Original paper
The association of psychosomatic health with physical status and lifestyle factors in adolescence
Feher, Piroska Virag; Annar, Dorina; Zsakai, Annamaria; Bodzsar, Eva
Anthropologischer Anzeiger Volume 75 No. 4 (2018), p. 279 - 290
published: Dec 11, 2018
published online: Nov 13, 2018
manuscript accepted: Sep 11, 2018
manuscript revision received: Sep 11, 2018
manuscript revision requested: Jul 18, 2018
manuscript received: Apr 24, 2018
DOI: 10.1127/anthranz/2018/0897
ArtNo. ESP140007504002, Price: 29.00 €
Abstract
The main purposes were to analyse the age pattern of experiencing psycho-somatic complaints in children; to study the influence of physical status and lifestyle factors on psycho-somatic status. The sample (n: 13,331, aged 7–18) represented a subsample of the 2nd Hungarian National Representative Growth Study. Subjects were divided into underweight, normal, preobese and obese subgroups. A standard symptom list was used to assess the experience of psycho-somatic complaints. Children rated their current health status in terms of excellent, good, fair and poor. Subjects were divided into physical activity subgroups. The prevalence of the psycho-somatic complaints increased with age, girls reported more symptoms than boys. Irritability and waking up tired were the most frequent symptoms. Subjective health status, nutritional status, body image, academic achievement, stature, body mass and socioeconomic status influenced the pattern of psycho-somatic complaints in girls, while physical activity, self-esteem, socioeconomic status and subjective health status in boys.
Keywords
adolescents • psycho-somatic complaints • subjective health status • nutritional status • macro- environmental factors • micro-environmental factors