The best health promotion model to use for mental health is the social cognitive theory. For example, say in adolescents in order to promote acceptance of body size and to reduce negative images about oneself, the social cognitive theory could be implemented in a program that could be part of a school curriculum. The social cognitive theory is based on reciprocal determinism, which is the “dynamic interplay among personal factors, (such as knowledge, skills experience, and culture), the environment, and behavior” (Hayden, 2009). I believe that since mental health is such a complex interplay of factors that the social cognitive theory could cover many of these factors in order to help promote positive body acceptance for a greater amount of students than to use a different theory that focuses on only a few factors.
The first construct of the social cognitive theory is knowledge, which entails…show more content… This construct is intrinsic towards this body acceptance program, because many people encompass this idea that a certain body size or weight will bring them happiness, prosperity and popularity. Due to overwhelming prevalence of magazine covers and television programs that feature women and men to have this otherworldly body that can only be possessed by the power of money and photo shop. Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to have a negative body image. I will explain to the students and faculties that the body’s portrayed via social media are not realistic. It is a known fact that social media positively correlates with negative body dissatisfaction. Therefore, this program will provide the students and faculty with tips on how to disenable these images from influencing ones relationship with their own body. Tips such as not purchasing these magazines and becoming a critical viewer of social media will help one in disenabling social media from affecting their relationship with their own
