Socio-psychological risks and adolescent health

Abstract

Goal: to study modern socio-psychological factors affecting adolescent health to substantiate the current directions of preventive work. Materials and methods. A survey of 11-17 years schoolchildren was conducted during 2020–2022. The study included six thousand two hundred fifty three children from eight Federal Districts of the Russian Federation. Study design: a single-center, non-randomized, uncontrolled study. Results. The study showed interrelated socio-psychological factors that have an adverse impact on the physical, psychological, and social well-being in adolescents to be still widespread: social — low physical activity — 22.6%, lack of managed leisure (clubs, sections) — 26%, traumatism — use of electronic digital devices and the Internet without following hygienic norms — 30%, irrational nutrition (fast food consumption) — 17% and psychological — problematic relations with father/mother — 25/13%, teachers — 12%, peers — 30%, bullying — 21%, cyberbullying — 16%. With age, adolescents show adverse trend in separate socio-psychological factors, such as management of nutrition (consumption of fruits and vegetables), time regulations for the use of gadgets, and trustful relationships with loved ones. Conclusion. As priority measures to improve the situation, we consider necessary the introduction of monitoring of socio-psychological factors affecting the health in adolescents in annual preventive medical examinations, optimization of measures to promote healthy lifestyles, improvement of interdepartmental cooperation in working with adolescents, increasing the responsibility of parents regarding the preservation of health.