Declining Well-Being in Young Swedes Born in 1990 Versus 1974

Brann, Ebba; Chaplin, John; Agelii, Monica Leu; Sjöberg, Agneta; Niklasson, Aimon; Albertsson‐Wikland, Kerstin; Lissner, Lauren

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.009

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“…Regarding age, both the bivariate analysis indicated that, compared to older adolescents, younger adolescents reported higher levels of SWB. This is in line with previous studies (Brann et al, 2017), showing a negative association between age and global level of SWB. This also accords with prior work in other Latin-American countries.…”

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“…Bivariate analyses showed that -compared to girlsboys had signifi cantly higher levels of SWB. This is in line with prior work (Gonzalez-Carrasco et al, 2017;Garcia, et al, 2017;Brann et al, 2017), including the Latin-American study by Castella and colleagues (2012) that indicated higher levels of SWB among boys than among girls in both Brazil Rev. Latinoam.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…We expect that high levels of psychopathology and substance use will be related to low levels of SWB (Huebner et al, 2004). In addition, we expect to fi nd age and gender differences regarding SWB and its relationship with the other concepts of interest (Brann et al, 2017;Gonzalez-Carrasco et al, 2017). Our hypothesis, based on the available literature, is that the girls in our sample will present lower level of SWB in comparison with boys.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Noteworthy, the above-mentioned age differences regarding SWB seemingly differ according to gender. The most pronounced decline in SWB levels during adolescence was reported among girls (Brann et al, 2017). The study by Brann and colleagues (2017) compared two birth cohorts in Sweden (n=4362 and n=5151) and found signifi cant differences in the levels of SWB per gender.…”

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“…This study could not make fi rm conclusions on the cause of these gender differences, although it offered some plausible explanations. Girls' SWB levels could be affected by more social pressure, socialization aspects, gender identity and stereotypes, and hormonal changes (Brann et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in Uruguayan adolescents

Fernandez

Damme

Pauw

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Rev. latinoam. psicopatol. fundam.

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The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in Uruguayan adolescents* 1 O papel moderador das diferenças de idade e gênero na relação entre bemestar subjetivo, psicopatologia e uso de substâncias em adolescentes uruguaiosThe aim of this study is to explore the Subjective well-being (SWB) of school-going adolescents in Uruguay (N= 325; Mage= 14.67; SD= 1.62). We investigate age-and gender-specific relationships between psychopathology and substance use on the one hand, and subjective well-being on the other hand.Multivariate linear regression analyses, indicated five significant predictors of SWB: three psychopathology factors (depression-anxiety, social anxiety and dissocial behaviour), and age displayed a negative association, while one psychopathology factor (resilience) showed a positive association. When extending the multivariate linear regression analysis with interaction effects, significant interactions appeared regarding gender and resilience and age and substance use.Our study focuses on the necessity to have evidence-based results in order to plan appropriate preventive interventions with adolescents.

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The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in Uruguayan adolescents

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Damme

Pauw

et al. 2018

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The effectiveness of smartphone compassion training on stress among Swedish university students: A pilot randomized trial

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Objective To investigate the effects of a 6‐week smartphone compassion training intervention on mental health. Method Fifty‐seven Swedish university students (mean age = 25, SD = 5) reporting high levels of stress were randomized to compassion training (n = 23), mindfulness (n = 19), or waitlist (n = 15). Result Multilevel models indicated that both compassion and mindfulness training increased self‐compassion compared to the waitlist, while only compassion significantly reduced stress. Between‐group effect sizes for compassion compared to waitlist were large for both self‐compassion (d = 1.61) and stress (d = 0.94). Compassion and mindfulness did not differ significantly, but effect sizes were in favor of compassion. Secondary outcomes indicated positive effects on emotional awareness, while no effect was found for global psychological distress. Conclusions Our results suggest that compassion training via a smartphone application can improve self‐compassion and reduce stress among university students. Future studies in larger clinical samples are warranted.

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A Global Decline in Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being: a Comparative Study Exploring Patterns of Change in the Life Satisfaction of 15-Year-Old Students in 46 Countries

Marquez

Long

2020

Child Ind Res

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There is a growing body of research that demonstrates declines in subjective well-being and increases in mental health problems among children and young people in recent decades. However, there is little comparative research examining changes in adolescents’ life satisfaction (LS) across a large number of countries, and critically, how this differs across sociodemographic groups. This study addresses this question by investigating changes in the LS of 15-year-old students between 2015 and 2018, with particular attention given to differences by gender, socio-economic status, immigrant background and urbanity. Data for this study come from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Due to the skewed nature of LS scale variables, the current study includes both mean levels of LS in a 0 to 10 scale, and the proportion of students reporting low LS (5 points or less). Linear regression models were used. Results demonstrate a global decline in mean levels of LS in 39 out of the 46 countries. In most countries, mean LS declined more among girls than among boys. Mean LS declined more, and the proportion of students reporting low LS increased more, among non-immigrant students and those of higher SES in the majority of countries. Findings regarding rural or urban communities were mixed. We advise that heterogeneity across all sociodemographic groups needs to be accounted for in public policy efforts to increase LS among young people.

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Declining Well-Being in Young Swedes Born in 1990 Versus 1974

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in Uruguayan adolescents

The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in Uruguayan adolescents

The effectiveness of smartphone compassion training on stress among Swedish university students: A pilot randomized trial

A Global Decline in Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being: a Comparative Study Exploring Patterns of Change in the Life Satisfaction of 15-Year-Old Students in 46 Countries

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