TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between quality of life, psychosocial well-being and health-related behaviors among adolescents in Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Thai and the Filipino populations
T2 - A cross-sectional survey
AU - Lee, Regina L.T.
AU - Chien, Wai Tong
AU - Ligot, Jason
AU - Nailes, Jennifer M.
AU - Tanida, Keiko
AU - Takeuchi, Sachi
AU - Ikeda, Masanori
AU - Miyagawa, Sachiyo
AU - Nagai, Toshisaburo
AU - Phuphaibul, Rutja
AU - Mekviwattanawong, Chatsiri
AU - Su, Ing Ya
AU - Zhang, Rui Xing
AU - Lee, Paul H.
AU - Kwok, Stephen W.H.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Health-related behaviors during adolescence have lifelong impacts. However, there are unclear areas regarding the associations between health-related quality of life and demographic characteristics, as well as physical and psychosocial indicators. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between quality of life and body weight, sleep outcome, social support by age, and cohabitants, given that income, self-esteem, lifestyle, emotional, social and behavioral problems were taken into account among adolescents in East and Southeast Asia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Zhengzhou of China, Hong Kong, Kansai region of Japan, Taipei of Taiwan, Bangkok of Thailand and Manila of the Philippines between 2016 and 2017 among 21,359 urban adolescents aged between 9 and 16. The results showed that adolescents who had better self-esteem and control of emotions and behaviors had much higher level of perceived quality of life. Those who were overweight or obese, sleepy in the daytime, and not living with parents had worse quality of life compared with those who were not. In conclusion, psychosocial well-being should have a higher priority in the promotion of quality of life among Asian adolescents. Nevertheless, further studies are required to explore the differences in perceived quality of life between genders and countries.
AB - Health-related behaviors during adolescence have lifelong impacts. However, there are unclear areas regarding the associations between health-related quality of life and demographic characteristics, as well as physical and psychosocial indicators. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between quality of life and body weight, sleep outcome, social support by age, and cohabitants, given that income, self-esteem, lifestyle, emotional, social and behavioral problems were taken into account among adolescents in East and Southeast Asia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Zhengzhou of China, Hong Kong, Kansai region of Japan, Taipei of Taiwan, Bangkok of Thailand and Manila of the Philippines between 2016 and 2017 among 21,359 urban adolescents aged between 9 and 16. The results showed that adolescents who had better self-esteem and control of emotions and behaviors had much higher level of perceived quality of life. Those who were overweight or obese, sleepy in the daytime, and not living with parents had worse quality of life compared with those who were not. In conclusion, psychosocial well-being should have a higher priority in the promotion of quality of life among Asian adolescents. Nevertheless, further studies are required to explore the differences in perceived quality of life between genders and countries.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Asia Pacific region
KW - Domains of psychosocial well-being
KW - Lifestyle
KW - Mental health
KW - Quality of life
KW - Socio-demographic factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083041146&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17072402
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17072402
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32244727
AN - SCOPUS:85083041146
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 7
M1 - 2402
ER -
