenced the respondents’ professional plans, as well as to discover the nature of this influence. In the third part, the respondents reported about their readiness to build a scientific career. Primary data processing was carried out with the help of content-analysis. Secondary data processing involved descriptive statistics methods, non-parametric Pearson test, χ2, qualitative analysis. 1026 young people aged from 17 to 35, whose average age was 21, took part in the investigation. There were 951 students and 75 postgraduates from 10 Russian universities.Results. It was established that significant others influence the respondents’ professional plans positively, neutrally and negatively. The positive impact prevails sharply over the neutral and negative ones. Over one-third of the students and postgraduates find it difficult to identify significant others. Among the significant others, there are both real people, who live now or have lived in the past, and imaginary characters. The real significant others can be subdivided into two groups: distant and close community. The role of significant other from distant community predominates over the influence of close community representatives.Scientific novelty. The authors designed the empirical model of significant others influencing the professional path planning. It was revealed that the students and postgraduates, who are not ready to become scientists, less often plan their professional paths under the influence of significant others from scientists and discoverers, than the other respondents. The hierarchical structures of students’ and postgraduates’ significant others have different readiness levels (from five to seven) to build a scientific career and have various component composition. In addition, a higher rank of scientists and discoverers as significant others in the sampling of future scientists should be noted.Practical significance. The obtained results, which deepen the understanding of the mechanism of professional identification and career decision-making, can be used in the practice of professional orientation and career counselling for young people. Since most students and postgraduates have difficulties in building professional plans or identify themselves with fictional characters or people involved in the public spheres like culture, art and mass media, the right choice of content and channels of professional propaganda can encourage young people to get a higher education and choose educational areas that are socially significant for the country.

The Process of Becoming an Activist: Identity Transformations in Autobiographical Narratives of Women with Disabilities in Poland

This article reconstructs identity transformations that manifest themselves in the biographies of female activists with disabilities. The empirical material was collected through autobiographical narrative interviews. The author identifies key stages and turning points for these identity transformations. She also analyzes the role of significant others in the process of identity transformations and becoming an activist. The analysis of narratives of women with congenital disabilities demonstrates that the incorporation of disability as an element of individual self-definition is an important factor contributing to identity transformations. In the analyzed narratives, disability represents a biographical resource and, like identity, is processual in nature. Although it accompanies the individual from birth, it undergoes rein­terpretations at different stages of life.

THE SEARCH FOR WHOLENESS. THE INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES IN RELATIONAL PLAY

The article discusses the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in achieving full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
 The article emphasizes the importance of the person-environment relationship and its impact on the growth and development of individuals, particularly those with disabilities. It recognizes that the process of achieving social inclusion involves various stages of personal development, from self-management to navigating different environments. The article acknowledges that encountering obstacles during these growth phases can hinder the attainment of full autonomy and social inclusion for individuals with disabilities.
 Furthermore, the article touches upon the social implications of body image and the role of significant others in shaping one's perception of their body. It is important to note that disability intersects with various aspects of life, including relationships and societal norms, and understanding these intersections can contribute to a comprehensive understanding of disability and its implications.

Daily time management in dementia: qualitative interviews with persons with dementia and their significant others

BackgroundPersons with dementia encounter time-related problems and significant others often need to provide support in daily time management and use of time assistive technology (AT). Further research has been requested on how time AT for persons with dementia affects the situation of significant others. Moreover, there are a few previous qualitative studies on the experiences of time AT by persons with dementia. This study explores the experiences of persons with dementia and significant others in daily time management and their perceptions on how time AT affects everyday life.MethodSemi-structured interviews with persons with mild to moderate dementia (n = 6) and significant others (n = 9) were conducted three months after receiving prescribed time AT. Interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis.ResultsA main category “Support by significant others is always part of daily time management”, and three categories “Facing new challenges”, “Using strategies to handle changes”, and “Time assistive technology in daily life” illustrated that significant others provided support for daily time management in all phases of dementia. This support was often embedded in other kinds of support for emerging challenges. Support in time management was needed from an early stage in dementia, and responsibility for time management was gradually transferred to significant others. Time AT could support time orientation and were important for sharing the time management conducted by others but did not enable independent time management.ConclusionsTime-related assessments and interventions should be offered at an early stage of dementia to increase the possibility of maintaining daily time management skills. Using time AT to communicate time might increase agency and participation in daily occupations for persons with dementia. Given the central role of significant others for daily time management, the society needs to adequately support persons with dementia lacking support from significant others.

