Subjective Well-Being and Family Structure During Early Adolescence: A Prospective Study

Lin, Wen Hsu; Yi, Cao

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“…While research-based attention to positive health has been growing, much remains unknown about the factors related to adolescents’ positive affect. Although previous studies have shown some factors related to adolescents’ positive affect, such as family structure [41], recent environmental research demonstrated that ambient air pollution might also be a potential factor influencing wellbeing and positive affect [7, 17, 20].…”

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“Happiness in the air?” the effects of air pollution on adolescent happiness

Lin¹,

Pan²,

2019

BMC Public Health

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Background We aimed to examine the effect of ambient air pollution at the district level on adolescents’ happiness and their change in happiness over time in a cohort sample from Taiwan. Method A cohort from the Taiwan Youth Project was evaluated. The adolescents ( n = 2571) were in the 7th grade (mean age = 14.3 years) when the study was initiated and resided in 40 districts in three cities and counties in northern Taiwan. We examined the effects of the concentration level of air pollution, including PM 2.5 , PM 10 , and NO 2 , at the district level on adolescents’ happiness and their change in happiness over time (7th to 9th grade). Due to the high correlations of the three pollutants, we examined each separately with similar covariates. The analyses were based on both multilevel modeling and latent growth curve modeling. Results Higher concentration levels of each of the three air pollutants measured were associated with adolescent happiness such that a higher level of concentration was related to lower levels of adolescents’ happiness. These results were observed after controlling for important individual- and district-level covariates. However, further analyses did not reveal that the concentration level of air pollution was associated with the change in happiness in the study period (after 3 years). Some sensitivity checks (e.g., adjusting district size) did not change the substantive results. Conclusion Many previous studies have shown the influence of air pollution on physical health and negative emotions, but only a few using adult samples have shown that air pollution is inversely related to positive wellbeing. This study may be the first to examine the effects of air pollution on adolescents’ positive affect. Our results echo recent research on the consequent health burden of air pollution. Given that positive affect has been linked to future adult health, the results of the current study provide empirical grounds for early intervention concerning environmental factors. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-7119-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“Happiness in the air?” the effects of air pollution on adolescent happiness

Lin¹,

Pan²,

2019

BMC Public Health

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“…Estos resultados coinciden con el estudio nacional anterior (Fernández et al, 2018) y al diferenciar el tramo de adolescencia tardía hasta los 21 años, puede observarse aún mejor la tendencia del nivel de BPS en las transiciones dentro de la propia adolescencia. Estos resultados coinciden con estudios internacionales que evidencian que conforme avanza la edad, el BPS disminuye (Alfaro et al, 2016;Casas & González-Carrasco, 2019;Casas, González, Figuer & Malo, 2009;Lin & Yi, 2018;Petito & Cummins, 2000;Varela et al, 2018). Las posibles explicaciones a este hallazgo se centran en que los cambios frecuentes a los que se enfrentan los adolescentes, tanto emocionales, físicos y también los desafíos sociales y a nivel académico podrían provocar un mayor nivel de estrés y terminar afectando su nivel de BPS (Lin & Yi, 2018).…”

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“…Estos resultados coinciden con estudios internacionales que evidencian que conforme avanza la edad, el BPS disminuye (Alfaro et al, 2016;Casas & González-Carrasco, 2019;Casas, González, Figuer & Malo, 2009;Lin & Yi, 2018;Petito & Cummins, 2000;Varela et al, 2018). Las posibles explicaciones a este hallazgo se centran en que los cambios frecuentes a los que se enfrentan los adolescentes, tanto emocionales, físicos y también los desafíos sociales y a nivel académico podrían provocar un mayor nivel de estrés y terminar afectando su nivel de BPS (Lin & Yi, 2018). Atendiendo a la función protectora que tiene el BPS, según sugieren los estudios de referencia, el diseño y evaluación de políticas públicas orientadas a adolescentes debería tomar en cuenta los indicadores subjetivos de bienestar de esta etapa etaria (Casas, 2011;Noble & McGrath, 2014).…”

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Perfil de bienestar psicológico subjetivo en adolescentes uruguayos

