Associations Between Quality of Life, Psychosocial Well-being and Health-Related Behaviors Among Adolescents in Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Thai and the Filipino Populations: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Regina L.T. Lee, Wai Tong Chien, Jason Ligot, Jennifer M. Nailes, Keiko Tanida, Sachi Takeuchi, Masanori Ikeda, Sachiyo Miyagawa, Toshisaburo Nagai, Rutja Phuphaibul, Chatsiri Mekviwattanawong, Ying-Ya Su, Rui Xing Zhang, Paul H. Lee and Stephen W. H. Kwok
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Regina L.T. Lee: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Wai Tong Chien: The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Jason Ligot: College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
Jennifer M. Nailes: Research Institute for Health Sciences, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay, Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City 1113, Philippines
Keiko Tanida: College of Nursing Art & Science, University of Hyogo, 13-71, Kitaojicho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8588, Japan
Sachi Takeuchi: College of Nursing Art & Science, University of Hyogo, 13-71, Kitaojicho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8588, Japan
Masanori Ikeda: College of Nursing Art & Science, University of Hyogo, 13-71, Kitaojicho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-8588, Japan
Sachiyo Miyagawa: Faculty of Education, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
Toshisaburo Nagai: Faculty of Education, St. Andrew’s University of Education, Osaka 590-0114, Japan
Rutja Phuphaibul: Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Chatsiri Mekviwattanawong: Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Ying-Ya Su: Taiwan School Nurses’ Association, 800 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Rui Xing Zhang: School of Nursing, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Dadao, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Paul H. Lee: School of Nursing, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Stephen W. H. Kwok: School of Nursing, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: Health-related behaviors during adolescence have lifelong impacts. However, there are unclear areas regarding the associations between health-related quality of life and demographic characteristics, as well as physical and psychosocial indicators. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between quality of life and body weight, sleep outcome, social support by age, and cohabitants, given that income, self-esteem, lifestyle, emotional, social and behavioral problems were taken into account among adolescents in East and Southeast Asia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Zhengzhou of China, Hong Kong, Kansai region of Japan, Taipei of Taiwan, Bangkok of Thailand and Manila of the Philippines between 2016 and 2017 among 21,359 urban adolescents aged between 9 and 16. The results showed that adolescents who had better self-esteem and control of emotions and behaviors had much higher level of perceived quality of life. Those who were overweight or obese, sleepy in the daytime, and not living with parents had worse quality of life compared with those who were not. In conclusion, psychosocial well-being should have a higher priority in the promotion of quality of life among Asian adolescents. Nevertheless, further studies are required to explore the differences in perceived quality of life between genders and countries.

Keywords: adolescents; socio-demographic factors; lifestyle; domains of psychosocial well-being; mental health; quality of life; Asia Pacific region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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