<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015_s_005"><h3>Background</h3><p>Connections between home life, level of family wealth, happiness and health are strong, yet these relationships are complex and for Canadian adolescents not well studied. The objective of this investigation was to explore associations between aspects of health and self-reported happy home life among Canadian adolescents aged 10–16 years and to determine if level of self-reported relative family wealth modified associations.</p></sec><sec id="j_jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015_s_006"><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>This was a secondary analysis of Canadian data from the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study (n=21,745). Theory drove the selection of 26 health-related HBSC variables. Bivariate analyses and calculation of adjusted odds ratios, considering level of self-reported relative family wealth in a stratified analysis, were undertaken.</p></sec><sec id="j_jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015_s_007"><h3>Results</h3><p>Overall, proximal, micro-level factors were most strongly associated with reports of a happy home life, with distal, macro-level factors less strongly associated. Differences existed between the health and home-life associations for adolescents of different levels of self-reported relative family wealth indicating effect modification. Family support and levels of adolescent self-reported overall health and mental health were common factors that were strongly associated with reporting a happy home life.</p></sec><sec id="j_jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015_s_008"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>We believe happy home lives are central and critical for thriving youth and families. This was an exploratory analysis. Many of the factors and relationships in this study are potentially modifiable and represent important possible areas of future focus for adolescent and family health improvement.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundConnections between home life, level of family wealth, happiness and health are strong, yet these relationships are complex and for Canadian adolescents not well studied. The objective of this investigation was to explore associations between aspects of health and self-reported happy home life among Canadian adolescents aged 10–16 years and to determine if level of self-reported relative family wealth modified associations.Material and methodsThis was a secondary analysis of Canadian data from the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study (n=21,745). Theory drove the selection of 26 health-related HBSC variables. Bivariate analyses and calculation of adjusted odds ratios, considering level of self-reported relative family wealth in a stratified analysis, were undertaken.ResultsOverall, proximal, micro-level factors were most strongly associated with reports of a happy home life, with distal, macro-level factors less strongly associated. Differences existed between the health and home-life associations for adolescents of different levels of self-reported relative family wealth indicating effect modification. Family support and levels of adolescent self-reported overall health and mental health were common factors that were strongly associated with reporting a happy home life.ConclusionWe believe happy home lives are central and critical for thriving youth and families. This was an exploratory analysis. Many of the factors and relationships in this study are potentially modifiable and represent important possible areas of future focus for adolescent and family health improvement.

Associations between the self-reported happy home lives and health of Canadian school-aged children: An exploratory analysis with stratification by level of relative family wealth

Journal of Mother and Child

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BackgroundConnections between home life, level of family wealth, happiness and health are strong, yet these relationships are complex and for Canadian...

Associations between the self-reported happy home lives and health of Canadian school-aged children: An exploratory analysis with stratification by level of relative family wealth

Article Category: Original Research

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 151 - 169

Received: Jun 06, 2021

Accepted: Aug 12, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015

Keywords
adolescent health, home life, social determinants of health, happiness, HBSC, Canada

© 2021 Emilie Pianarosa and Colleen M Davison, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Associations between the self-reported happy home lives and health of Canadian school-aged children: An exploratory analysis with stratification by level of relative family wealth

Article Category: Original Research

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 151 - 169

Received: Jun 06, 2021

Accepted: Aug 12, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212503SI.d-21-00015

Keywordsadolescent health, home life, social determinants of health, happiness, HBSC, Canada

© 2021 Emilie Pianarosa and Colleen M Davison, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
adolescent health, home life, social determinants of health, happiness, HBSC, Canada