title: Health, employment and relationships: Correlates of personal wellbeing in young adults with and without a history of childhood language impairment.
abstract: We examine the potential associations between self-rated health, employment situation, relationship status and personal wellbeing in young adults with and without a history of language impairment (LI).
  
  
  
  In total, 172 24-year-olds from the UK participated, with approximately half (N = 84) having a history of LI. Personal wellbeing was measured using ratings from three questions from the Office for National Statistics regarding life satisfaction, happiness and life being worthwhile.
  
  
  
  There were similarities between individuals with a history of LI and their age-matched peers in self-rated personal wellbeing. However, regression analyses revealed self-rated health was the most consistent predictor of personal wellbeing for individuals with a history of LI in relation to life satisfaction (21% of variance), happiness (11%) and perceptions that things one does in life are worthwhile (32%). None of the regression analyses were significant for their peers.
  
  
  
  Similarities on ratings of wellbeing by young adults with and without a history of LI can mask heterogeneity and important differences. Young adults with a history of LI are more vulnerable to the effects of health, employment and relationship status on their wellbeing than their peers.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. Electronic address: gina.conti-ramsden@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti-Ramsden
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1QE, UK.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durkin
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Pearl L H
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Umar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Toseeb
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, City University, London, EC1V 0HB, UK.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Botting
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D057566:Self Report; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Employment; Language impairment; Relationship status; Self-rated health; Wellbeing; Young adulthood