@article{ref1,
title="Young adolescents' wellbeing and health-risk behaviours: gender and socio-economic differences",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2001",
author="Bergman, M. M. and Scott, J.",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="183-197",
abstract="In this paper we use the 1994-1997 Youth Surveys of the British Household Panel Study to examine the wellbeing of young adolescents. We conceptualize wellbeing as a multi-dimensional construct and we develop and test models of gender and age differences. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we find clear gender differences in self-esteem, self-efficacy, unhappiness and worries. We confirm that wellbeing and some health-risk behaviours (fighting and smoking) are linked. We test models that examine how family structure, father's occupation, tenure, and household income, affect adolescent wellbeing. While socio-economic factors affect health-risk behaviours and also adolescents' reported worries, they have little impact on other aspects of youth wellbeing. The implications of these findings are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1006/jado.2001.0378",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jado.2001.0378"
}