scholarly journals Subjective Health Complaints in Fifteen-Year-Old Czech Adolescents: The Role of Self-Esteem, Interparental Conflict, and Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
Petra Daňsová ◽  
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Ondřej Bouša ◽  
Lenka Lacinová ◽  
Petr Macek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
And Gender

Gender differences in subjective health complaints in adolescence: The roles of self-esteem, stress from schoolwork and body dissatisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Aanesen ◽  
Eivind Meland ◽  
Steffen Torp
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Longitudinal Survey Data ◽  
And Gender

Aims: The aims of this study were to examine subjective health complaints among Norwegian adolescents and assess the development of gender differences in subjective health complaints between age 14 and 16; to investigate whether self-esteem, stress from schoolwork or body dissatisfaction affected adolescents’ subjective health complaints; and determine whether these factors could explain the excess of subjective health complaints among girls. Methods: We used multiple linear regression analyses to analyse longitudinal survey data from 751 Norwegian adolescents at the ages of 14 and 16. The results from various cross-sectional and prospective analyses were compared. Results: Girls reported more subjective health complaints than boys, and gender differences increased from age 14 to 16. Self-esteem and stress from schoolwork had cross-sectional and prospective associations with subjective health complaints. Stress from schoolwork at age 14 was also associated with changes in subjective health complaints from age 14 to 16. The cross-sectional mediation analyses indicated that self-esteem and stress from schoolwork accounted for 61% of the excess of subjective health complaints among girls at age 16. The same variables measured at age 14 accounted for 24% of the gender differences in subjective health complaints two years later. The investigated factors could not account for the increase in gender differences in subjective health complaints between ages 14 and 16. Conclusions: The findings showed that self-esteem and stress from schoolwork were associated with subjective health complaints during adolescence. These factors could partially explain the excess of subjective health complaints among girls.

scholarly journals Sense of Coherence in Association with Stress Experience and Health in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unni Karin Moksnes ◽  
Geir Arild Espnes
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Stress And Health

This study investigated the associations between sex, age, socio-economic status, stress, sense of coherence (SOC), and health (mental wellbeing, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and subjective health complaints) in Norwegian adolescents aged 13–19 years. Furthermore, the study investigated the potential protective or compensatory role from SOC on the association between stress and health. Methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional sample of 1233 adolescents. Data were analyzed with descriptive, comparative, and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: Girls reported significantly higher scores on depressive symptoms and subjective health complaints than boys. Stress was significantly and positively associated with depressive symptoms. SOC associated significantly with all outcome variables; and especially with mental wellbeing and depressive symptoms. Significant interaction effects of sex in combination with stress and SOC were found in association with depression and mental wellbeing. Associations were strongest for girls. Conclusion: The findings provided support for the significant role of SOC as a coping resource, especially in relation to adolescents’ mental health; weaker associations were found with subjective health complains and self-rated health. The findings also mainly supported a compensatory role of SOC on the association between stress and health during adolescence.

scholarly journals The mediating role of mood in the relationship between perseverative cognition, sleep and subjective health complaints in music students

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 754-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina K. Studer ◽  
Carole Nielsen ◽  
Petra L. Klumb ◽  
Horst Hildebrandt ◽  
Urs M. Nater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Health ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perseverative Cognition ◽  
The Relationship

Subjective Health Complaints, Stress, and Coping in Orchestra Musicians

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Helene Barone Halleland ◽  
Anette Harris ◽  
Silje Sørnes ◽  
Robert Murison ◽  
Holger Ursin
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Health ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Gastrointestinal Complaints ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The job of an orchestra musician is characterized by high demands and low control, which is a combination known to predispose to ill health. Research also indicates that musicians have high levels of subjective health complaints, complaints with limited or no objective findings. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between subjective health complaints, stress, and coping in musicians. Thirty-five musicians in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra filled in questionnaires about work, subjective health complaints, and coping. Saliva samples were collected to measure cortisol levels. The levels of subjective health complaints compared well with normative data from a representative sample of Norwegians, except for an unusually high level of “pseudoneurological” complaints (fatigue, mood changes). High levels of cortisol were positively related to the total number of subjective health complaints, gastrointestinal complaints, and “pseudoneurology” but not to musculoskeletal complaints. A high level of “emotion-focused coping” was associated with higher cortisol levels. Samples obtained during a concert showed a moderate but significant rise in cortisol levels.

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