Juggling the responsibilities of work and family domains has become a part of everyday life for most working adults. Research has shown that work-family conflict can potentially have negative effects ...on general well-being, health, relationship quality and job satisfaction. However, the potential effects of work-family conflict on sexual well-being of working adults is presently unknown. The primary aim of this study is to analyze the association between two directions of work-family conflict (work-to-family conflict – WIF, and family-to-work conflict – FIW) and sexual well-being among working adults, while taking into account the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Data was collected in an online survey on a sample of 584 Croatian men and women that are currently living with a partner. The data was analyzed within a structural equations modelling framework. The analyses show that WIF conflict was negatively associated with sexual well-being, but only among women. On the other hand, relationship satisfaction mediated the relationship between FIW conflict and sexual well-being for both men and women. This study contributes to sparse and inconsistent knowledge on the relationship between work-family conflict and sexual well-being among working adults.
Juggling the responsibilities of work and family domains has become a part of everyday life for most working adults. Research has shown that work-family conflict can potentially have negative effects ...on general well-being, health, relationship quality and job satisfaction. However, the potential effects of work-family conflict on sexual well-being of working adults is presently unknown. The primary aim of this study is to analyze the association between two directions of work-family conflict (work-to-family conflict – WIF, and family-to-work conflict – FIW) and sexual well-being among working adults, while taking into account the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Data was collected in an online survey on a sample of 584 Croatian men and women that are currently living with a partner. The data was analyzed within a structural equations modelling framework. The analyses show that WIF conflict was negatively associated with sexual well-being, but only among women. On the other hand, relationship satisfaction mediated the relationship between FIW conflict and sexual well-being for both men and women. This study contributes to sparse and inconsistent knowledge on the relationship between work- -family conflict and sexual well-being among working adults.
There has been a growing academic interest in explaining the well-established association between socioeconomic status and health. Among the various proposed mechanisms and pathways, social capital ...has been recognised as a potentially important antecedent of socioeconomic inequalities in health. However, these interrelationships remain relatively unexplored within the countries of former Yugoslavia. Therefore, this article aims to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the role of individual-level social capital in the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-rated health in four ex-Yugoslav countries. The present study is based on the data from the ninth round of the European Social Survey (2018). The author analysed the data of participants aged 25 and over from Croatia (N = 1534), Montenegro (N = 1002), Serbia (N = 1720) and Slovenia (N = 1149). In order to test the target associations, sequential multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. The results show that occupational social class and several social capital indicators are associated with self-rated health, although independently of each other. Across all countries, unskilled and skilled manual workers and long-term unemployed individuals were more likely to report poor health compared to non-manual workers, with the exception of Montenegrin skilled manual workers and the long-term unemployed participants from Slovenia. Moreover, despite some cross-country differences in the relationship between individual levels of social capital and self-rated health, social participation was associated with self-rated health across all countries. These findings highlight the importance of encouraging social participation within these countries, which can lead to health benefits through behavioural and psychosocial mechanisms.There has been a growing academic interest in explaining the well-established association between socioeconomic status and health. Among the various proposed mechanisms and pathways, social capital has been recognised as a potentially important antecedent of socioeconomic inequalities in health. However, these interrelationships remain relatively unexplored within the countries of former Yugoslavia. Therefore, this article aims to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the role of individual-level social capital in the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-rated health in four ex-Yugoslav countries. The present study is based on the data from the ninth round of the European Social Survey (2018). The author analysed the data of participants aged 25 and over from Croatia (N = 1534), Montenegro (N = 1002), Serbia (N = 1720) and Slovenia (N = 1149). In order to test the target associations, sequential multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. The results show that occupational social class and several social capital indicators are associated with self-rated health, although independently of each other. Across all countries, unskilled and skilled manual workers and long-term unemployed individuals were more likely to report poor health compared to non-manual workers, with the exception of Montenegrin skilled manual workers and the long-term unemployed participants from Slovenia. Moreover, despite some cross-country differences in the relationship between individual levels of social capital and self-rated health, social participation was associated with self-rated health across all countries. These findings highlight the importance of encouraging social participation within these countries, which can lead to health benefits through behavioural and psychosocial mechanisms.
