Authors
Franziska Meinck, Lucie Dale Cluver, Frederick Mark Orkin, Caroline Kuo, Amogh Dhar Sharma, Imca Sifra Hensels, Lorraine Sherr
Publication date
2017/1/1
Journal
Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
57-64
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Purpose
Adolescent health is a major concern in low- and middle-income countries, but little is known about its predictors. Family disadvantage and abusive parenting may be important factors associated with adolescent psychological, behavioral, and physical health outcomes. This study, based in South Africa, aimed to develop an empirically based theoretical model of relationships between family factors such as deprivation, illness, parenting, and adolescent health outcomes.
Methods
Cross-sectional data were collected in 2009–2010 from 2,477 adolescents (aged 10–17) and their caregivers using stratified random sampling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants reported on sociodemographics, psychological symptoms, parenting, and physical health. Multivariate regressions were conducted, confirmatory factor analysis employed to identify measurement models, and a structural equation model …
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