Association between quality of life and risk behaviors in Brazilian adolescents: An exploratory study

We evaluated the association between risk behaviors and quality of life in 1,081 adolescents classified into the risk behavior (RB) or the non-risk behavior (nRB) group. The data were analyzed with logistic regression models, analysis of variance, and network analysis. The nRB group had higher quali...

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Published inJournal of health psychology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 341 - 351
Main Authors de Oliveira Pinheiro, Bruno, Monezi Andrade, André Luiz, Lopes, Fernanda Machado, Reichert, Richard Alecsander, de Oliveira, Wanderlei Abadio, da Silva, Andressa Melina Becker, De Micheli, Denise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Behavior
Brazil
Humans
Network analysis
Quality of Life
Religion
Risk behavior
Risk-Taking
Teenagers
Brazil
adolescent
network analysis
risk behavior
quality of life
religion
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Summary:We evaluated the association between risk behaviors and quality of life in 1,081 adolescents classified into the risk behavior (RB) or the non-risk behavior (nRB) group. The data were analyzed with logistic regression models, analysis of variance, and network analysis. The nRB group had higher quality-of-life scores, and having a religion (OR = .42) and better quality of life (OR = .95) significantly reduced the odds of risk behaviors. The network analysis identified that religion, gender, and type of school showed the best centrality and connectivity indices. These data showed a negative association between risk behaviors and lower quality-of-life levels.
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ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105320953472