Gender differences and predictors of self-rated health development among Swedish adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Jerdn, Lars ^a,b,c   Burell, Gunilla ^d   Stenlund, Hans ^a,c   Weinehall, Lars ^a,c   Bergstrm, Erik ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish National Institute of Public Health   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Empowerment; Gender; Health behavior; Health status; Self rated health; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPOWERMENT; EXERCISE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STUDENT; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 79151471069     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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