Significant others and students’ leisure-time physical activity intention: A prospective test of the social influence in sport model

Background/ObjectivesThis two-wave prospective study applied the Social Influence in Sport Model to investigate whether the social influences of parents, physical education (PE) teachers, and peers were predictive of students' intention to engage in leisure-time physical activity (PA). MethodsParticipants were 2,484 secondary school students (11–18 years old) who completed a questionnaire assessing positive influence, punishment, and dysfunction from the three social agents (parents, PE teachers, and peers) at baseline, and PA intention at a 1-month follow-up. Structural equation modelling (SEM) yielded excellent goodness-of-fit and consistent pathways between the three social agents. ResultsStudents' leisure-time PA intention (R2 = .103 to 0.112) was positively associated with positive influence (β = .223 to 0.236, p < .001) and punishment (β = .214 to 0.256, p < .01), and negatively associated with dysfunction (β = - 0.281 to -.335, p < .001). Multi-group SEM showed that the predictions were invariant between parents, PE teachers, and peers. Furthermore, no significant differences in students' gender were found between perceived social influence and PA intention. ConclusionThe findings supported the application of the Social Influence in Sport Model in explaining the role of significant others on students’ intention to take part in leisure-time PA.

3D-Printing Physical Activity in Youth: An Autotopographical Approach to Behaviour Change.

The conceptualisation and visualisation of physical activity through 3D-printed objects offers a unique means by which to elicit positive behaviour change. This study aimed to explore whether 3D-printed models of physical activity obtain autotopographical meaning in youths and the influence of such models on their sense of personal and social identity. Following participation in a seven-week faded intervention, whereby habitual physical activity was measured and used to create individual 3D models, the views of 61 participants (36 boys; 10.9 ± 3.0 years) were explored via semi-structured focus groups. Within the over-arching theme of '3D-Printed Models', key emergent sub-themes were structured around 'Autotopography', 'Reflection', 'In-group norms', and 'Significant others'. Investing meaning in the material representations facilitated social activation and self-reflection on their own behaviour, both of which are key elements of identity formation. The influential role of significant others (familial and peers) within initial model interpretation and their potential long-term efficacy as a behaviour change approach was highlighted. 3D-printed models present a novel concept and intervention approach and may represent a useful component within behaviour change engagement strategies in children and adolescents.

The Role of Significant Others on International Students’ Agency in Chinese Learning: Translanguaging Lens

This paper is based on a case study conducted on the international students’ agentic choices and actions in response to such significant others’ impact on their competency, confidence and achievements towards Chinese learning through being engaged in translanguaging pedagogical practices. In the study, the data was collected from a photo-elicitation interview in the form of a focus group among the student participants. The data analysis revealed that the participants tended to display peer-directed, teacher-facilitated and community member-reinforced agency towards speeding up their self-understanding competency in class, improving self-learning efficacy after class, and enhancing self-awareness of tones, as a result of interacting with diverse significant others in translanguaging space. Correspondingly, this study illustrated three categories of significant others, including class peers, native Chinese teachers and members of Chinese-speaking communities who can exert the influences on enacting international students’ agency towards Chinese learning in a flexible, efficient and critical way. These findings offer an insight into shaping an overseas learners’ agency-oriented approach to make Chinese as a learnable language from a translanguaging perspective. Furthermore, the concept of significant others is linked to the field of international Chinese language education. Thus, it is expected to provide some contributory implications to native and non-native Chinese teachers, educators and researchers, particularly on paying more attention to such emergent interactions between significant others and international students’ agentic emotions, feelings and attitudes towards learning of Chinese language in different circumstances.

Examining the role of significant others in Vietnamese high school EFL students’ motivational constructions

ABSTRACT Contemporary research has reiterated the complexity of motivation as shaped by an array of personal and contextual elements. Drawing on a person-in-context relational view, the present study aims to explore learners’ motivational constructions through their ongoing interaction with significant others such as teachers, peers, parents and extended family members in various social settings. Data from three Vietnamese high school students were obtained through interviews as social practice, observations, casual conversations, and visual materials. Findings reveal the scaffolding role of significant others in instilling the value of education, providing financial and language support, igniting and sustaining L2 motivation, and, rather negatively, exerting certain academic pressures. This study calls for more collaboration among significant others in providing ample opportunities for language learning and fostering learners’ motivation.

