NDLI: The Effect of Critical Changes and Gender on Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being: Comparisons Across 8 Countries

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Author	Montserrat, Carme Dinisman, Tamar Bălţătescu, Sergiu Grigoraş, Brînduşa Antonia Casas, Ferran
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The aim of this article is to explore adolescents’ subjective well-being (SWB) in relation to critical changes in their lives during the last year in 8 countries: Brazil, England, Israel, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Uganda and the US. Furthermore, interactions between gender and critical changes are also examined. Data collection was conducted between 2011 and 2012 with 12 year-old boys and girls, as part of the ISCWeB project. Number of changes experienced was measured using five possible changes (moved house, changed local area, changed school, living in another country for over a month and change in the parents or carers they live with). The adolescents were then divided into three groups according to the amount of changes: ‘had not experienced any change’, ‘had experienced 1–2 changes’, and ‘had experienced three or more changes’. SWB was evaluated using satisfaction with five different life domains: school, material conditions, leisure time, oneself and social relationships along with the children’s overall life satisfaction. The findings indicate the negative effect of critical changes on adolescents’ SWB in most countries, with the exception of Uganda. The findings concerning the interaction between gender and critical changes show the complexity of the impact of gender, emphasizing the variation across life domains and cultures.
Starting Page	111
Ending Page	131
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1874897X
Journal	Child Indicators Research
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18748988
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-12-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Subjective well-being (SWB) Critical life changes Cross-country research Gender Adolescents Quality of Life Research Social Sciences Social Work Child and School Psychology Childhood Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Health (social science) Social Psychology

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