The aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which Greek adolescents' perceived wellbeing in their family, school and peer context predicted Subjective Health Complaints (SHC)

Daskagianni, E.

Dimitrakaki, C.

Kolaitis, G.

Petanidou, D.

Tountas, Y.

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¹Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ² Institute of Social & Preventive Medicine & ³ Department of Child Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece Results: Adolescents' perceived wellbeing in each of the three social contexts contributed accumulated and unique proportions of variance in SHC, after controlling for the effects of gender, age and subjective SES.  Methods: Questionnaires were administered to a Greek nation-wide, random, school-based sample of children aged 11-18 years in 2003. Data from 1087 adolescents were analyzed. A hierarchical regression model with SHC as the outcome variable was employed in order to i) control for the effects of demographic factors (gender, age and subjective socio-economic status (SES)) and  ii) to identify the unique proportion of variance attributed to each context.  Conclusions: Adolescents' experiences in their social worlds could reveal possible sources of stress or discomfort with a potential effect on their psychosomatic health.  ADOLESCENTS' SUBJECTIVE HEALTH COMPLAINTS IN THEIR SOCIAL CONTEXTS  D. Petanidou¹, E. Daskagianni², C. Dimitrakaki,¹ G. Kolaitis³, Y. Tountas1¹ Background & Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which Greek adolescents' perceived wellbeing in their family, school and peer context predicted Subjective Health Complaints (SHC).  Variables SHC β† Step 1           β† Step 2           β† Step 3        β† Step 4 Model Summary ΔF                    df                   R²                   ΔR² Step 1: Background variables Gender‡ Ageⱡ Subjective SES   42.98* 3, 1083 .106 .106 -.19* -.16* -.17* -.17*    .14*  .09**  .06***  .05*** -.20* -.09** -.07*** -.05 Step 2: Perceived Family Wellbeing   -.33* -.26* -.23* 126.39* 1, 1082 .200 .093 Step 3: Perceived School Wellbeing     -.19* -.19* 37.17* 1, 1081 .226 .027 Step 4: Perceived Wellbeing among Peers       -.12* 18.50* 1, 1080 .236 .013 

Adolescents' subjective health complaints in their social contexts

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Adolescents' subjective health complaints in their social contexts

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Adolescents' subjective health complaints in their social contexts

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