Although there is some evidence that religious faith may offer protection against sexual risk taking in adolescence and emerging adulthood, no attempts have been made to systematically quantify the ...association.
Using data from studies conducted in the 2000–2020 period, this meta-analysis aimed to estimate the link between religious faith and four sexual risk-taking behaviors in samples of adolescents and emerging adults.
Five different search systems were used to conduct a systematic literature search in April 2020. Studies that contained quantitative data on religious faith and at least one indicator of sexual risk taking (age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, condom use at most recent sexual intercourse, and consistent condom use) were searched for. In total, 35 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, in English, were identified. Random-effects meta-analytic approach was used to assess target associations among 41,758 adolescents and emerging adults (Mage = 18.9 years, 37% male). To estimate the effect across the four risk indicators, we employed robust variance estimation (RVE) method.
We found small associations between religious faith on the one hand and age at sexual debut (r = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.03, 0.12) and the number of sexual partners on the other hand (r = −0.15, 95% CI = −0.21, −0.09). No association with condom use was observed. With all studies included, the overall effect size was 0.11 (95% CI = 0.06, 0.16), indicating a small (protective) role of religious faith in young people's sexual risk taking.
Considering the limited role of religious faith in young people's sexual and reproductive health, comprehensive sexuality education remains essential for risk-reduction, even among more religious young people.
•Higher levels of religious faith were associated with later sexual debut.•Higher levels of faith were related to lower reported number of sexual partners.•Both effects were small in size (r = 0.08; r = −0.15).•There is a lack of recent studies on religious faith and condom use.•Young people's sexual and reproductive health seems only marginally linked to faith.
Findings since 2000 about the association between the frequency of religious service attendance (formal religiosity) and sexual risk taking in adolescents and emerging adults were explored. A ...systematic literature search (April 2020) focused on articles with data on religiosity and age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, condom use at most recent sexual intercourse, and consistent condom use. A total of 27 studies with 37,430 participants (Mage = 18.4, range: 12–25, 43.5% male) were included. In random-effects meta-analysis, the link between formal religiosity and sexual risk taking was significant only for age at sexual debut (r = 0.09, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.13) and the number of sexual partners (r = −0.14, 95% CI = −0.19, −0.09). Weak associations between the constructs of interest indicate that formal religiosity is not sufficient to protect young people’s sexual health.
Globally, religious institutions and faith-based civic associations are encouraging believers, particularly young people, to actively advocate and defend religious values. While in Croatia religious ...social engagement has been promoted and practised for decades, this form of religiosity remained unexplored. To facilitate research on the prevalence, background, types, and outcomes of such collective activity, this paper presents the construction and evaluation of a faith-based social engagement scale. Based on qualitative methods, 16 items indicating four dimensions of faith-based engagement (humanitarian, evangelical, civic, and political) were confirmatory factor analysed in a probability sample of emerging adults, aged 18–25 years (N = 552), selected from a commercial online panel. The scale’s validity was confirmed by associations with other measures of religiosity and religiosity-related attitudes and values. In addition to the satisfactory criterion, construct, and discriminative validity, the scale was gender-invariant and had high internal consistency. The conclusion features a brief discussion of limitations and a range of potential applications of this new measure.
