TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Depression, perceived control, and life satisfaction in university students from Central-Eastern and Western Europe
JO  - International journal of behavioral medicine
A1  - Wardle, Jane
A1  - Steptoe, Andrew
A1  - Gulis, Gabriel
A1  - Sartory, Gudrun
A1  - Sêk, Helena
A1  - Todorova, Irina
A1  - Vögele, Claus
A1  - Ziarko, Michal
SP  - 27
EP  - 36
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - The poor health and psychological well-being of people in the former socialist states of Centeral-Eastern Europe are of serious concern and may be related to low perceived control. We compared depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and self-rated health in 3,571 male and female university students from 5 Western European countries and 4,793 students from 5 Central-Eastern European countries. Depression scores (short Beck Depression Inventory; Beck & Beck, 1972) were higher in Central-Eastern than Western European samples. The prevalence of low life satisfaction was also greater in Central-Eastern Europeans, but ratings of self-rated health did not differ. Ratings of perceived control were diminished, but sense of mastery and internal health locus of control were higher in Central-Eastern Europe. Depression and low life satisfaction were associated with low perceived control and mastery and with strong beliefs in the influence of chance over health. However, taking these factors into account did not explain the East-West difference in depressive symptoms and low life satisfaction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1070-5503
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327558ijbm1101_4
ID  - ref1
ER  -