ArticleInternational journal of public health2016
Does self-efficacy mediate the association between socioeconomic background and emotional symptoms among schoolchildren?
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- Psychosocial determinants of sexual norms and their impact on sexual debut in Polish adolescents.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Self-efficacy and barriers to disaster evacuation in Hong Kong.International journal of public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesEmotional symptoms are widespread among adolescents with the highest prevalence among lower socioeconomic groups. Less is known about why and how to reduce this inequality but personal control, e.g., self-efficacy may be crucial. This study examines whether self-efficacy is a mediator in the association between occupational social class (OSC) and emotional symptoms.
methodsData stem from the cross-sectional Health Behavior in School-aged Children-Methodology Development Survey 2012 (HBSC-MDS) conducted among 11-15-year old schoolchildren in two Danish municipalities. Participation rate was 76.8 % of 5165 enrolled schoolchildren, n = 3969.
resultsLow OSC is associated with higher odds of daily emotional symptoms and low selfefficacy. Schoolchildren with low self-efficacy have higher odds for daily emotional symptoms. We find a strong and statistically significant direct effect between low OSC and daily emotional symptoms (OR = 1.55, 95 % CI: 1.33; 1.84) and a borderline statistically significant indirect effect of self-efficacy [OR = 1.17 (0.99; 1.38)].
conclusionsSocioeconomic inequality in emotional symptoms exists. This inequality is partly explained by socioeconomic inequality in self-efficacy. Promotion of personal competences like self-efficacy may reduce emotional symptoms among all socioeconomic groups, thereby reducing socioeconomic inequalities in emotional symptoms.
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