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Well-being in adolescents: the 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study / Bem-estar entre adolescentes: a visita de 11 anos da coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 1993
Hallal, Pedro C; Dumith, Samuel C; Bertoldi, Andréa D; Scalco, Diogo L; Menezes, Ana M. B; Araújo, Cora Luiza.
  • Hallal, Pedro C; s.af
  • Dumith, Samuel C; s.af
  • Bertoldi, Andréa D; s.af
  • Scalco, Diogo L; s.af
  • Menezes, Ana M. B; s.af
  • Araújo, Cora Luiza; s.af
Cad. saúde pública ; 26(10): 1887-1894, Oct. 2010.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-561299
ABSTRACT
Studies on well-being and its possible determinants are rare in the international literature, and almost non-existent in Brazil, particularly among youth. The present study focused on the epidemiology of well-being among adolescents belonging to a birth cohort. Well-being was measured using face-to-face interviews, with a question whose answer was based on a graphic scale of faces. 4,452 adolescents were interviewed. Approximately half (49.4 percent) classified themselves as very happy (face 1); this proportion was higher among girls than boys. Poorer adolescents were more likely than their wealthier peers to identify with the happiest face (number 1), but were also more likely to report moderate to low levels of well-being (faces 3-7). Body mass index was inversely associated with well-being. Among girls, physical activity was directly associated with well-being.
RESUMO
Estudos sobre os níveis de bem-estar e seus possíveis determinantes são escassos na literatura mundial e quase inexistentes no Brasil, principalmente entre jovens. O objetivo do presente estudo foi conhecer a epidemiologia do bem-estar em adolescentes pertencentes a uma coorte de nascimentos. O nível de bem-estar foi coletado mediante entrevistas domiciliares, utilizando uma pergunta, cuja resposta era baseada em uma escala gráfica de faces. Foram entrevistados 4.452 adolescentes. Aproximadamente a metade (49,4 por cento) identificou-se com a face 1 (muito felizes), sendo esta proporção maior nas meninas do que nos meninos. Os adolescentes mais pobres apresentaram maior prevalência de nível muito elevado de bem-estar (face 1) do que os mais ricos, mas também foram os que apresentaram maior prevalência de bem-estar moderado ou baixo (faces 3 a 7). Quanto maior a categoria de índice de massa corporal menor a proporção de jovens com elevado bem-estar (face 1). As meninas fisicamente ativas apresentaram maior percentual de elevado bem-estar em comparação às sedentárias.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Self Concept / Child Welfare / Nutritional Status / Motor Activity Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Cad. saúde pública Journal subject: Public Health / Toxicology Year: 2010 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Self Concept / Child Welfare / Nutritional Status / Motor Activity Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Cad. saúde pública Journal subject: Public Health / Toxicology Year: 2010 Type: Article