Adolescent Psychological Assets and Cardiometabolic Health Maintenance in Adulthood: Implications for Health Equity.

ABSTRACT: Background Positive cardiometabolic health (CMH) is defined as meeting recommended levels of multiple cardiometabolic risk factors in the absence of manifest disease. Prior work finds that few individuals-particularly members of minoritized racial and ethnic groups-meet these criteria. This study investigated whether psychological assets help adolescents sustain CMH in adulthood and explored interactions by race and ethnicity. Methods and Results Participants were 3478 individuals in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (49% female; 67% White, 15% Black, 11% Latinx, 6% other [Native American, Asian, or not specified]). In Wave 1 (1994-1995; mean age=16 years), data on 5 psychological assets (optimism, happiness, self-esteem, belongingness, and feeling loved) were used to cr

SUBMITTER: Qureshi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature