Bem estar psicológico e adolescentes

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Bem-estar psicológico e adolescência: fatores associados
Psychological well-being and adolescence: associated factors

Ricardo Azevedo da Silva 1
Bernardo Lessa Horta 2
Lívia Malta Pontes 1
Augusto Duarte Faria 1
Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza 1
Ana Laura Sica Cruzeiro 1
Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro 1

1 Mestrado em Saúde e Comportamento,
Universidade Católica de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
2 Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia,
Universidade Federal de
Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.

Correspondência
R. A. Silva
Mestrado em Saúde e Comportamento,
Universidade Católica de Pelotas.
Rua Clóvis Candiota 351,
Pelotas, RS
96077-590, Brasil. [e-mail] Abstract

Introdução

This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with psychological well-being among adolescents in a southern Brazilian city. A crosssectional study was performed with a representative sample (n = 960) of adolescents (15-18 years). Eighty-six households were visited in each of the 90 randomized census tracts. Parents signed a written consent form before the adolescent answered a self-reported questionnaire.
Psychological well-being was evaluated with a scale containing seven figures representing expressions varying from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. Adolescents were asked to mark the figure that best resembled the way they felt about their lives, and 72.33% reported a high level of psychological well-being. Prevalence of psychological well-being was higher in families with better economic status and higher maternal schooling. Adolescents who practiced a religion, did not smoke or consume alcohol, and wished to lose weight showed a higher level of psychological well-being, suggesting an interrelationship between health behaviors.

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