Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction in Iranian Children and Adolescents at the National and Provincial Level: The CASPIAN-IV Study

Abstract Background Life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) are related with health outcomes. It is expected that these items are also related to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to find out the main determinants of LS and SRH in nationwide representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Methods This study was performed on 13,834 students aged 7–18 years who were selected by multistage, stratified cluster sampling method from 30 provinces of Iran. Life satisfaction and SRH were assessed through a questionnaire based on World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey protocols. Path analysis was applied to evaluate the relationships among the study variables using the structural modeling. Results Life satisfaction was directly affected by age (− 0.037 in boys & -0.028 in girls); sedentary time (0.055 in boys & 0.048 in girls); school satisfaction (0.249 in boys & 0.250 in girls); and well-being (0.186 in boys & 0.176 in girls). Self-rated health was directly affected by LS (0.28 in boys & girls) and school satisfaction (0.21 in boys & 0.22 in girls); and indirectly affected by age (− 0.046 in boys & -0.017 in girls); sedentary time (− 1.99 in boys & -0.145 in girls); family size (− 0.005 in boys & -0.014 in girls); and socio-economic status (0.015 in boys & 0.058 in girls). Conclusions This study indicated that school satisfaction had the greatest positive direct effect on both LS and SRH.

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Association of short stature with life satisfaction and self-rated health in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-IV study

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1515/jpem-2016-0215 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Shahrzad Jafari-Adli ◽

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Shirin Hasani Ranjbar ◽

Ehsaneh Taheri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Short Stature ◽

Response Rate ◽

National Level ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Normal Height ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Iranian Children

AbstractBackground:Data on stature in Iranian children and adolescents at national level are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of short stature with life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) in children and adolescents.Methods:Data were obtained from a nationwide survey entitled childhood and adolescence surveillance and preventResults:Overall, 13,484 participants with a mean (SD) age of 12.5 (3.36) years (49.24% girls, 50.75% boys) completed the study (response rate 90.6%). The prevalence of short stature, poor SRH and life dissatisfaction was 9%, 20.04% and 20.09%, respectively. Although in the univariate model, participants with short stature had significantly lower odds of LS [odds ratio (OR): 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.71–0.97] and good SRH (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.68–0.92), in the multivariate model, only the association of short stature with good SRH remained statistically significant (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.69–0.98).Conclusions:Results of the present study show that participants with short stature are at the greater risk of poor SRH and decreased LS in comparison with the subjects with normal height.

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Association between body mass index and perceived weight status with self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-III study

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-014-0757-x ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 263-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Roya Kelishadi ◽

Nazgol Motamed-Gorji ◽

Mohammad-Esmaeil Motlagh ◽

Gelayol Ardalan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Body Mass ◽

Weight Status ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Perceived Weight ◽

Iranian Children

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Association of passive and active smoking with self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN IV study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012694 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. e012694 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

Saeid Safiri ◽

Amir Eslami-Shahr Babaki ◽

Nassim Matin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Active Smoking ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Iranian Children

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Determinants of life satisfaction and self-rated health in Iranian children and adolescents: A structure equation model

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17825/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pooneh Angoorani ◽

Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽

Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed ◽

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Sedentary Time ◽

Well Being ◽

School Satisfaction ◽

World Health ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Iranian Children ◽

Positive Direct

Abstract Background Life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) are related with health outcomes. It is expected that these items are also related to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to find out the main determinants of LS and SRH in nationwide representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Methods This study was performed on 13834 students aged 7-18 years who were selected by multistage, stratified cluster sampling method from 30 provinces of Iran. LS and SRH were assessed through a questionnaire based on World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey protocols. Path analysis was applied to evaluate the relationships among the study variables using the structural modeling. Results LS was directly affected by age (-0.037 in boys & -0.028 in girls); sedentary time (0.055 in boys & 0.048 in girls); school satisfaction (0.249 in boys & 0.250 in girls); and well-being (0.186 in boys & 0.176 in girls). SRH was directly affected by LS (0.28 in boys & girls) and school satisfaction (0.21 in boys & 0.22 in girls); and indirectly affected by age (-0.046 in boys & -0.017 in girls); sedentary time (-1.99 in boys & -0.145 in girls); family size (-0.005 in boys & -0.014 in girls); and socio-economic status (0.015 in boys & 0.058 in girls). Conclusions This study indicated that school satisfaction had the greatest positive direct effect on both LS and SRH.