Evaluation of an e-learning on involving significant others in occupational health care

Abstract Background Significant others (SOs) like partners, family members or friends can play an important role in how workers cope with chronic disease, thereby influencing work and health outcomes. Despite the potential benefits of involving SOs in the return-to-work (RTW) process of workers with chronic diseases, guidance and training on how to manage this is scarce. Educating work and health professionals on this topic could lead to better RTW support for workers and prevention of long-term sickness absence. Objectives This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an e-learning for improving occupational health physicians’ (OHPs) knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy regarding involving SOs in the RTW process. In addition, we explored OHPs’ responses to and satisfaction with the e-learning. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 87 OHPs, involving an intervention group and a waitlisted control group. Between-group differences in knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy outcomes, and retention of effects were assessed using ANOVA and paired t-tests. Reactions to the e-learning were analyzed with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Results We found moderate to large effects on OHPs’ knowledge (p &amp;lt;.001, ηp2 = .202), attitudes (ηp2 = .098), and self-efficacy (p &amp;lt; .001, ηp2 = .237), with retention of all changes at 10-week follow-up. OHPs graded the e-learning with a mean score of 7.9 out of 10 (SD = 1.11) and indicated that the e-learning increased their awareness of the role of SOs in RTW and encouraged them to address this more often. Conclusions The developed e-learning is the first evidence-based training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of OHPs with regard to involving SOs in the RTW process of workers with chronic diseases. The e-learning and accompanying materials can encourage work and health professionals to more often address the role of significant others in the work re-integration process. Key messages • The developed e-learning is effective in increasing occupational health physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy with regard to involving significant others in the return-to-work process. • The e-learning and accompanying materials can encourage professionals to more often address the role of significant others in the work re-integration process to prevent long-term sickness absence.

Associations Between Perceived Social Support, Perceived Competence And Physical Activity In Hong Kong Children With Disabilities During The Covid-19 Pandemic

PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused adverse impacts on physical activity (PA) and psychosocial health in children with disabilities. The aim of this study was to examine the associations among their perceived social support, perceived competence, and participation in PA, and to determine the predicting effects of perceived social support and perceived competence towards PA during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Participants were 291 children with a physician diagnosis of physical disabilities (PD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) aged 6-17 years. They were asked to complete measures that assessed their perceptions of social support, perceived competence, and participation in PA. RESULTS: Significant differences were found in age, BMI and perceived competence between children with PD and ID (ID>PD). BMI was the most significant co-founding variable (p = 0.001) in the total sample of participants. After controlling for demographic variables, perceived competence explained more significance (an additional 17% variance) for PA participation (p < 0.05), rather than social support in the total sample. The total variance explained by the model was 24%, F (2, 240) = 12.42, p < 0.001. No significance was found for their interaction effect. CONCLUSIONS: Larger predictions were found for PA on perceived competence in children with PD and ID. Perceived social supports are essential, but needs to specify the role of significant others, such as mothers/fathers, siblings/peers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Future studies should target on these predictors to inform the intervention design to encourage PA participation in children with disabilities in Hong Kong.

Training for occupational health physicians to involve significant others in the return-to-work process of workers with chronic diseases: a randomized controlled trial

Purpose To determine the efficacy of the “Training for Occupational health physicians To Involve Significant others” (TOTIS) e-learning module for improving occupational health physicians’ (OHPs) knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy regarding involving significant others in the return-to-work process. Materials and methods A randomized controlled trial with 87 OHPs, involving an intervention group and a wait-listed control group. Between-group differences in knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy outcomes, and retention of effects were assessed using ANOVA and paired t-tests. Reactions to the e-learning module were analyzed with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Results We found moderate to large effects on OHPs’ knowledge (p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.202), attitudes (p = 0.003, η p 2 = 0.098), and self-efficacy (p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.237), with retention of all changes at 10-week follow-up. OHPs graded the e-learning module with a mean score of 7.9 out of 10 (SD = 1.11) and indicated that the module increased their awareness of the role of significant others and encouraged them to address this more often. Conclusions The TOTIS e-learning module and accompanying materials are valuable resources for OHPs to learn how significant others influence work outcomes of workers with chronic diseases and to manage their involvement in the re-integration process. Trial registration This study is registered in the Netherlands Trial Register under trial number NL8744; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/8744. Implications for rehabilitation The TOTIS e-learning module is the first evidence-based training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of occupational health physicians with regard to involving significant others in the re-integration process of workers with chronic diseases. The e-learning module and accompanying tools can increase the awareness of occupational health physicians about the role of significant others and encourage them to address the role of significant others in the re-integration process of sick-listed workers. It could be beneficial to expand on the e-learning module with a face-to-face training program involving group interaction, peer discussion, and skills development.

The theory of reasoned action in describing tongue cleaning adherence among college going students of Indie: A model guided study.

