Complex families and health complaints among adolescents: A population-based cross-sectional study.
Conclusions: Health complaints are frequent but unequally distributed across family structures. Adolescents in nuclear families and JPC report lower levels of health complaints compared to peers in single- or stepparent families. Considering siblings appears to be relevant, as biological- and stepsiblings were related to adolescents' symptoms, independent of family structure. In combination, knowledge about family structure and sibship-type may aid the identification of adolescents at risk of experiencing health complaints.
PMID: 31830876 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nilsen SA, Hysing M, Breivik K, Heradstveit O, Vingen Sunde E, Stormark KM, Bøe T Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research
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