Cross-national variation of gender differences in adolescent subjective health in Europe and North America.
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Cross-national variation of gender differences in adolescent subjective health in Europe and North America. / Torsheim, Torbjørn; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Hetland, Jorn; Välimaa, Raili; Danielson, Mia; Overpeck, Mary.
in: SOC SCI MED, Jahrgang 62, Nr. 4, 4, 2006, S. 815-827.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Cross-national variation of gender differences in adolescent subjective health in Europe and North America.
AU - Torsheim, Torbjørn
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - Hetland, Jorn
AU - Välimaa, Raili
AU - Danielson, Mia
AU - Overpeck, Mary
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The cross-national consistency and variation of gender differences in subjective health complaints was examined in a sample of 125732 11- to 15-year-olds from 29 European and North American countries, participating in the WHO collaborative study 'Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) 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 of increasing gender differences across age, with 15-year-old girls as a group at increased risk for health complaints across all countries. The magnitude of gender differences varied across countries, 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 health 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.
AB - The cross-national consistency and variation of gender differences in subjective health complaints was examined in a sample of 125732 11- to 15-year-olds from 29 European and North American countries, participating in the WHO collaborative study 'Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) 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 of increasing gender differences across age, with 15-year-old girls as a group at increased risk for health complaints across all countries. The magnitude of gender differences varied across countries, 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 health 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.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 62
SP - 815
EP - 827
JO - SOC SCI MED
JF - SOC SCI MED
SN - 0277-9536
IS - 4
M1 - 4
ER -