Just mere brushing of teeth is not enough for maintaining good oral health. Regular cleaning of tongue is equally important for maintaining good oral hygiene and to escape social embarrassment and personal discomfort, which could arise as a result of halitosis. To test the variables of Theory of Reasoned Action to explain the behavior of tongue cleaning among college going students of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst 756 college going students of Udaipur city, India using an online self-administered structured questionnaire which was designed based on our study objectives. Logistic regression analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) were employed for statistical analysis. Confidence level and level of significance were set at 95% and 5% respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that with one unit increase in subjective norm, the tongue cleaning behavior odds increased significantly by 1.124. Also, the tongue cleaning behavior odds was 1.77 times significantly greater among those brushing their teeth twice a day than those brushing once a day. Structural Equation modelling also evidenced the significant direct effect of subjective norm on tongue cleaning behavior (β = 0.2, p≤0.05). Our results highlighted the importance of subjective norms in espousing tongue cleaning preventive behaviour habit. It is thus recommended to highpoint the role of significant others in changing tongue cleaning behaviour.

Significant others in the context of socialization in the modern world

The article considers the role of a significant other in the process of socialization of the younger generation. A distinction is made between the concepts of a significant other and a generalized other based on classical works of G. Mead, I. Goffman, R. Coles, Ch. Cooley, and, also, on some works of contemporary Russian and foreign sociologists. The authors analyze the role of significant others at different levels of socialization — preconventional stage, conventional stage, and postconventional stage. At postconventional stage the ability to reflect on what is “right” or “wrong” appears, that is the formation of moral ideas and the system of values take place. It is emphasized that the role of parents as significant others still remains, but attention is paid to such phenomenon as reversive socialization which is characterized to mediatization of cultural environment, assuming that acquiring of knowledge becomes bilateral. It is underlined the increasing role of digital socialization, under the conditions of which the concepts of agents of socialization and the traditional roles of significant others are being transformed while such agents as Internet, mobile communication, social nets are acquiring special influence. The analysis of modern sociological studies gives the possibility to conclude that in the context of digital socialization such phenomenon as “unknown other” has appeared, fulfilling some socializing functions that used to be characteristic to a significant other. In spite of society secularization, religion still continues to be an important agent of socialization, providing not only patterns of a significant other but also patterns of a generalized other, expressed in archetypes of the savior, canonized saints or the images of epic heroes.

Diaspora Networks and Investments in Nigeria

Networks are important systems that impact multiple aspects of economic activities such as investments, businesses, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills. However, there is scant literature examining the crucial networks needed to inform diasporas’ decisions and oversee businesses/investments in their countries of origin. Using social network theory, the primary data for this article were gathered using in-depth interviews from 2019 to 2020. This is in addition to the authors’ primary insights over more than three decades into migration trajectories, diaspora existentialities, and investment domains in Nigeria. Findings suggest that some diasporas involve their networks such as family members and friends in their investment decision-making processes and eventual investments, while others have mistrust for their networks with implications for real investment choices and eventual outcomes. This article clearly shows that the diaspora networks within their investments’ thresholds, the roles of significant others, and the challenges of the diaspora are highly dynamic and ambivalent, as demonstrated through the Nigerian experience.

Indicators and Dynamics of Formation A Healthy Lifestyle for Junior High School Students

In the context of deep social and economic transformations in the country, the contradiction between the growing need of the society for active and healthy people and the catastrophic deterioration of children’s health becomes more acute. Complex studies show that the chronic pathology of schoolchildren is at an extremely high level. Against the backdrop of social insecurity, the problem of alcoholization and drug addiction of children and adolescents is growing, which poses a threat of moral decay to young people. Children’s health is affected by a number of negative factors: a decline in the standard of living in the country as a whole, a widespread deterioration of the environmental situation, and negative changes in the financial situation and the educational potential of the family. Unfortunately, the share of guilt for the current situation today is assigned to the school, which does not meet the modern requirements of hygiene and natural sciences of age physiology, causes disruption of adaptation, chronic fatigue of children and provokes the growth of diseases. Educational potential of school is considerably reduced: “...educational practice stays in a condition of influence on it of casual reference points, elements of positive, and even more negative, influences and uncontrollability”. In these conditions, the problem of maintaining health and education for a healthy lifestyle in schoolchildren is of particular interest to researchers. In the process of upbringing of children of primary school age the role of significant others - teachers and parents - is great. However, for the effectiveness of education for a healthy lifestyle is not enough readiness of the teacher, as the categories of lifestyle, lifestyle is largely associated with the family, with the way of life, with traditions, with the way of life of parents. Parents act as a role model for younger students, so in the process of upbringing important factors are personal, purely individual characteristics of parents, which include health status, physical culture, and attitude to health, culture of communication, ethical culture and experience of a healthy lifestyle.