Social support, hopelessness and life satisfaction among Roma and non-Roma adolescents in Slovakia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F12%3A33141569" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/12:33141569 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0413-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0413-6</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0413-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00038-012-0413-6</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Social support, hopelessness and life satisfaction among Roma and non-Roma adolescents in Slovakia
Original language description
Objectives Evidence on the psychosocial determinants of health among Roma adolescents is completely lacking. Our aim was to compare social support, life satisfaction and hopelessness of Slovak Roma and non-Roma adolescents and to assess the impact of parental education and social desirability on these differences. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among Roma from settlements in the eastern part of Slovakia (N = 330; mean age = 14.50; interview) and non-Roma adolescents (N = 722; mean age = 14.86; questionnaire). The effect of ethnicity on social support, life satisfaction and hopelessness was analysed using linear regression, adjusted for gender, parental education and social desirability. Results Roma adolescents reported higher social support from parents, higher life satisfaction and higher hopelessness rates. Parental education explained part of the ethnic differences, as did social desirability. After adjustment for the aforementioned factors, differences by ethnicity r
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EE.2.3.20.0063" target="_blank" >EE.2.3.20.0063: Social determinants of health among social and health disadvantaged groups of population</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Public Health (print)
ISSN
1661-8556
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
57
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
905-913
UT code for WoS article
000311515100006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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