Nezadovoljstvo tjelesnim izgledom u razdoblju adolescencije rizični je čimbenik za razvoj poremećaja hranjenja, niskog samopouzdanja i depresije. Dosadašnja istraživanja ukazuju na zaštitnu ulogu ...obiteljske komunikacije i podrške spram nezadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom. Međutim, manje je poznato kakav je odnos između zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti. Postojeći uvidi o povezanosti između obiteljske komunikacije o seksualnosti i seksualnog zdravlja adolescenata temelje se na transverzalnim studijama. Cilj ove studije longitudinalna je analiza povezanosti između zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti među adolescentima. Podaci su prikupljeni metodom ankete na panel-uzorku od 1 325 učenika i učenica iz 14 srednjih škola grada Rijeke i Opatije u četiri točke mjerenja u razdoblju od 18 mjeseci. U svrhu analize povezanosti relevantnih indikatora korištena je analitička metoda paralelnog modeliranja latentnih krivulja rasta koja omogućuje procjenu interindividualnih razlika temeljem individualnih promjena unutar pojedinaca u promatranom vremenskom razdoblju. Utvrđena je pozitivna povezanost između komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti i stupnja zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i u početnoj točki analize i tijekom vremena, ali samo kod adolescentica. Nalazi ovog rada mogu pomoći edukacijskim i javnozdravstvenim stručnjacima, ali i roditeljima, u unaprjeđivanju psihosocijalne dobrobiti adolescenata.
U posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća porastao je akademski interes za objašnjavanje gotovo univerzalne povezanosti između socioekonomskog statusa i zdravlja. Među brojnim mehanizmima u literaturi koji ...bi mogli objasniti socioekonomske nejednakosti u zdravlju, koncept društvenog kapitala zauzima posebno mjesto. Međutim, spomenute su veze još uvijek relativno neistražene među državama bivše Jugoslavije. Ovim se radom stoga nastoji popuniti praznina u literaturi kroz istraživanje uloge individualne razine društvenog kapitala u odnosu između socioekonomskog statusa i samoprocijenjenog zdravlja u četirima državama bivše Jugoslavije. Analize prikazane u radu temelje se na podatcima iz 9. kruga Europskoga društvenog istraživanja iz 2018. godine, pri čemu su analizirani podatci sudionika starijih od 24 godine iz Hrvatske (N = 1534), Crne Gore (N = 1002), Srbije (N = 1720) i Slovenije (N = 1149). U svrhu testiranja ciljanih povezanosti provedena je multivarijatna logistička regresijska analiza. Rezultati analize pokazuju da je samoprocijenjeno zdravlje negativno povezano s društvenom klasom u svim državama, pri čemu su nekvalificirani i kvalificirani fizički radnici te dugoročno nezaposleni pojedinci imali lošije samoprocijenjeno zdravlje od nefizičkih radnika, s iznimkom kvalificiranih radnika iz Crne Gore te dugoročno nezaposlenih sudionika iz Slovenije. Također, utvrđena je negativna povezanost između samoprocijenjenog zdravlja i nekoliko indikatora društvenog kapitala, pri čemu je ta povezanost neovisna o socioekonomskom statusu. Iako su utvrđene razlike među državama, društvena participacija značajno je povezana sa samoprocijenjenim zdravljem u svim četirima državama. Dobiveni nalazi upućuju na važnost promoviranja društvene participacije, koja kroz brojne bihevioralne i psihosocijalne mehanizme može imati pozitivnu ulogu u zdravlju ljudi.
Body image dissatisfaction among adolescents is a risk factor in developing eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression. Previous research pointed to a protective role of family communication ...and support when it comes to body image dissatisfaction. However, little is known about possible links between body image satisfaction and communication with parents about sexuality. The association between parent-adolescent communication about sex and adolescents’ sexual health has been predominantly explored cross-sectionally. The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the temporal dynamics of the association between body image satisfaction and communication with parents about sexuality among adolescents. Data were collected using a panel-sample of 1,325 high-school sophomores recruited from 14 schools in the Croatian cities of Rijeka and Opatija. The study covered a period of 18 months using four data collection points. The associations were analysed by parallel latent growth curve modelling, an analytical method that enables the assessment of between-person differences over time by estimating within-person latent trajectories of change. The analyses revealed a positive association between communication with parents about sexuality and body image satisfaction at the initial point of analysis and over time, but only among female adolescents. The findings may be beneficial to educational and public health specialists, as well as to parents in improving the psychosocial well-being of adolescents.
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