A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour of upper secondary vocational students by field of study
Authors: Jaakkola J, Rantanen A, Luopa P, Koivisto AM, Joronen K
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Journal name in source: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
Journal acronym: SCAND J CARING SCI
Volume: 33
Issue: 1
First page : 144
Last page: 155
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 0283-9318
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12613
Web address : https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85054308414
Abstract
This article examines the self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour of upper secondary vocational students in Finland. The data consist of the responses of first- and second-year vocational students (n = 34 554) to the 2013 School Health Promotion Survey. The data were analysed statistically and processed separately for girls and boys. Associations between self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour and fields of study were examined by cross-tabulation. Statistical significance was measured using the chi-squared test. Self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour were found to have a statistically significant association with field of study (p < 0.001). Vocational students in different fields had different experiences of health, different symptoms and different health behaviours. The results complement existing evidence about disparities in well-being among young people in the context of education.
This article examines the self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour of upper secondary vocational students in Finland. The data consist of the responses of first- and second-year vocational students (n = 34 554) to the 2013 School Health Promotion Survey. The data were analysed statistically and processed separately for girls and boys. Associations between self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour and fields of study were examined by cross-tabulation. Statistical significance was measured using the chi-squared test. Self-rated health, symptoms and health behaviour were found to have a statistically significant association with field of study (p < 0.001). Vocational students in different fields had different experiences of health, different symptoms and different health behaviours. The results complement existing evidence about disparities in well-being among young people in the context of education.
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