Relationships among adolescent subjective well-being, health behavior, and school satisfaction.
This study examined the relationship among subjective well-being (SWB), school satisfaction, and health behavior of Finnish secondary school students (N = 245). Pupils (51.0% female) in seventh and ninth grades from 13 secondary schools completed an anonymous questionnaire. Adolescent subjective well-being was measured using the Berne questionnaire of subjective well-being, and two subscales from an original Finnish questionnaire of values and subjective well-being. Results indicated that school satisfaction, body satisfaction, and self-rated good health explained 50% of the variance in global satisfaction among female respondents. For males, most significant predictors for global satisfaction included, in addition to those observed among girls, low-intensity drinking which explained 31% of the variance. The most significant associations for global ill-being for females were school dissatisfaction, high-intensity drinking, and self-rated moderate health, explaining 34% of the variance. In global ill-being, the variables of body dissatisfaction and regular drinking explained only 14% of the variance for boys. The results support the need to enhance adolescent positive attitudes toward life and school, self-perception, and adolescent coping with negative emotions.
Katja
Rask
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Dept. of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Tarmonkatu 6 A 6, FIN-33900, Tampere, Finland. katja.rask@mail.diak.fi
Päivi
Astedt-Kurki
AK
Marja-Terttu
Tarkka
T
Pekka
Laippala
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012574:Schools / Q000592:standards*; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires