Association of Optimism and Health-Related Behavior with Mental
Health in Czech Adolescents

D 2016

Association of Optimism and Health-Related Behavior with Mental Health in Czech Adolescents

KLIMUSOVÁ, Helena, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Jaroslava DOSEDLOVÁ and Martin JELÍNEK

Basic information

Original name

Association of Optimism and Health-Related Behavior with Mental Health in Czech Adolescents

Authors

KLIMUSOVÁ, Helena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Iva BUREŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jaroslava DOSEDLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martin JELÍNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Amsterdam, The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences, p. 598-605, 8 pp. 2016

Publisher

Future Academy

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/16:00088584

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.62

UT WoS

000390872300062

Keywords in English

mental health; adolescents; optimism; health-related behavior

Abstract

V originále

Dispositional optimism is a psychological trait associated with both physical and mental health in adults. Less is known about the associations between optimism and health among adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dispositional optimism, health-related behavior and mental health among Czech adolescents. Further on, the effect of gender and age (early vs. late adolescence) on mental health levels was explored. Instruments: short form of the Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF); Health Behaviours Scale; Life Orientation Test – Revised (LOT-R). Sample: 1376 Czech adolescents aged 11-19 (M = 15.9; SD = 2.3), 56.8% females. Statistical analysis: Hierarchical multiple regression analysis with three sets of predictors. The first set of predictors (age and gender) explained 7.3% of variance in MHC-SF scores; the second set of predictors – LOT-R optimism and pessimism scores – explained another 25% of variance; and the third set of predictors (health-related behaviors) explained additional 16.3% of variance. The final model explained 48.6% of variance in mental health among adolescents. Dimensions of dispositional optimism turned out to be the strongest set of predictors of positive mental health in adolescents, while health behavior components predicted the mental health levels to a lesser extent. Gender and age were also significant predictors of mental health, with boys and younger adolescents scoring higher.

Links

GA13-19808S, research and development project

Name: Chování zdraví podporující a zdraví ohrožující: determinanty, modely a konsekvence

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

KLIMUSOVÁ, Helena, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Jaroslava DOSEDLOVÁ and Martin JELÍNEK. Association of Optimism and Health-Related Behavior with Mental Health in Czech Adolescents. Online. In Bekirogullari, Zafer; Minas, Melis Y.; Thambusamy, Roslind X. The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences. Amsterdam: Future Academy, 2016, p. 598-605. ISSN 2357-1330. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.62.

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N2  - Dispositional optimism is a psychological trait associated with both physical and mental health in adults. Less is known about the associations between optimism and health among adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dispositional optimism, health-related behavior and mental health among Czech adolescents. Further on, the effect of gender and age (early vs. late adolescence) on mental health levels was explored. Instruments: short form of the Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF); Health Behaviours Scale; Life Orientation Test – Revised (LOT-R). Sample: 1376 Czech adolescents aged 11-19 (M = 15.9; SD = 2.3), 56.8% females. Statistical analysis: Hierarchical multiple regression analysis with three sets of predictors. The first set of predictors (age and gender) explained 7.3% of variance in MHC-SF scores; the second set of predictors – LOT-R optimism and pessimism scores – explained another 25% of variance; and the third set of predictors (health-related behaviors) explained additional 16.3% of variance. The final model explained 48.6% of variance in mental health among adolescents. Dimensions of dispositional optimism turned out to be the strongest set of predictors of positive mental health in adolescents, while health behavior components predicted the mental health levels to a lesser extent. Gender and age were also significant predictors of mental health, with boys and younger adolescents scoring higher.
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KLIMUSOVÁ, Helena, Iva BUREŠOVÁ, Jaroslava DOSEDLOVÁ and Martin JELÍNEK. Association of Optimism and Health-Related Behavior with Mental Health in Czech Adolescents. Online. In Bekirogullari, Zafer; Minas, Melis Y.; Thambusamy, Roslind X. \textit{The European Proceedings of Social \&{} Behavioural Sciences}. Amsterdam: Future Academy, 2016, p.~598-605. ISSN~2357-1330. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.62.

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