Social and affective environments: the importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence

Tânia Gaspar; Inês Camacho; Ana Cerqueira; Fábio Botelho Guedes; Gina Tomé; Margarida Gaspar de Matos

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-824000-7.00005-2

Social and affective environments: the importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence

Tânia Gaspar, Inês Camacho, Ana Cerqueira, Fábio Botelho Guedes, Gina Tomé, Margarida Gaspar de Matos

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Abstract

Youngsters’ health trajectories, well-being, and life satisfaction result from the intricate links among the various environmental contexts in which they are embedded, but also from the interpersonal relationships that they establish. The family ecosystem assumes relevance, also because of its dynamic nature as children grow older and become adolescents. This chapter explores the health and well-being of adolescents and how these interact with physical, social, and affective environmental variables such as their relationship with their parents, namely regarding communication and perceived support. A case study from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children/World Health Organization 2018 survey is discussed. Evidence supports that adolescents’ health should be understood from an ecological perspective by considering individual factors, as well as physical, social, and affective environments, including their relationship with significant others and with the cultural context in which they are embedded.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Environmental health behavior
Subtitle of host publication	concepts, determinants, and impacts
Editors	Ana Virgolino, Osvaldo Santos, Ricardo Santos
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	7
Pages	81-92
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128240007
ISBN (Print)	9780128242483
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824000-7.00005-2
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024

Keywords

Affective environment
Communication with parents
Family ecosystem
Family environment
Life satisfaction
Physical environment
Social environment
Well-being
Youth

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Gaspar, T., Camacho, I., Cerqueira, A., Guedes, F. B., Tomé, G., & Matos, M. G. D. (2024). Social and affective environments: the importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence. In A. Virgolino, O. Santos, & R. Santos (Eds.), Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts (pp. 81-92). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824000-7.00005-2

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Social and affective environments: the importance of family ecosystems for positive development during adolescence. / Gaspar, Tânia; Camacho, Inês; Cerqueira, Ana et al.
Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts. ed. / Ana Virgolino; Osvaldo Santos; Ricardo Santos. Elsevier, 2024. p. 81-92.

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