Abstract
Assessing a broad positive outcome such as well-being presents numerous challenges and empirical investigations are limited. This study used an eco-interactional-developmental perspective based on risk and protective factors to examine individual and contextual correlates of health and well-being in a sample of 20,749 ethnically diverse middle and high school students. School fixed-effects regression analyses modeling a composite measure of well-being as a function of youth, peer, family, school, and neighborhood characteristics indicated that the measure was most stable when modeled as a global (vs. domain specific) composite. Relational (vs. expectation and behavioral) characteristics of parental and peer involvement were more influential in predicting adolescent well-being. The implications for interventions striving to enhance well-being across developmental transitions are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-233 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Families in Society |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2010 |
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Individual and contextual correlates of adolescent health and well-being. / Anthony, Elizabeth; Stone, Susan I.
In: Families in Society, Vol. 91, No. 3, 07.2010, p. 225-233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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