TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Predictors of adolescent self-rated health. Analysis of the National Population Health Survey
JO  - Canadian journal of public health
A1  - Vingilis, Evelyn R.
A1  - Wade, Terrance J.
A1  - Seeley, Jane S.
SP  - 193
EP  - 197
VL  - 93
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -