Macro-level determinants of young people's subjective health and health inequalities: A multilevel analysis in 27 welfare states
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Macro-level determinants of young people's subjective health and health inequalities: A multilevel analysis in 27 welfare states. / Rathmann, Katharina; Ottová-Jordan, Veronika; Hurrelmann, Klaus; de Looze, Margarethe; Levin, Kate; Molcho, Michal; Elgar, Frank; Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic; van Dijk, Jitse P; Richter, Matthias.
in: MATURITAS, Jahrgang 80, Nr. 4, 01.04.2015, S. 414-20.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Macro-level determinants of young people's subjective health and health inequalities: A multilevel analysis in 27 welfare states
AU - Rathmann, Katharina
AU - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika
AU - Hurrelmann, Klaus
AU - de Looze, Margarethe
AU - Levin, Kate
AU - Molcho, Michal
AU - Elgar, Frank
AU - Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic
AU - van Dijk, Jitse P
AU - Richter, Matthias
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Cross-national studies have rarely focused on young people. The aim of this study is to investigate whether macro-level determinants are associated with health and socioeconomic inequalities in young people's health.STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in 2006, which included 11- to 15-year old adolescents from 27 European and North American countries (n=134,632). This study includes national income, health expenditure, income inequality, and welfare regime dummy-variables as macro-level determinants, using hierarchical regression modelling.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Psychosomatic health complaints and socioeconomic inequalities in psychosomatic health complaints.RESULTS: Adolescents in countries with higher income inequality and with liberal welfare tradition were associated with more health complaints and a stronger relationship between socioeconomic status and macro-level determinants compared to adolescents from countries with lower income inequality or the Social Democratic regime. National income and health expenditure were not related to health complaints. Countries with higher national income, public health expenditure and income inequality showed stronger associations between socioeconomic status and psychosomatic health complaints.CONCLUSION: Results showed that macro-level characteristics are relevant determinants of health and health inequalities in adolescence.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Cross-national studies have rarely focused on young people. The aim of this study is to investigate whether macro-level determinants are associated with health and socioeconomic inequalities in young people's health.STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in 2006, which included 11- to 15-year old adolescents from 27 European and North American countries (n=134,632). This study includes national income, health expenditure, income inequality, and welfare regime dummy-variables as macro-level determinants, using hierarchical regression modelling.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Psychosomatic health complaints and socioeconomic inequalities in psychosomatic health complaints.RESULTS: Adolescents in countries with higher income inequality and with liberal welfare tradition were associated with more health complaints and a stronger relationship between socioeconomic status and macro-level determinants compared to adolescents from countries with lower income inequality or the Social Democratic regime. National income and health expenditure were not related to health complaints. Countries with higher national income, public health expenditure and income inequality showed stronger associations between socioeconomic status and psychosomatic health complaints.CONCLUSION: Results showed that macro-level characteristics are relevant determinants of health and health inequalities in adolescence.
U2 - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.01.008
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25703273
VL - 80
SP - 414
EP - 420
JO - MATURITAS
JF - MATURITAS
SN - 0378-5122
IS - 4
ER -