Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
Volume 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1137-1144

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] (Article) (Open Access)

Nunes C. , Hernando Á. , Lemos I. , Ayala-Nunes L. , Oliva C.R. , Coronado C.M.
  • a Centro de Investigação sobre Espaço e Organizações, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Algarve 8005-139, Portugal
  • b Departamento de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Andaluzia, Spain
  • c Centro de Investigação sobre Espaço e Organizações, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Algarve 8005-139, Portugal
  • d Departamento de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andaluzia, Spain
  • e Departamento de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Andaluzia, Spain
  • f Departamento de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Andaluzia, Spain

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, η2 =.02). Immigrant Portuguese adolescents scored higher on Mood (F = 17.57, p =.000, η2 =.11), and native Portuguese adolescents scored higher on Social Acceptance (F = 4.87, p =.002, η2 =.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. © 2016, Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. All Rights Reserved.

Author Keywords

Portugal immigrants Spain Quality of life Adolescence

Index Keywords

immigrant social acceptance Portugal indigenous people girl human wellbeing population group Population Groups comparative study social support mood multivariate analysis of variance quality of life Humans migrant Adolescent Spaniard male Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female human experiment Portuguese (citizen) Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84963623556&doi=10.1590%2f1413-81232015214.09992015&partnerID=40&md5=27d4863f271cc02af775194935f2b580
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015214.09992015
ISSN: 14138123
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English