Social and Behavioral Predictors of Adolescents' Positive Attitude towards Life and Self.

ABSTRACT: Positive attitude is an important cognitive component of optimism. Although optimism has been widely studied in adolescents' health, there is limited knowledge about social and behavioral determinants of their positive attitude. The aim of this study was to identify the main predictors of a positive attitude towards life and self in adolescence. Data were collected in 2010 from 2562 Polish adolescents, aged 15 to 17 years old, within the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children survey. A positive attitude was measured using the 4-item Positive Attitude Scale (PAS). Univariate analysis of variance was conducted and then hierarchical linear regression models adjusted for gender, age and family affluence were estimated. The mean PAS score was 13.25 (SD = 3.74), on the scale ranged 0-20. Eight

SUBMITTER: Malinowska-Cieslik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888235 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature