Assessing a relation between anxiety at school and morbidity among middle and high school children

Barg, A.O.; Kobjakova, Olga A.; Lebedeva-Nesevrja, Natalya A.

doi:10.47470/0016-9900-2020-99-8-829-833

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“…An increased level of school anxiety is a trigger for a number of somatic disorders. These include: endocrine system disorders, eating disorders, metabolic disorders, immune disorders, nervous system disorders [ 3 ]. Apart from somatic diseases, psychological disorders also occur in children as anxiety levels increase.…”

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The Role of Junior Adolescents’ School Well-Being/Ill-Being Characteristics in School Anxiety Variations

Shamionov

Grigoryeva

Sozonnik

et al. 2021

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Difficulties that junior adolescents (aged 11–13 years old) experience in terms of academic adaptation, which are indicated through school anxiety and academic wellbeing characteristics, often lead to a dramatic decrease in academic performance, behavioral problems, and deterioration of their health. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the structure of characteristics of school wellbeing/ill-being of junior adolescents and their role in variations of school anxiety, which largely define academic adaptation. In this study, based on positive psychology and a systematic approach, the level of distinctiveness of characteristics of school wellbeing is carried out with the help of comparative analysis; the factor structure of these characteristics is identified; the characteristics of wellbeing and their coordinated combinations (factors) are determined as predictors of school anxiety. The sample consisted of 120 students of the 5th–7th grades, aged M = 11.5; SD = 1.04 (49.2% girls, 50.8% boys) who attended Saratov secondary schools. To study the level of school anxiety, we used the Philips’ School Anxiety Scale (SAS), and indicators of school wellbeing were measured with the original scales developed by the authors of the study. Statistical processing of the results was carried out with regression analysis and factor analysis. The results showed that the school wellbeing of junior adolescents forms a complex structure that includes cognitive, personal, emotional, social, and psychophysiological characteristics of school life. It was found that from 16% up to 53% of the deviation of variables characterizing school anxiety is conditioned by the assessment of variables characterizing emotional states, the ability of self-regulation, cognitive capabilities, and interest in learning. The study determined a high level of tension in adolescents in the field of emotions’ self-regulation, unpleasant physical sensations at school, before and after attending school, in the course of planning their school day and reflecting on educational activities. The most powerful factors of school anxiety in junior adolescents are physical distress, low ability to self-regulate and social adaptation, lack of independence in a learning activity, and personal immaturity.

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The Role of Junior Adolescents’ School Well-Being/Ill-Being Characteristics in School Anxiety Variations

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Sozonnik

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The prevalence of adolescent obesity in the world and the Russian Federation in 2012–2018

Karpova

Щепин

Загоруйченко

2021

Hygiene and Sanitation

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Introduction. The spread of obesity in the world is currently a severe problem. WHO considered it possible to view obesity a “non-communicable epidemic of the XXI century.” Obesity in the adolescent generation is a determining factor in the development of diseases in adulthood. The paper analyzes the prevalence of adolescent obesity in the Russian Federation as a whole and the regions of the Federation and various countries of the world. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of obesity in adolescents and assess the dynamics of the spread of this disease in Russia and the world, as well as factors affecting it and issues of prevention of this pathology. Methods. The authors used analytical and statistical methods and performed the study and generalization of experience and comparative analysis. This study was retrospective and was conducted using statistical data from the Rosstat database and who databases. Histograms were used to illustrate rank distributions and dynamics of indicators. Calculated growth coefficients and chain and basic growth rates were used as statistical indices of disease dynamics. Results. The paper deals with the dynamics of adolescent obesity in the world and the Russian Federation. The authors analyze the factors that affect obesity and issues of prevention of this pathology and determine the need to take urgent preventive measures to reduce the incidence of obesity. Conclusion. The spread of obesity globally, which is already close to an epidemic, is a severe problem. Obesity in adolescents is the leading risk factor for developing obesity in adulthood. In this way, the state can create conditions that will help contain and possibly reduce the increase in the incidence of adolescent obesity.

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Socio-hygienic and behavioral trends touching upon the quality of life of adolescents

Спирин

Milushkina

Eliseeva

2022

Hygiene and Sanitation

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Introduction. According to the World Health Organization, among young people, the prevalence of behavioral factors determining the violation of their health is especially increased. It determines the relevance of studying the influence of leading socio-hygienic, behavioral risk factors on the quality of life of modern adolescents. Material and methods. A survey of 15-17-year-old students of schools (n=489) and vocational college (n=292) was conducted. There were determined body mass index (BMI); type of eating behavior - according to the DEBQ questionnaire; quality of life indicators - according to the PedsQLTM4.0 questionnaire. A questionnaire was conducted to identify behavioral risk factors. The data is statistically processed. The significance level of the differences was determined by the Student’s criterion for parametric and the Mann-Whitney U-test for nonparametric features. The differences were considered significant at p<0.05-0.001. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated to establish risk factors. Results. Insufficient level of motor activity was a priority among adolescents. The associations of increased screen time with low physical activity among schoolchildren (OR=1.455) and college students (OR=1.251) were determined. The prevalence of smoking among school and college students was 23.6% and 33.8%, respectively. The components of irrational nutrition were determined; there was a decrease in the frequency of meals as they grew older, eating disorders. 28.5% of schoolchildren had disharmonious physical status. Among college students, body mass disorders were found in 26.2% of cases. The study of quality of life indicators in adolescents showed the highest scores on the scale of social functioning. The indicator of the final assessment of the quality of life was 79 points for schoolchildren, 73 points for college students. The probability of a decrease in the overall quality of life score among schoolchildren most depended on motor activity (OR=1.696) and prolonged use of gadgets (OR =1.550). Insufficient physical activity (OR=1.400) and tobacco smoking (OR=1.615) were statistically significant in the forecast of the probability of a decrease in the overall quality of life score among college students. Limitations. The study is limited to studying the influence of leading socio-hygienic, behavioral risk factors on the quality of life of schoolchildren and college students. Conclusion. Further research is needed to identify causal relationships between socio-hygienic, behavioral risk factors and indicators of the quality of life in adolescents, taking into account the active introduction of modern technological forms of education into the education system in schools and vocational colleges.

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Assessing a relation between anxiety at school and morbidity among middle and high school children

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The Role of Junior Adolescents’ School Well-Being/Ill-Being Characteristics in School Anxiety Variations

The Role of Junior Adolescents’ School Well-Being/Ill-Being Characteristics in School Anxiety Variations

The prevalence of adolescent obesity in the world and the Russian Federation in 2012–2018

Socio-hygienic and behavioral trends touching upon the quality of life of adolescents

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