Cross-National Variation of Gender Differences in Adolescent Subjective Health in Europe and North America  

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Torsheim, Torbjorn ; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike ; Hetland, Jorn ; Valimaa, Raili ; Danielson, Mia ; Overpeck, Mary

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 4 (Feb. 2006), page 815-827.
Topik: ADOLESCENT; somatic complaints; adolescence; gender; gender development index; gender empowerment measure

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The cross national consistency and variation of gender differences in subjective health complaints was ecamined in a sample of 125732 11 to 15 years olds from 29 european and north american countries, participating in the WHO collaborative study health behaviour in school aged chidren (HSBC) 1997 / 98'. Health complaints were measured with the health behaviour in school aged children symptom checklist. Gender differences in health complaints were analysed through multilevel logistic regression analysis. The results indicated a very robust pattern in increasing gender differences across age, with 15 year old girls as a group at increased risk for health complaints across all countries. The differences across age, with 15 year olf girls as a froup at increased risk for health complaints across all countries. The magnitude of gender differences varied across countris, with some countries showing a consistently strong gender difference across age group and different health complaints, and other countries showing a consistently weak gender difference. The gender difference in ehalth complaints was stronger in countries with a low gender development index score. The findings underscore the need to incorporate socio contextual factors in the study of gender health inequalities during adolescence.

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