Gender Differences for Health Indicators in a Sample of School Dropout Adolescents: A Pilot Study

Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Paolo Piaggi, Cristina Doveri, Anselmo Casu, Gabriele Trivellini, Irene Marinaro, Andrea Bardelli and Alessandro Pingitore
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Francesca Mastorci: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Paolo Piaggi: Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Cristina Doveri: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Anselmo Casu: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Gabriele Trivellini: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Irene Marinaro: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Andrea Bardelli: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Alessandro Pingitore: Clinical Physiology Institute, CNR, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: Background : The ever-increasing prevalence of school dropout (SD) highlights the need to gain insight into risk factors for dropout causes and consequences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences for health indicators in a sample of school dropout adolescents. Methods : Data were collected regarding 450 adolescent’s SD (19 ± 2 years; 308 males), and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) and risk behaviors were assessed by means of a standardized questionnaire. Results: The results revealed that the female population was characterized by a compromised health indicator profile in terms of both risk behaviors and HRQoL dimensions. Conclusion: These findings indicate that SD is a multidimensional phenomenon, for which the implementation of multiple educational, social, and psychological policies aimed at mitigating the issue are recommended.

Keywords: health-related quality of life; risk factors; school dropout; substance use; adolescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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