Adolescents’ perceptions of quality of life: what it is and what matters

Helseth, Sølvi; Misvær, Nina

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03069.x

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“…Another important issue in the present context is how sport participation provides opportunities for social interactions. Adolescents report that being with friends is what is most important to their quality of life [30]. Having the physical capacity to participate in PA and sports together with friends may thus influence exercise motivation and subsequently HRQoL.…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescents

Riiser

Ommundsen

Småstuen

et al. 2014

Scand J Public Health

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This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Riiser, K., Ommundsen, Y., Småstuen, M. C., Løndal, K., Misvaer, N., Helseth, S. (2014). The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescents. The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescentsAim: To examine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among overweight adolescents and to test whether this relationship is mediated by body image (BI) and self-determined motivation for physical activity (PA) and exercise. Methods: 120 adolescents identified as overweight or obese were recruited through the school health service. The participants completed self-report instruments measuring HRQoL, BI and self-determined motivation for physical activity and exercise in addition to a 20-m shuttle-run test, and body mass index was calculated. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to evaluate the hypothesized fivedimensional structure of the Behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2) used to measure self-determined motivation. Associations between the study variables were explored using univariate linear regression. Mediation was tested by a multistage regression approach. Results: The five-dimensional model of BREQ-2 showed acceptable fit for the data. We revealed a statistically significant association between cardiorespiratory fitness and HRQoL (4.16 [0.3-8.02]; p <0.05). CRF failed to affect BI in the first mediation equation, hence body image was excluded from further analyses. However, self-determined motivation proved to mediate the relationship between CRF and HRQoL. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the motivational mechanisms related to fitness can contribute to explain the association between CRF and HRQoL in adolescents with overweight. The findings are important from a public health point of view and should be taken into account in the development of PA-interventions for adolescents with overweight and obesity for the potential enhancement of their physical and psychosocial well-being.

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The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescents

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Ommundsen

Småstuen

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Scand J Public Health

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“…Recent research with adolescents highlights that relationships with friends are important for their overall health and well-being and social adjustment (Corsano et al 2006;Waldrip et al 2008). In a survey by Helseth & Misvaer (2010) adolescents emphasised the importance of peer relations to promote and sustain their quality of life.…”

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‘They think I’m really cool and nice’: The impact of Internet support on the social networks and loneliness of young people with disabilities

Raghavendra¹,

Grace²,

Newman³

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“…Sociological theories report adolescence is a time when bonds to parents weaken and peer relationships become more significant [37]. Many adolescents claim they could not live without the Internet and love how new technology helps them communicate with people [73], which is supported by Helseth and Misvaer [74] who found peer relationships were a psychosocial factor that adolescents used to evaluate their quality of life. Within the current study, the desire to use the Internet and social media (especially Facebook) was unanimously expressed amongst the participants and extends understanding from previously cited literature that people who use AAC perceive benefits for widening and clarifying communication with others through the use of mobile technologies [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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A grounded theory of Internet and social media use by young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Hynan

Goldbart

Murray

2015

Disability and Rehabilitation

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 The core message of the grounded theory is that the young people who use AAC have a desire to engage with the Internet and social media due to perceived benefits for enriching social relationships and enhancing opportunities for self-representation and self-determination. The paper illustrates how these digital communication benefits are synonymous with identified antecedents for perceptions of community-based social inclusion. Participants describe collaborating with others to use the Internet and social media which may have implications for the development of orthographic literacy and the personal care workforce.

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Adolescents’ perceptions of quality of life: what it is and what matters

Abstract: Knowledge about the factors most significant to adolescents' quality of life is applicable to all clinical settings where nurses meet adolescents; i.e., hospitals, outpatient clinics and school health services.

Cited by 91 publications

References 17 publications

The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescents

The relationship between fitness and health-related quality of life and the mediating role of self-determined motivation in overweight adolescents

‘They think I’m really cool and nice’: The impact of Internet support on the social networks and loneliness of young people with disabilities

A grounded theory of Internet and social media use by young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

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