Social and health determinants of well being and life satisfaction in Jamaica.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
; 50(1): 43-53, 2004 Mar.
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BACKGROUND: Psychological well being and the degree of satisfaction with life are likely to affect a range of social behaviours and determine uptake of health and social services. It is important to identify the factors that inform these constructs. AIMS: We sought to identify the variables which best predicted psychological well being in the Caribbean country, Jamaica and also those associated with feelings of satisfaction with life. METHODS: Interviews were conducted on young adults aged 15-50 years as part of a sexual decision-making survey in Jamaica. Information was collected on a range of social, health and demographic variables and a measure of psychological well being--Centre for Epidemiological Studies of Depression (CES-D). Satisfaction with life was measured using a Likert scale in response to the question 'Are you satisfied with your life as a whole?' Multiple regression analyses were used to determine the predictors of psychological well being and satisfaction with life. RESULTS: There were 2580 respondents (1601 women and 979 men). The mean age was 29.7 years (standard deviation 9.2 years). Women had lower levels of psychological well being and satisfaction with life. Independent predictors of lower psychological well being were having an acute illness, having a chronic illness in women and high religious behaviour in men. Satisfaction with life was predicted by younger age, marital status and employment. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that health variables are more important for psychological well being while social circumstances are more significant for satisfaction with life. There are important gender differences in the mediation of psychological well being as well as age differences in the variables associated with satisfaction with life.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Satisfação Pessoal
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Qualidade de Vida
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Autoimagem
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Comportamento Social
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Nível de Saúde
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Soc Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido