Country-level income inequality and risky health behaviors of "golden youth" in the post-Communist countries of Europe: A cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aim to study the "golden youth" hypothesis, which suggests that risky behaviors might be prevalent among affluent adolescents in post-Communist countries of Europe (PCCE) with high income inequality.

Methods

We included 71,119 adolescents aged 11-15 from 14 PCCE participating in the Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey 2017/18. A K-means cluster analysis was conducted to group adolescents based on risky behavior. Generalized linear mixed models were fitted.

Results

The proportion of high-SEP adolescents in Cluster 2, characterized by frequent alcohol consumption but moderate frequency of drunkenness, was greater than that of low-SEP adolescents (14.3 % vs. 10.7 %). The prevalence of risky behaviors was similar for high and low-SEP adolescents in

SUBMITTER: Torchyan AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature