Dimitra Petanidou1, Constantinos Mihas, Christine Dimitrakaki, Gerasimos Kolaitis, Yannis Tountas.
Abstract
AIM: This national study of schoolchildren in Greece investigated the association between adolescents' subjective health complaints (SHC) and a number of family characteristics.
METHODS: Questionnaires were completed by a random, school-based sample of children from 12 to 18 years of age, and one of their parents (76.6% mothers), in 2003. Data from 1041 adolescent-parent pairs were analysed. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the associations between the adolescent's SHC and the following characteristics: parent's marital status, parent's physical and mental health status, parent's worries about their child's SHC, the parent-child relationship, family cohesion, family socio-economic status and the adolescent's sex and age.
RESULTS: The analysis showed that the adolescents' SHC were independently and significantly correlated with poor parental subjective mental health status, poor quality parent-child relationships and parental worry. There were also associations between levels of SHC and female and older adolescents.
CONCLUSION: Certain family features can be seen as potential contributing factors to SHC in adolescence and should therefore constitute complementary targets for prevention and treatment planning. ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
AIM: This national study of schoolchildren in Greece investigated the association between adolescents' subjective health complaints (SHC) and a number of family characteristics.
METHODS: Questionnaires were completed by a random, school-based sample of children from 12 to 18 years of age, and one of their parents (76.6% mothers), in 2003. Data from 1041 adolescent-parent pairs were analysed. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the associations between the adolescent's SHC and the following characteristics: parent's marital status, parent's physical and mental health status, parent's worries about their child's SHC, the parent-child relationship, family cohesion, family socio-economic status and the adolescent's sex and age.
RESULTS: The analysis showed that the adolescents' SHC were independently and significantly correlated with poor parental subjective mental health status, poor quality parent-child relationships and parental worry. There were also associations between levels of SHC and female and older adolescents.
CONCLUSION: Certain family features can be seen as potential contributing factors to SHC in adolescence and should therefore constitute complementary targets for prevention and treatment planning. ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Adolescence; Family; Parents; Psychosomatic health; Subjective health complaints
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Year: 2013
PMID： 24127814 DOI： 10.1111/apa.12466
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Paediatr ISSN： 0803-5253 Impact factor: 2.299