Well-being in adolescents: the 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

Hallal, Pedro Curi; Dumith, Samuel Carvalho; Bertoldi, Andréa Dâmaso; Scalco, Diogo Luis; Araújo, Claudia Affonso Silva

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2010001000004

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“…Furthermore, they had high happiness levels: In the two data collection periods, approximately 60% presented scores above the median. This finding agrees with previous studies 32,33 …”

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Oral health and happiness in adolescents: A cohort study

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Ardenghi

et al. 2020

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Objectives To investigate the influence of oral health conditions, socioeconomic status and dental care utilization on subjective happiness and identify the factors associated with changes in happiness among adolescents. Methods Data were collected in 2012 and 2014. Oral health conditions were evaluated by performing clinical examinations; socioeconomic status and dental care utilization were assessed by using a questionnaire. The participants answered the Child Perceptions Questionnaire 11‐14 for the evaluation of the impact of these variables on oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL). Happiness was assessed using the Brazilian version of the Subjective Happiness Scale. For longitudinal data analysis, a mixed‐effect model of linear regression was used to assess the factors related to happiness and multinomial logistic regression to appraise prospective changes in happiness. Results A total of 1134 12‐year‐old adolescents were examined at baseline (response rate: 93%), and 770 were reevaluated after 2 years (retention rate: 68%). The adolescents who lived in households with lower equivalized income and greater overcrowding, had not visited the dentist in the later 6 months, had a higher number of cavitated carious lesions, and reported a higher impact on OHRQoL in 2012 presented lower happiness levels. Additionally, the adolescents with a higher number of decayed, missing or filled teeth and who reported a higher impact on OHRQoL were more likely to belong to the most unfavourable happiness trajectory categories. Conclusions The presence of dental caries, socioeconomic conditions, dental care utilization and OHRQoL influence happiness in adolescents. Having more teeth affected by dental caries and worse self‐perception in early adolescence can lead to a decrease in happiness.

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“…Furthermore, they had high happiness levels: In the two data collection periods, approximately 60% presented scores above the median. This finding agrees with previous studies 32,33 …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

Oral health and happiness in adolescents: A cohort study

Tuchtenhagen

Ortiz

Ardenghi

et al. 2020

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…Investigations on the levels of well-being and possible associated factors in different populations are scarce in the international literature and almost nonexistent in Brazil 4 . Comparing the well-being prevalence of teachers interviewed (79.5%) to the adolescent population, using the same method of measurement, the proportion of well-being observed was higher in the group of youngsters (85.3 and 89.6%) 5,22 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the health studies have the disease as the main outcome at different dimensions 3 . Despite positive health outcomes, such as the wellbeing construct that has been investigated in different populations [4][5][6] , there is still significant lack of theoretical consensus and measurement methods.…”

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Well-being and associated factors among elementary school teachers in southern Brazil

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Purpose: to verify the prevalence of well-being and its association with sociodemographic features, health and work-related conditions, and vocal behavior in elementary school teachers in the city of Pelotas, RS. Methods: a cross-sectional observational study with 575 teachers from urban and rural areas. The participants answered a structured questionnaire that included items on sociodemographic, health and work-related conditions. The Faces Scale (Andrews) was used to evaluate their psychological well-being. The Vocal Behavior Profile verified occurrences of abuse and vocal misuse. Poisson regression was used for the multivariate analysis. Results: of the total sample, 79.5% of teachers experienced well-being. It was observed that vocal behavior profile was significantly associated with well-being, and the number of students in the classroom showed a trend towards significance. Conclusion: most teachers had a satisfactory well-being perception. Moreover, a lower well-being perception in the teaching population was mainly related to abusive vocal behavior and, less clearly, to the high number of students per classroom.

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“…The adolescents were asked to mark the figure that best resembled the way they felt about their life. Based on a previous study 31 , answers were categorized into high level of psychological wellbeing (faces 1 and 2), and moderate well-being (faces 3-7). Personal well-being was categorised into "good well-being" or "bad well-being" based on a score derived from the answers to three questions about how adolescents felt in relation to others: (1) left out or excluded; (2) awkward or uncomfortable in situations like parties; and (3) lonely.…”

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confidence: 99%