Neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness but not urbanization level affect self-rated health in adolescents.
BACKGROUND
It is hypothesized that neighbourhood satisfaction and subjective happiness are associated with self-rated health or mediate the effect from urbanization levels among youth.


METHODS
Taiwan Youth Project was a cross-sectional study in two cities, Taipei and Yilan, Taiwan including 5,586 students. Information on neighbourhood satisfaction, happiness, urbanization levels, and self-rated health was obtained by interview.


RESULTS
Neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness were both significantly associated with self-rated health (both p<0.001) while urbanization level was not (p>0.05). Neighbourhood satisfaction is also highly correlated with happiness (p<0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Future public health intervention should attend to neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness for youth.
Centre of Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, UK. I.shiue@sms.ed.ac.uk
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D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013624:Taiwan; D014507:Urbanization