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- Title
Sadness and Loneliness in Adolescents with Physical, Sensory or Health Problems in Low/Middle-Income Countries.
- Authors
Denche-Zamorano, Angel; García-Gil, María Ángeles; Mendoza-Muñoz, María; Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina
- Abstract
Feelings of loneliness and sadness are increasing among the global youth, especially in disadvantaged settings. Young people with disabilities from low-income countries may be at greater risk of experiencing such emotions. This study aims to assess the dependence between difficulties/disability and sadness, loneliness and crying for no reason in young people from low- to middle-income countries and to test the risk of experiencing these emotions in young people with different disabilities versus the overall population. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the Programme for International Student Assessment for Development survey, with 34,604 participants aged 15 years from seven countries: Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal, and Zambia. Dependent relationships were found between difficulties/disabilities and loneliness, sadness and crying. People with disabilities had a higher prevalence of these emotions. The probability of experiencing sadness, loneliness and crying was higher among people with difficulties/disabilities. Young people with disabilities in low-income countries are at a higher risk of experiencing feelings of loneliness, sadness and crying compared to the general population of the same age.
- Subjects
STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities; CONFIDENCE intervals; SENSORY disorders; CRYING; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH status indicators; RESEARCH funding; CHI-squared test; LONELINESS in adolescence; ODDS ratio; DATA analysis; SADNESS
- Publication
Children, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 6, p996
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children10060996