The association between adolescents' self-esteem and perceived mental well-being in Sweden in four years of follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The situation concerning adolescent mental health is a global public health concern, and the concept includes the ability to cope with problems of everyday life. A person's approach and attitude towards themselves, i.e., their self-esteem, affects mental health. The study aimed to appraise and deepen the scientific understanding of adolescents' self-reported self-esteem at age 12-13 from a resource perspective and test its ability to predict subsequent perceived mental well-being at age 17.

Methods

Data from the Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence (LoRDIA) prospective follow-up study of adolescents aged 12-13, and 17 (n = 654) were analysed using ANCOVA. The outcome variable, perceived mental well-being (MWB), covers the aspects of mental well-bein

SUBMITTER: Carlen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676579 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature