Publication |
Author(s) | Simoes, C.; Batista-Foguet, J.M.; DeMatos, M.G. |
Title | Personal and Social Features in Adolescent's Health. |
Source | Freire, T.;Ed.: "Understanding Positive Life Research and Practice on Positive Psychology", Climepsi, 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, 105 - 116 |
Investigation |
Public | Adolescents, Portugal, 2001-02 |
| 2001-2002 |
Survey name | Not available |
| International Health Behaviour in School Children study (HBSC) . |
Sample | Probability cluster sample |
| 135 public schools were randomly selected from the 1535 portuguese state schools (excl Madeira and Azores). From these schools classes were selected from grade 6 (127), 8 (122) and 10 (125). |
Respondents N = | 6109 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Teachers administered the self-completion of questionnaires in school classroom. |
General remarks | See also TERBO 2002 and BRADS 2006 |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
Body satisfaction | A07ac01 | Interest in appearance |
Body satisfaction | A07ad | Satisfaction with one's appearance, also classified as above ↑ |
Classmates | S01ad05 | Social climate in school |
Family | F01ad | Family climate (earlier for adults, current for young) |
Family | F01ad02 | Relations with parents, also classified as above ↑ |
Family | F01ad01 | Relations with siblings, also classified as above ↑ |
Family financial status | F01ag02 | Parents income |
Friends | F06ac | Current contacts with friends |
Friends | F06ab | Current number of friends, also classified as above ↑ |
Friends | F06ac06 | Visits to friends, also classified as above ↑ |
Health | H14ab02 | Self-perceived health |
Life satisfaction | H07ac01 | Contentment and happiness |
Psychological symptoms | H15ab | Current psycho-somatic complaints |
Psychological symptoms | P05bt | Irritable, also classified as above ↑ |
Psychological symptoms | P05cb | Nervous, also classified as above ↑ |
School | S01af | Attitudes to school |
School | S01aa03 | Current stage in school-career, also classified as above ↑ |
School | S01ac02 | School-success, also classified as above ↑ |