Does social support mediate or moderate socioeconomic differences in self-rated health among adolescents?

Objective: Social support is assumed to be a protective social determinant of health. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore whether social support from the father, mother and friends mediates or moderates the association between socioeconomic position and self-rated health among adolescents.

Methods: The sample consisted of 1,863 secondary school students from the Kosice region in Slovakia (mean age 16.

Deterioration is not the only prospect for adolescents' health: improvement in self-reported health status among boys and girls from age 15 to age 19.

Aim: To assess changes in the mental and physical health of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19.

Methods: The study included a four-year follow-up of 844 students from 31 secondary schools located in Kosice, Slovakia (response rate 45.6%).

Social inequalities in changes in health-related behaviour among Slovak adolescents aged between 15 and 19: a longitudinal study.

Background: Lower socioeconomic position is generally associated with higher rates of smoking and alcohol consumption and lower levels of physical activity. Health-related behaviour is usually established during late childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study is to explore changes in health-related behaviour in a cohort of adolescents aged between 15 and 19, overall and by socioeconomic position.

Influence of parental employment status on Dutch and Slovak adolescents' health.

Background: Recent research shows the possibility that the link between parental employment status and children's health can be affected by different cultural or societal settings. The aim of this study was to explore whether the effect of father's and mother's employment status on several aspects of adolescents' health differs between Slovakia and the Netherlands.

Methods: Two data sets were used: 2616 Slovak adolescents (mean age 14.

Does parental unemployment affect adolescents' health?

Purpose: To explore the associations between mother's and father's employment status separately and together and the subjective health of children; and how parental education and financial strain can modify these associations.

Methods: Data were obtained from 2836 respondents aged 14 to 22 years (mean age 17.7 years).

Health status among young people in Slovakia: comparisons on the basis of age, gender and education.

This study examines the health status of young people in Slovakia. Six subjective health indicators (self-rated health, long-standing illness, vitality, mental health, long-term well-being over the last year and occurrence of health complaints during the previous month) were used to assess the health status of three age groups: first grade secondary school students (mean age 15.9 years), third grade students (mean age 17.