Citation

Shiue I. Scand. J. Public Health 2012; 40(5): 498-500.

Affiliation

The University of Edinburgh, UK; University of Exeter, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Associations of Public Health in the Nordic Countries Regions, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1403494812449081

PMID

22802014

Abstract

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.

Language: en