Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. AVATAR Approach: Psychological Well-Being Index
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Risk Behaviors of Study Population by Gender
3.2. Gender Differences on Health-Related Quality of Life and Personalized Well-Being Index
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Future Directions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Total (n = 450) | Boys (n = 308) | Girls (n = 142) | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicotine | Yes | 218 (48) | 149 (48) | 69 (49) | ns | |
Not | 192 (43) | 133 (43) | 59 (42) | |||
Frequency (die) | 0 | 172 (38) | 119 (39) | 53 (37) | ns | |
1–9 | 144 (32) | 98 (32) | 46 (32) | |||
10–30 | 69 (15) | 44 (14) | 25 (18) | |||
Over 40 | 2 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | |||
Cannabis | Yes | 76 (17) | 58 (19) | 18 (13) | ns | |
Not | 320 (71) | 211 (69) | 109 (77) | |||
Frequency (last month) | 0 | 294 (65) | 197 (64) | 97 (68) | ns | |
1–9 | 41 (9) | 32 (10) | 9 (6) | |||
10–30 | 18 (4) | 13 (4) | 5 (4) | |||
Over 40 | 14 (3) | 11 (4) | 3 (2) | |||
Illegal Drug Use | Yes | 10 (2) | 6 (2) | 4 (3) | ns | |
Not | 388 (86) | 264 (96) | 124 (87) | |||
Frequency (last month) | 0 | 332 (74) | 225 (73) | 107 (75) | ns | |
1–9 | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | 4 (3) | |||
10–30 | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | |||
Over 40 | 2 (0) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | |||
Psychotropic Drugs | Yes | 22 (5) | 11 (4) | 11 (8) | ns | |
Not | 376 (84) | 259 (84) | 117 (82) | |||
Frequency (last month) | 0 | 332 (74) | 229 (74) | 103 (73) | 0.05 | |
1–9 | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | 4 (3) | |||
10–30 | 10 (2) | 4 (1) | 6 (4) | |||
Over 40 | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | |||
Alcoholic Drinks | Yes | 177 (39) | 125 (41) | 52 (37) | ns | |
Not | 227 (50) | 151 (49) | 76 (54) | |||
Frequency (last month) | 0 | 248 (55) | 174 (56) | 74 (52) | ns | |
1–9 | 121 (27) | 78 (25) | 43 (30) | |||
10–30 | 10 (2) | 8 (3) | 2 (1) | |||
Over 40 | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
Variables | Total (n = 450) | Boys (n = 308) | Girls (n = 142) | p-Value | |
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Sexual Behavior | Sexual activity | 250 (56) | 179 (58) | 71 (50) | ns |
No Sexual activity | 172 (38) | 110 (36) | 62 (44) | ||
Contraceptive use | 211 (69) | 155 (50) | 56 (39) | 0.05 | |
No Contraceptive use | 194 (43) | 124 (40) | 70 (49) | ||
Bsmas | AUSM | 6 (1) | 1 (0) | 5 (4) | 0.01 |
Not AUSM | 376 (84) | 262 (85) | 114 (80) | ||
Eat-26 | ED risk | 33 (7) | 16 (5) | 17 (12) | 0.01 |
ED no risk | 364 (81) | 260 (84) | 104 (73) |
VARIABLES | Boys (n = 308) | Girls (n = 142) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Physical well-being | 44.1 ± 8.42 | 38.95 ± 7.7 | <0.001 |
Psychological well-being | 43.88 ± 9.02 | 40.25 ± 8.43 | <0.001 |
Mood/Emotion | 45.43 ± 8.86 | 40.41 ± 9.26 | <0.001 |
Self-perception | 48.86 ± 9.74 | 42.74 ± 8.31 | <0.001 |
Autonomy | 47.7 ± 8.1 | 45.62 ± 9.12 | <0.05 |
Parent relationship | 46.32 ± 9.65 | 42.07 ± 10.59 | <0.001 |
Financial resources | 47.03 ± 9.55 | 45.86 ± 9.07 | =0.225 |
Peers | 49.38 ± 10.8 | 47.84 ± 11.02 | =0.166 |
School environment | 47.03 ± 7.56 | 47.08 ± 7.01 | =0.950 |
Social acceptance (Bullyism) | 49.73 ± 10.05 | 47.13 ± 11.64 | <0.05 |
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Mastorci, F.; Lazzeri, M.F.L.; Piaggi, P.; Doveri, C.; Casu, A.; Trivellini, G.; Marinaro, I.; Bardelli, A.; Pingitore, A. Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137852
Mastorci F, Lazzeri MFL, Piaggi P, Doveri C, Casu A, Trivellini G, Marinaro I, Bardelli A, Pingitore A. Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137852
Chicago/Turabian StyleMastorci, Francesca, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Paolo Piaggi, Cristina Doveri, Anselmo Casu, Gabriele Trivellini, Irene Marinaro, Andrea Bardelli, and Alessandro Pingitore. 2022. "Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 7852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137852