Reading and writing difficulties and self-rated health among Danish adolescents: cross-sectional study from the FOCA cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People struggling with reading and writing difficulties may have poor odds of achieving a good and healthy life. Reading and writing difficulties are independent risk factors for not completing education and unemployment, which are essential in order to obtain a good and healthy life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between reading and writing difficulties and self-rated health among adolescents, and to investigate how mental health mediates the association.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed based on the FOCA cohort, a Danish population-based survey among 9th grade pupils, mainly aged 15- and 16-years old, gathered during the first months of 2017. The study population contained 9748 pupils. The dependent variable

SUBMITTER: Kjeldsen MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6511132 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature