Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in Adolescent Children of Recipients of the "Oportunidades" Human Development Program in Mexico

This study was conducted with adolescent children from a probabilistic sample with national representation from both rural and urban areas, in Mexican households eligible for services from the federal social program known as Oportunidades and characterized by conditions of extreme poverty. Participa...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2014-08, Vol.118 (1), p.103-124
Main Authors: Palomar-Lever, Joaquina, Victorio-Estrada, Amparo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescents
Analysis
Children
Coping
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive disorders
Disability
Federal Programs
Households
Human capital
Human Geography
Individual Development
Interpersonal Competence
Males
Mexico
Microeconomics
Modeling
Parent participation
Parenting
Parents
Political power
Poverty
Psychological stress
Public Health
Quality of Life Research
Resilience (Psychology)
Resistance (Psychology)
Rural areas
Self esteem
Social change
Social Development
Social mobility
Social Problems
Social problems and social policy. Social work
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Stress
Studies
Teenagers
Upward mobility
Urban Areas
Well Being
Wellbeing
Youth problems
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Summary:This study was conducted with adolescent children from a probabilistic sample with national representation from both rural and urban areas, in Mexican households eligible for services from the federal social program known as Oportunidades and characterized by conditions of extreme poverty. Participating were 1,093 youth of whom 61 % live in urban localities and 56 % are males, with an average age of 14.92 (±1.29) years and an average number of completed years of schooling of 8.33 (±1.71). The results indicated that the subjective well-being of these adolescents was dependent on a positive self-concept (self-esteem and strength), positive interactions with their parents (respectful, understanding and close) and with their friends (supportive), with importance placed on their studies, and the absence of emotional upset (stress or depression). Among the population studied, males and those younger, as well as those who only study, reported greater subjective well-being.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/s11205-013-0407-7