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0249/2015 - Quality of life of Portuguese and Spanish adolescents. A comparative study between natives and immigrants
Qualidade de Vida nos adolescentes portugueses e espanhóis. Um estudo comparativo entre nativos e imigrantes

Author:

• Cristina Nunes - Nunes, C. - Faro, Outro País/Another Country - Centro de Investigação sobre Espaço e Organizações, Universidade do Algarve. - <cnunes@ualg.pt>

Co-author(s):

• Ángel Hernando - Hernando, Ángel - Departamento de Psicología y Educación de la Universidad de Huelva - <angel.hernando@dpsi.uhu.es>
• Ida Lemos - Lemos, Ida - Centro de Investigação sobre Espaço e Organizações, Universidade do Algarve. - <ilemos@ualg.pt>
• Lara Ayala-Nunes - Ayala-Nunes, Lara - Centro de Investigação sobre Espaço e Organizações, Universidade do Algarve. - <layala@us.es>
• Cristina Romero-Oliva - Romero-Oliva, Cristina - Departamento de Psicología y Educación de la Universidad de Huelva - <cristina.romero@dpee.uhu.es>
• Cecilia Montilla-Coronado - Montilla-Coronado, Cecilia - Departamento de Psicología y Educación de la Universidad de Huelva - <maria.montilla@dpsi.uhu.es>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to analyse differences in quality of life (QOL) between Spanish and Portuguese immigrant and native adolescents. In total, 475 native and immigrant adolescents (52% boys) from Algarve (Portugal) and Huelva (Spain), aged between 12 and 17 years old, were assessed with the KIDSCREEN-52. QOL dimensions were not related to most academic variables, with the exception of number of school failures, Financial Resources and Social Support from Peers. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to examine statistical differences in adolescents QOL. Age differences in QOL levels were not found. Girls reported worse QOL levels on Physical Wellbeing than boys (F = 10.32, p = .001, &#951;2 =.02). Immigrant Portuguese adolescents scored higher on Mood (F = 17.57, p = .000, &#951;2 =.11), and native Portuguese adolescents scored higher on Social Acceptance (F = 4.87, p = .002, &#951;2 =.033). Immigrant and native adolescents had similar levels of perceived QOL. Overall, it seems that in both countries, the living contexts for immigrant and native adolescents are fairly homogeneous.

Keywords:

Quality of life Adolescence KIDSCREEN-52 Immigrants Portugal Spain

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Nunes, C., Hernando, Ángel, Lemos, Ida, Ayala-Nunes, Lara, Romero-Oliva, Cristina, Montilla-Coronado, Cecilia. Quality of life of Portuguese and Spanish adolescents. A comparative study between natives and immigrants. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Sep). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/quality-of-life-of-portuguese-and-spanish-adolescents-a-comparative-study-between-natives-and-immigrants/15322?id=15322



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