Associations between self-rated health, mental health problems and physical inactivity among urban adolescents

Associations between self-reported fitness and self-rated health, life-satisfaction and health-related quality of life among adolescents

Background/objective In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the associations between physical fitness (PF) and psychosocial aspects of health. This study aimed to analyse the associations between self-reported PF and self-rated health (SRH), life-satisfaction (LS), and quality of life (QoL). Methods This is a cross-sectional study of 3554 adolescents (1652 boys), aged 13-18,...

Prospective Associations Between Adolescents' Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems

Self-rated health among U.S. adolescents.

PURPOSE This article investigates the meaning of subjective health assessments for younger respondents by examining the temporal stability of self-rated health (SRH) among adolescents. Two competing understandings of SRH are tested: SRH as a spontaneous health assessment or as an enduring self-concept. METHODS Using data from two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (...

Determinants of physical inactivity among urban adolescents.

OBJECTIVE To investigate determinants of physical inactivity among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in the city of Recife, northeastern Brazil. METHOD This case-control study involved 597 private school students aged 15 to 19 years selected by convenience sampling. Exclusion criteria were adolescents with diseases that interfered with or hindered anthropometric measurements, who were being tre...

Mediating effects of coping style on associations between mental health factors and self-harm among adolescents.

BACKGROUND There is evidence for an association between suicidal behavior and coping style among adolescents. AIMS The aims of this study were to examine associations between coping style, mental health factors, and self-harm thoughts and acts among Irish adolescents, and to investigate whether coping style mediates associations between mental health factors (depression, anxiety, and self-est...