TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Explaining educational inequalities in adolescent life satisfaction: Do health behaviour and gender matter?
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Moor, Irene
A1  - Lampert, Thomas
A1  - Rathmann, Katharina
A1  - Kuntz, Benjamin
A1  - Kolip, Petra
A1  - Spallek, Jacob
A1  - Richter, Matthias
SP  - 309
EP  - 317
VL  - 59
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: There is little evidence on the explanation of health inequalities based on a gender sensitive perspective. The aim was to investigate to what extent health behaviours mediate the association between educational inequalities and life satisfaction of boys and girls.     METHODS: Data were derived from the German part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2010 (n = 5,005). Logistic regression models were conducted to investigate educational inequalities in life satisfaction among 11- to 15-year-old students and the relative impact of health behaviour in explaining these inequalities.     RESULTS: Educational inequalities in life satisfaction were more pronounced in boys than in girls from lower educational tracks (OR 2.82, 95 % CI 1.97-4.05 and OR 2.30, 95 % CI 1.68-3.14). For adolescents belonging to the lowest educational track, behavioural factors contributed to 18 % (boys) and 39 % (girls) in the explanation of educational inequalities in life satisfaction.     CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between educational track and life satisfaction is substantially mediated by health-related behaviours. To tackle inequalities in adolescent health, behavioural factors should be targeted at adolescents from lower educational tracks, with special focus on gender differences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0531-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -