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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Biopsychosocial and Environmental Perspective of Youth Health Literacy in Portugal.

Tania Gaspar, Miguel Arriaga, Marina Carvalho, Fábio Botelho-Guedes, Ana Cerqueira, Margarida Gaspar-Matos

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6 authors.

Tania GasparDigital Human-Environment Interaction Labs (HEI-LAB), Lusófona University, Campo Grande, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9616-0441
Miguel ArriagaDireção Geral da Saúde, 1000-123 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9183-9121
Marina CarvalhoInstitute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1784-5240
Fábio Botelho-GuedesInstitute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.
Ana CerqueiraInstitute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.
Margarida Gaspar-MatosInstitute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrom a biopsychosocial perspective, health literacy is a key factor for healthy development and the development of more comprehensive interventions directed at health literacy determinants. The present study had the main goal of studying demographic, individual, social, and contextual variables related to health literacy in adolescents.

methodsThe data used in this study are part of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 survey. The study included 7649 adolescents, 53.9% (

resultsHealth literacy was explained by factors related to physical, psychological, social, and environmental health. The factors with the higher explanatory value were the psychological variables, followed by social and lifestyle-related variables. Sociodemographic and environmental factors had a more modest explanatory value. These results point to the complexity of adolescents' health literacy.

conclusionsThese results are of the utmost importance for educators, professionals, and policymakers who can use this information to create friendly environments that promote health literacy and health-promoting activities according to a multidisciplinary, continuous, and consistent plan.

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adolescentsecological approachenvironmental healthhealth literacymental health

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PMCPMC12025383

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