The Role of Individual- and Macro-Level Social Determinants on Young Adolescents' Psychosomatic Complaints

Autor/inn/en	Ottova, Veronika; Erhart, Michael; Vollebergh, Wilma; Kokonyei, Gyongyi; Morgan, Antony; Gobina, Inese; Jericek, Helena; Cavallo, Franco; Valimaa, Raili; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Gaspar, Tania; Schnohr, Christina W.; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
Titel	The Role of Individual- and Macro-Level Social Determinants on Young Adolescents' Psychosomatic Complaints
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 32 (2012) 1, S.126-158 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431611419510
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Intervention; Early Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Role; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Health Behavior; Peer Relationship; Family (Sociological Unit); Stress Variables; Student School Relationship; Friendship; Gender Differences; Risk; Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Ausland; Rollen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Peer-Beziehungen; Familie; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Freundschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risiko; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	This study examines the social determinants of psychosomatic complaints in young adolescents. Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, psychosomatic complaints are studied in 98,773 adolescents (11- and 13-year-olds; 48% 11-year-olds, 52% 13-year-olds; 52% females, 48% males) from 34 European countries. Individual-level determinants, including family-, peer- and school-related factors as well as country-level determinants (Human Development Index [HDI]) are considered. In line with existing evidence, results revealed more psychosomatic complaints in young adolescents experiencing stress inducing familial-, peer- and school-related factors. Negative effects of poor friendships, negative class climate, school pressure, and high media use were more pronounced for girls. After controlling for these factors, a higher HDI was related to a lower risk for psychosomatic complaints. Gender-specific intervention programs should aim at improving the quality of relationships, especially among peers, to prevent psychosomatic complaints among young adolescents. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10