The investigation of gender differences in subjective wellbeing in children and adolescents: The UP&DOWN study
Objective: Based on a three-factor model of subjective wellbeing (evaluative, hedonic and eudemonic), the purpose of this study was to analyze gender di erences in children and adolescents through three di erent subjective wellbeing indicators. Method: The sample comprised 1.407 children and adolesc...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repository: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/692929 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/692929 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082732 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Evaluative wellbeing Hedonic wellbeing Eudemonic wellbeing Children Adolescents Gender Enfermería |
| Summary: | Objective: Based on a three-factor model of subjective wellbeing (evaluative, hedonic and eudemonic), the purpose of this study was to analyze gender di erences in children and adolescents through three di erent subjective wellbeing indicators. Method: The sample comprised 1.407 children and adolescents from Cadiz and Madrid (Spain), in the framework of the UP&DOWN study. Life satisfaction was measured with the subjective happiness scale, positive and negative a ect were measured with the positive and negative a ect schedule, and purpose in life was assessed with the children’s hope scale. Results: Linear regression models indicate the existence of significant gender di erences only in adolescents, with higher scores among girls in positive a ect (p = 0.016) and negative a ect (p < 0.001) but with lower scores in purpose in life (p = 0.024). Conclusions: These results highlight the role of gender as an important factor in explaining di erences in subjective wellbeing. Additionally, results indicate that gender di erences in subjective wellbeing are observed in adolescents, but not in children, suggesting that the gender gap in subjective wellbeing begins at the age of 12. Mental health practitioners should pay attention to these findings in order to implement screening methods and interventions focused on these needs |
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