The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Risk Behaviors

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Youth

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22010351
AutoresMaurizio Esposito (0000-0001-6476-7997, Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale), Maria Ferrara (0000-0002-3023-9851, Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale), Ciprian Panzaru (0000-0001-7652-4159, West University of Timişoara), Elisabetta De Vito (0000-0002-5156-1663, Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale)
Año2020
Volumen10
Número09
Páginas356-368
Fecha de publicación2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAdvances in Applied Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2165-4328 • E-ISSN: 2165-4336
EditorialScientific Research Publishing, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4236/aasoci.2020.109022
OpenAlexW3087253787
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas27

This study investigates the relationship between life satisfaction and behavioral risky acts in youth and analyzes how this relationship may differ or be similar across two groups from two different regions at NUTS 3 level: Frosinonearea, in Italy, and Timisarea, in Romania. Even though both regions are quite similar in terms of population structure, they have a different historical background and are completely different in terms of labor market; however, their GDP per capita levels are similar. The analysis of the responses indicates that there is evidence to suggest that exposure to alcohol results in decreased life satisfaction in both communities. On the other hand, there is no connection between life satisfaction and tobacco or marijuana use. The implications of these findings for educational prevention policies and decision-making were discussed

Demographic economics · Economics · Life satisfaction · Per capita · Population · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology