title: Adolescents' wellbeing and functioning: relationships with parents' subjective general physical and mental health.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed at examining the relationship between parental subjective health status and adolescents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as well as the role of gender, socioeconomic status, presence of chronic health care needs and social support on the above interaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were administered to a Greek nation-wide random sample of adolescents (N = 1,194) aged 11-18 years and their parents (N = 973) in 2003. Adolescents' and parents' status was assessed, together with reports of socio-economic status and level of social support. Various statistical tests were used to determine the extent to which these variables were related to each other.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parental subjective mental health status was significantly correlated with adolescents' better physical and psychological wellbeing, moods and emotions, parent-child relationships, school environment and financial resources. Parental subjective physical health status was strongly associated with more positive adolescents' self-perception. Adolescents' male gender, younger age, absence of chronic health care needs, high social support, and higher family income were positively associated with better HRQoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reinforces the importance of parental subjective health status, along with other variables, as a significant factor for the adolescents' HRQoL.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, 25 Alexandroupoleos Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulos
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimitrakaki
authors.forename: Xanthi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pedeli
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolaitis
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rotsika
authors.forename: Ulricke
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ravens-Sieberer
authors.forename: Yannis
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tountas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires