par Renard, Françoise 
;Deccache, Alain
Référence Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, 54, 2, page (101-106)
Publication Publié, 2006-04
;Deccache, Alain Référence Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, 54, 2, page (101-106)
Publication Publié, 2006-04
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Objectives. - This study presents the results of a prospective survey using a sample of adolescents recently immigrated in Belgium. Methods. - The sample included 158 school-aged adolescents coming from 37 different countries at the beginning. The French VSP-A scale assessed the quality of life (vécu et santé perçue par les adolescents) at one year of interval (T1 and T2). Results. - More than half of the adolescents were lost in the second time (T2). The quality of life results at T2 showed a significant diminution for the dimensions "psychological well-being", "energy", "school", "parents" and a significant augmentation for the dimension "loisirs". A regression analyse identified the scores "friends" and "psychological well-being" at T1 as predictors of the global quality of life at T2. The results of immigrant adolescents at T2 have diminished until results observed in a Belgian adolescents sample, but global quality of life score became significantly lower in the immigrated sample. Conclusions. - This study shows necessity of a precocious and repeated mental health evaluation in newly immigrated adolescents. It underlines the importance of planned mental health promotion programs in school context. © 2006 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved. |
