Biological maturation as a confounding factor in the relation between chronological age and health-related quality of life in adolescent females
- 01-03-2011
- Brief Communication
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
- Sean P. Cumming
- Fiona B. Gillison
- Lauren B. Sherar
- Gepubliceerd in
- Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 2/2011
Abstract
Purpose
To examine the potential confounding effect of biological maturation on the relations between chronological age and health-related quality of life in adolescent British females.
Methods
Biological maturation, chronological age, and health-related quality of life were assessed in 366 British female students in years 7–10 (M = 13.0 years, SD = 0.8). The Kid-Screen 10 was used to assess health-related quality of life. Percentage of predicted adult height attained at measurement was used as an estimate of biological maturation.
Results
Pearson product moment correlation demonstrated a statistically significant inverse relation between chronological age and health-related quality of life. This relation was, however, attenuated and non-significant once biological maturation was controlled for.
Conclusions
Researchers studying health-related quality of life in youth should consider and/or control for the potential confounding effect of biological maturation.
- Titel
- Biological maturation as a confounding factor in the relation between chronological age and health-related quality of life in adolescent females
- Auteurs
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Sean P. Cumming
Fiona B. Gillison
Lauren B. Sherar
- Publicatiedatum
- 01-03-2011
- Uitgeverij
- Springer Netherlands
- Gepubliceerd in
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Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9743-0
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