@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of adolescent self-rated health. Analysis of the National Population Health Survey",
journal="Canadian journal of public health",
year="2002",
author="Vingilis, Evelyn R. and Wade, Terrance J. and Seeley, Jane S.",
volume="93",
number="3",
pages="193-197",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine what factors predict adolescents' concepts of their health. <br><br>METHODS: The study, based on the longitudinal National Population Health Survey, included 1,493 adolescents who were 12-19 at the time of interview. Sex, age, grade, family structure, income, disability, chronic health problems, social supports, social involvement, school/work involvement, smoking, alcohol bingeing, physical activities, Body Mass Index (BMI) and psychological health status variables were examined. Using ordinal multivariate regression, self-rated health was regressed on all predictors, which were entered in blocks hierarchically. <br><br>RESULTS: The analyses revealed that adolescent perceptions of health are framed not only by their physical health status, but also by personal, socio-environmental, behavioural and psychological factors. Specifically, health problems, disability, age, female status, lower income, smoking, and higher BMI were associated with lower self-rated health. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that adolescent appraisals of their health are shaped by their overall sense of functioning, which includes both physical health and non-physical health dimensions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-4263",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}