@article{ref1,
title="Neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness but not urbanization level affect self-rated health in adolescents",
journal="Scandinavian journal of public health",
year="2012",
author="Shiue, Ivy",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="498-500",
abstract="Background: It is hypothesized that neighbourhood satisfaction and subjective happiness are associated with self-rated health or mediate the effect from urbanization levels among youth. Methods: Taiwan Youth Project was a cross-sectional study in two cities, Taipei and Yilan, Taiwan including 5,586 students. Information on neighbourhood satisfaction, happiness, urbanization levels, and self-rated health was obtained by interview. Results: Neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness were both significantly associated with self-rated health (both p<0.001) while urbanization level was not (p>0.05). Neighbourhood satisfaction is also highly correlated with happiness (p<0.001). Conclusions: Future public health intervention should attend to neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness for youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1403-4948",
doi="10.1177/1403494812449081",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494812449081"
}