Psychosocial vulnerability underlying four common unhealthy behaviours in 15-16-year-old Swedish adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Factors that influence unhealthy behaviours in adolescents may have different impacts in different sociocultural settings. There is lack of research on the association between psychosocial vulnerability and unhealthy behaviours in adolescents, particularly outside the United States. The aim was to investigate both direct and indirect relationships between psychosocial conditions (subjective well-being, social relationships and self-esteem) and four health-related behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption, meal frequency and physical activity) in Swedish adolescents aged 15-16 years. Socio-demographic variables (socio-economic status, gender and age) were also investigated.

Methods

To study these associations, a hypothesised model was tested using structural equatio

SUBMITTER: Paulsson-Do U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732431 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature