Titre du document / Document title

School adjustment and health in Russian adolescents

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KNYAZEV G. G. ⁽¹⁾ ; SLOBODSKAYA H. R. ⁽¹⁾ ; SAFRONOVA M. V. ⁽¹⁾ ; KINSHT I. A. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ State Research Institute of Physiology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, RUSSIE, FEDERATION DE

Résumé / Abstract

Associations between common physical and mental diseases and school adjustment, on one hand, and personal and social resources, on the other, were analyzed in 446 Russian adolescents, aged 12 to 16 years. Physical health data were obtained from the school medical documents. Children's psychological health was assessed using a translated short form of the Child Behaviour Checklist and the Rutter Teacher Questionnaire. School adjustment was measured by grade point average and the School Adjustment Scale. Personality was measured by a short form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire. School adjustment was negatively related to behavioural problems and was associated with some physical conditions. Five physical health variables were related to academic attainment: postural disturbances, myopia, thyroid enlargement, autonomic vascular dysfunction and cerebral asthenia. They were also positively related to neuroticizm and GWPQ Behavioural Inhibition scores and were negatively related to psychoticizm and Behavioural Activation scores.

Revue / Journal Title

Psychology, health & medicine   ISSN 1354-8506 

Source / Source

2002, vol. 7, n^o2, pp. 143-155 (2 p.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, ROYAUME-UNI  (1996) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Refractive error ; Vision disorder ; Eye disease ; Diseases of the autonomic nervous system ; Nervous system diseases ; Human ; Eurasia ; Adolescent ; Personality ; Mental health ; Public health ; Social environment ; Russia ; Cultural environment ; Mental disorder ; School adaptation ; Academic achievement ; Myopia ; Psychoticism ; Neuroticism ; Neurocirculatory asthenia ; Thyroid diseases ; Health status ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Trouble réfraction oculaire ; Trouble vision ; Oeil pathologie ; Système nerveux autonome pathologie ; Système nerveux pathologie ; Homme ; Eurasie ; Adolescent ; Personnalité ; Santé mentale ; Santé publique ; Environnement social ; Russie ; Milieu culturel ; Trouble psychiatrique ; Adaptation scolaire ; Réussite scolaire ; Myopie ; Psychoticisme ; Névrotisme ; Asthénie neurocirculatoire ; Thyroïde pathologie ; Etat sanitaire ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Trastorno refracción ocular ; Trastorno visión ; Ojo patología ; Sistema nervioso autónomo patología ; Sistema nervioso patología ; Hombre ; Eurasia ; Adolescente ; Personalidad ; Salud mental ; Salud pública ; Medio ambiente social ; Rusia ; Medio cultural ; Trastorno psiquiátrico ; Adaptación escolar ; Logro escolar ; Miopía ; Neurotismo ; Astenia neurocirculatoria ; Tiroides patología ; Estado sanitario ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 26456, 35400010048511.0030