Booker, CL and Skew, AJ and Sacker, A and Kelly, YJ (2014) Well-Being in Adolescence-An Association With Health-Related Behaviors: Findings From Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 34 (4). pp. 518-538. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613501082
Booker, CL and Skew, AJ and Sacker, A and Kelly, YJ (2014) Well-Being in Adolescence-An Association With Health-Related Behaviors: Findings From Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 34 (4). pp. 518-538. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613501082
Booker, CL and Skew, AJ and Sacker, A and Kelly, YJ (2014) Well-Being in Adolescence-An Association With Health-Related Behaviors: Findings From Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 34 (4). pp. 518-538. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431613501082
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the demographic distribution of selected health-related behaviors and their relationship with different indicators of well-being. The data come from Wave 1 of the youth panel of Understanding Society household panel study. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) measured socio-emotional difficulties. Markers of happiness in different life domains were combined to assess levels of happiness. Generally, younger youth participated in more health-protective behaviors, while older youth reported more health-risk behaviors. Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables and greater participation in sport were associated with higher odds of high happiness. Healthier eating was associated with lower odds of socio-emotional difficulties, while increased fast food consumption was associated with higher odds of socio-emotional difficulties. Smoking, drinking, and decreased sport participation were all associated with socio-emotional difficulties. Health-protective behaviors were associated with happiness, while health-risk behaviors were associated with socio-emotional difficulties. © The Author(s) 2013.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | health-related behaviors; markers of well-being; youth; UK |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2014 11:47 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 16:17 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/8701 |
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