Subjective Well-Being and Self-Assessed Health of Adolescents: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

IF 3 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Ivica Matić, Vera Musil
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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the stability and predictors of subjective well-being and self-perceived health in adolescents over a two-year period, focusing on the importance of mental health in overall well-being.

Methods: Participants in this longitudinal cohort study were surveyed at the ages of 15 (n = 441) and 17 (n = 354) through questionnaires. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Hierarchical regression was employed to investigate significant predictors of subjective well-being. The subjective well-being and self-perceived health dimensions showed a consistent level of stability throughout the two-year period of secondary education. Additionally, there was a significant correlation between well-being at the beginning and end of this education period. Furthermore, self-perceived health dimensions, particularly general health, vitality, and mental health, were positively associated with well-being at the end of secondary education, highlighting their role in overall subjective well-being. The regression analysis revealed that self-perceived health factors, notably "General health" and "Mental health", significantly predicted overall subjective well-being, enhancing the model's explanatory power beyond gender and economic status. Nevertheless, baseline subjective well-being has the strongest predictive effect on final well-being.

Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of psychological and health factors, particularly mental health, that affect the overall well-being of adolescents and emphasizes the need to focus on and improve these factors in order to improve subjective well-being.

青少年的主观幸福感和自评健康:纵向队列研究
研究背景本研究旨在调查两年内青少年主观幸福感和自我感觉健康的稳定性和预测因素,重点关注心理健康在整体幸福感中的重要性:这项纵向队列研究对 15 岁(441 人)和 17 岁(354 人)的参与者进行了问卷调查。采用描述性和推论性统计方法对数据进行了分析。采用层次回归法调查主观幸福感的重要预测因素。主观幸福感和自我感觉健康维度在中学教育的两年期间表现出持续的稳定性。此外,在这一教育阶段开始和结束时的幸福感之间存在明显的相关性。此外,自我感觉健康维度,特别是一般健康、活力和心理健康,与中学教育结束时的幸福感呈正相关,突出了它们在整体主观幸福感中的作用。回归分析表明,自我感觉健康因素,尤其是 "一般健康 "和 "心理健康",可显著预测总体主观幸福感,从而增强了模型的解释力,超越了性别和经济状况的影响。然而,基线主观幸福感对最终幸福感的预测效果最强:本研究强调了影响青少年整体幸福感的心理和健康因素(尤其是心理健康)的重要性,并强调了关注和改善这些因素以提高主观幸福感的必要性。
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