Youth life satisfaction: A review of the literature
CL Proctor, PA Linley, J Maltby - Journal of happiness studies, 2009 - Springer
A central construct within the positive psychology literature is life satisfaction. Whereas adult
life satisfaction has been studied extensively, the life satisfaction of children and adolescents …
life satisfaction has been studied extensively, the life satisfaction of children and adolescents …
The promise of well-being interventions for improving health risk behaviors
Accumulating evidence suggests that positive psychological well-being (eg, optimism, life
satisfaction) is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. One possible …
satisfaction) is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. One possible …
The general self-efficacy scale: multicultural validation studies
A Luszczynska, U Scholz… - The Journal of psychology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
General self-efficacy is the belief in one's competence to cope with a broad range of stressful
or challenging demands, whereas specific self-efficacy is constrained to a particular task at …
or challenging demands, whereas specific self-efficacy is constrained to a particular task at …
Time perspective, personality and smoking, body mass, and physical activity: An empirical study
Objectives. Time perspective describes how individuals conceptualize and value future
events, and may be related to health behaviours. Research to date has focused on addictive …
events, and may be related to health behaviours. Research to date has focused on addictive …
Life satisfaction, positive youth development, and problem behaviour among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong
RCF Sun, DTL Shek - Social indicators research, 2010 - Springer
This paper examines the relationships among life satisfaction, positive youth development,
and problem behaviour. A total of 7,975 Secondary One students (4,169 boys and 3,387 …
and problem behaviour. A total of 7,975 Secondary One students (4,169 boys and 3,387 …
Üniversite öğrencilerinde madde kullanımı, şiddet ve bazı psikolojik özellikler
Özet Amaç: Madde bağımlılığı günümüzde önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Bu çalışma,
üniversite öğrencilerinde sigara, alkol ve uyuşturucu madde kullanımının yaygınlığını ve …
üniversite öğrencilerinde sigara, alkol ve uyuşturucu madde kullanımının yaygınlığını ve …
[PDF][PDF] Schooling and children's subjective well-being
The study of positive well-being of children and adolescents in general is a relatively recent
phenomenon. Although there is a long history of attention to poor mental health and …
phenomenon. Although there is a long history of attention to poor mental health and …
Psychosocial factors influencing individual well-being in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: A six-year longitudinal study
DTL Shek, LY Liang - Applied research in quality of life, 2018 - Springer
This pioneer study investigated the longitudinal development of adolescent subjective well-
being (SWB) in terms of life satisfaction and hopelessness. The concurrent and longitudinal …
being (SWB) in terms of life satisfaction and hopelessness. The concurrent and longitudinal …
Social influences are associated with BMI and weight loss intentions in young adults
TM Leahey, JG LaRose, JL Fava, RR Wing - Obesity, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Christakis and colleagues have shown that health behaviors cluster in social networks and
suggest social norms may account for the clustering. This study examined:(i) whether …
suggest social norms may account for the clustering. This study examined:(i) whether …
Time perspective in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and body mass index.
Objective: To determine if time perspective plays a mediating role in the relationship
between socio-economic position (SEP) and both smoking and body mass index (BMI) …
between socio-economic position (SEP) and both smoking and body mass index (BMI) …