Fernández-Pintos

Carreto

Castelluccio

2019

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Resumen El bienestar psicológico subjetivo (BPS) remite a la experiencia personal de cada sujeto con relación a la evaluación de la vida como un todo y por dimensiones. El estudio evalúa el BPS de 5189 adolescentes escolarizados uruguayos (capital e interior) de entre 12 a 21 años usando el índice de bienestar personal (PWI). Se realizaron análisis comparativos por sexo, lugar de residencia (capital e interior del país) y por grupos de edad, divididos en tres tramos. Los resultados indicaron que los adolescentes uruguayos tienen un nivel adecuado de BPS con relación a los promedios internacionales. En el análisis específico por dominios se observa que los adolescentes están más satisfechos con su pertenencia a los grupos que integra (conexión a la comunidad) y menos satisfechos con cuán seguros se sienten y su seguridad futura. En cuanto a diferencias por sexo, las chicas reportan un nivel significativamente menor de BPS en todos los dominios. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los estudiantes del interior y de la capital en su nivel de BPS en ninguno de los dominios. En cuanto a la comparación según tramos de edad, se observó una tendencia decreciente en el nivel de BPS desde los 15 años, que vuelve a subir en el tramo de adolescencia tardía (18 a 21). Estos resultados buscan aportar a estudios en proceso y brindan información para el diseño de políticas públicas e intervenciones educativas y clínicas con adolescentes escolarizados, que atiendan a factores de protección, además de las vulnerabilidades.Abstract The subjective well-being (SWB) refers to the personal experience in relation to the evaluation of life as a whole and by dimensions. This study evaluates the SWB of 5189 Uruguayan school-going adolescents from 12 to 21 years old, using the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). Comparative analyzes were performed by sex, place of residence, and by age groups. Results indicated that Uruguayan adolescents have an adequate level of SWB. In the specific analysis by domains, it is observed that adolescents are more satisfied with their belonging groups in Perfil de bienestar psicológico subjetivo en adolescentes uruguayos

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“…Employing HILDA data, Ulker (2008) reports the negative effect of divorce on descendants' happiness and mental health during youth. Adolescents living with intact families and cohabitating grandparents have higher levels of life satisfaction, while parental divorce has long‐lasting effects on happiness, self‐esteem and depression (Lin & Yi, 2019). Based on data from the Children's Society Well‐being Survey, Cho (2018) identifies strong associations between poverty and children's well‐being; again, family relations are identified as a relevant mediator and moderator.…”

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School‐to‐work transition and subjective well‐being in Australia

Dietrich

Patzina

Chesters

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British Journal of Sociology

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The school‐to‐work transition is a demanding period during an individual's life course in all societies particularly because the educational decisions made during this period have long‐lasting consequences in multiple life domains. Moreover, adverse starting points after secondary school are likely to lead to adverse outcomes that might cumulate over the life course. This study analyses subjective well‐being during this sensitive period and examines the following two questions. First, how do different school‐to‐work transitions relate to subjective well‐being changes? Second, how does subjective well‐being develop during and after secondary schooling? As the school‐to‐work transition period is structured by gender, each analytical step aims to identify gender differences. Furthermore, based on life course theories, this study investigates whether adverse starting points after secondary school lead to cumulative effects in the development of subjective well‐being. Based on data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey and fixed effects regressions, our results reveal that transitions to employment increase subjective well‐being, while transitions to unemployment decrease subjective well‐being. Furthermore, transitions to study increase subjective well‐being only among men, while such transitions appear to decrease subjective well‐being among women. The results related to the development of subjective well‐being indicate that subjective well‐being decreases during secondary schooling and continues to decrease after individuals leave school. This decrease is stronger among men. Finally, our results reveal the negative cumulative effects of adverse starting points on the development of subjective well‐being. Overall, the results reveal great intra‐individual variation in subjective well‐being during the school‐to‐work transition period in Australia.

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Subjective Well-Being and Family Structure During Early Adolescence: A Prospective Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 62 publications

“Happiness in the air?” the effects of air pollution on adolescent happiness

“Happiness in the air?” the effects of air pollution on adolescent happiness

Perfil de bienestar psicológico subjetivo en adolescentes uruguayos

School‐to‐work transition and subjective well‐being in Australia

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