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Determinants of life satisfaction and self-rated health in Iranian children and adolescents: A structure equation model

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17825/v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pooneh Angoorani ◽

Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽

Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed ◽

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Sedentary Time ◽

Well Being ◽

School Satisfaction ◽

World Health ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Iranian Children ◽

Positive Direct

Abstract Background Life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) are related with health outcomes. It is expected that these items are also related to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to find out the main determinants of LS and SRH in nationwide representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Methods This study was performed on 13834 students aged 7–18 years who were selected by multistage, stratified cluster sampling method from 30 provinces of Iran. LS and SRH were assessed through a questionnaire based on World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey protocols. Path analysis was applied to evaluate the relationships among the study variables using the structural modeling. Results LS was directly affected by age (-0.037 in boys & -0.028 in girls); sedentary time (0.055 in boys & 0.048 in girls); school satisfaction (0.249 in boys & 0.250 in girls); and well-being (0.186 in boys & 0.176 in girls). SRH was directly affected by LS (0.28 in boys & girls) and school satisfaction (0.21 in boys & 0.22 in girls); and indirectly affected by age (-0.046 in boys & -0.017 in girls); sedentary time (-1.99 in boys & -0.145 in girls); family size (-0.005 in boys & -0.014 in girls); and socio-economic status (0.015 in boys & 0.058 in girls). Conclusions This study indicated that school satisfaction had the greatest positive direct effect on both LS and SRH.

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Determinants of life satisfaction and self-rated health in Iranian children and adolescents: A structure equation model

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17825/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pooneh Angoorani ◽

Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽

Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed ◽

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Sedentary Time ◽

Well Being ◽

School Satisfaction ◽

World Health ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Iranian Children ◽

Positive Direct

Abstract Background: Life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) are related with health outcomes. It is expected that these items are also related to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to find out the main determinants of LS and SRH in nationwide representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents.Methods: This study was performed on 13834 students aged 7-18 years who were selected by multistage, stratified cluster sampling method from 30 provinces of Iran. LS and SRH were assessed through a questionnaire based on World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey protocols. Path analysis was applied to evaluate the relationships among the study variables using the structural modeling. Results: LS was directly affected by age (-0.037 in boys & -0.028 in girls); sedentary time (0.055 in boys & 0.048 in girls); school satisfaction (0.249 in boys & 0.250 in girls); and well-being (0.186 in boys & 0.176 in girls). SRH was directly affected by LS (0.28 in boys & girls) and school satisfaction (0.21 in boys & 0.22 in girls); and indirectly affected by age (-0.046 in boys & -0.017 in girls); sedentary time (-1.99 in boys & -0.145 in girls); family size (-0.005 in boys & -0.014 in girls); and socio-economic status (0.015 in boys & 0.058 in girls). Conclusions: This study indicated that school satisfaction had the greatest positive direct effect on both LS and SRH.

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Economic inequality in life satisfaction and self-perceived health in Iranian children and adolescents: The CASPIAN IV study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine ◽

10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_508_17 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 70

Author(s):

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

ArmitaMahdavi Gorabi ◽

Ramin Heshmat ◽

Malihe Farid ◽

Nazgol Motamed-Gorji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Economic Inequality ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Iranian Children

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Association of socioeconomic variables with bullying, being a victim, life dissatisfaction, and poor self-rated health in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-15816/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mostafa Qorbani ◽

Mostafa Amini Rarani ◽

Amir Kasaeian ◽

Shirin Djalalinia ◽

Kourosh Nouri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

World Health ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression ◽

Socioeconomic Variables ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Life Dissatisfaction ◽

Iranian Children

Abstract Background Bullying, being a victim of violent behaviors, life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) in children and adolescents, all have consistently been recognized as vital factors in school performance and future individual life. In this study we examined the association of some socioeconomic variables with bullying, being a victim, life dissatisfaction (LDS), and poor self-rated health (SRH) in Iranian children and adolescents.Methods This cross-sectional data secondary study was a part of the fifth Childhood and Adolescence Surveillance and Prevention of Adult Non-communicable disease (CASPIAN-V) in 2015. A total of 14,400 students 7-18 years and their parents living in 30 provinces in Iran were studied. A validated questionnaire of the World Health Organization on Global School-based Health Survey (WHO-GSHS) was used to measure the outcomes and socioeconomic variables. Family’s socioeconomic status (SES) was determined using principle component analysis (PCA).The crude and adjusted odds ratios (95%CI) were estimated using multiple logistic regression for each outcome.Results A total of 14,274 students (50.6% boys, 49.4% girls)) completed the study. The prevalence of bullying, being a victim, LDS, and poor SRH was 35.6%, 21.4%, 21.1%, and 19.0% respectively. In multiple-logistic regression analysis, mother illiteracy (versus college degree) increased the odds of bullying (Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.77(1.45-2.16), being a victim (Adj.OR (95%CI),1.58(1.26-1.98), LDS (Adj.OR (95%CI),1.64 (1.30-2.08)) and Poor-SRH (Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.60(1.25-2.04). Students with illiterate father(Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.28(1.03-1.61) or unemployed father (Adj.OR (95%CI),1.58(1.29-1.81)) had a higher odds of Poor-SRH. Moreover, family size > 4 members (Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.14(1.03-1.25), and low-SES (Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.35(1.15-1.56), and illiteracy of mother (Adj.OR (95%CI), 1.64(1.30-2.08) had direct association with LDS. Living in a two- parent family decreased the odds of LDS (Adj.OR (95%CI), 0.76(0.61—0.95).Conclusions Some socioeconomic variables can be proposed as the main attribution of bullying and being a victim, LDS, and Poor-SRH in children and adolescents.

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