Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years

<h4>Background</h4> The bidirectional relationship between health behavior and subjective well-being has previously been studied sparsely, and mainly for individual health behaviors and regression models. In the present study, we deepen this knowledge focusing on the four principal healt...

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Autores principales: Säde Stenlund, Niina Junttila, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen, Lauri Sillanmäki, David Stenlund, Sakari Suominen, Hanna Lagström, Päivi Rautava
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f0a4196f13804cd4bf3e51802f37bb832021-11-04T07:42:07ZLongitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/f0a4196f13804cd4bf3e51802f37bb832021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555827/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4> The bidirectional relationship between health behavior and subjective well-being has previously been studied sparsely, and mainly for individual health behaviors and regression models. In the present study, we deepen this knowledge focusing on the four principal health behaviors and using structural equation modeling with selected covariates. <h4>Methods</h4> The follow-up data (n = 11,804) was derived from a population-based random sample of working-age Finns from two waves (2003 and 2012) of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) postal survey. Structural equation modeling was used to study the cross-sectional, cross-lagged, and longitudinal relationships between the four principal health behaviors and subjective well-being at baseline and after the nine-year follow-up adjusted for age, gender, education, and self-reported diseases. The included health behaviors were physical activity, dietary habits, alcohol consumption, and smoking status. Subjective well-being was measured through four items comprising happiness, interest, and ease in life, and perceived loneliness. <h4>Results</h4> Bidirectionally, only health behavior in 2003 predicted subjective well-being in 2012, whereas subjective well-being in 2003 did not predict health behavior in 2012. In addition, the cross-sectional interactions in 2003 and in 2012 between health behavior and subjective well-being were statistically significant. The baseline levels predicted their respective follow-up levels, the effect being stronger in health behavior than in subjective well-being. <h4>Conclusion</h4> The four principal health behaviors together predict subsequent subjective well-being after an extensive follow-up. Although not particularly strong, the results could still be used for motivation for health behavior change, because of the beneficial effects of health behavior on subjective well-being.Säde StenlundNiina JunttilaHeli Koivumaa-HonkanenLauri SillanmäkiDavid StenlundSakari SuominenHanna LagströmPäivi RautavaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10 (2021)
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Säde Stenlund
Niina Junttila
Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen
Lauri Sillanmäki
David Stenlund
Sakari Suominen
Hanna Lagström
Päivi Rautava
Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
description <h4>Background</h4> The bidirectional relationship between health behavior and subjective well-being has previously been studied sparsely, and mainly for individual health behaviors and regression models. In the present study, we deepen this knowledge focusing on the four principal health behaviors and using structural equation modeling with selected covariates. <h4>Methods</h4> The follow-up data (n = 11,804) was derived from a population-based random sample of working-age Finns from two waves (2003 and 2012) of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) postal survey. Structural equation modeling was used to study the cross-sectional, cross-lagged, and longitudinal relationships between the four principal health behaviors and subjective well-being at baseline and after the nine-year follow-up adjusted for age, gender, education, and self-reported diseases. The included health behaviors were physical activity, dietary habits, alcohol consumption, and smoking status. Subjective well-being was measured through four items comprising happiness, interest, and ease in life, and perceived loneliness. <h4>Results</h4> Bidirectionally, only health behavior in 2003 predicted subjective well-being in 2012, whereas subjective well-being in 2003 did not predict health behavior in 2012. In addition, the cross-sectional interactions in 2003 and in 2012 between health behavior and subjective well-being were statistically significant. The baseline levels predicted their respective follow-up levels, the effect being stronger in health behavior than in subjective well-being. <h4>Conclusion</h4> The four principal health behaviors together predict subsequent subjective well-being after an extensive follow-up. Although not particularly strong, the results could still be used for motivation for health behavior change, because of the beneficial effects of health behavior on subjective well-being.
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author Säde Stenlund
Niina Junttila
Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen
Lauri Sillanmäki
David Stenlund
Sakari Suominen
Hanna Lagström
Päivi Rautava
author_facet Säde Stenlund
Niina Junttila
Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen
Lauri Sillanmäki
David Stenlund
Sakari Suominen
Hanna Lagström
Päivi Rautava
author_sort Säde Stenlund
title Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
title_short Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
title_full Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
title_fullStr Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
title_full_unstemmed Longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
title_sort longitudinal stability and interrelations between health behavior and subjective well-being in a follow-up of nine years
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