Cent Eur J Public Health 2016, 24(1):76-82

Health Related Outcomes of Successful Development

Vladimír Kebza1, Iva ©olcová2, Miloslav Kodl3, Věra Kernová3
1 Department of Psychology, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
3 National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic

Aim: Our longitudinal study of successful development would not be complete without an analysis of the health-related aspects of this successful development.

Method: A sample of 88 Czech adults (49 women, 39 men), participants of the Czech Longitudinal Study from 1956, was examined using a set of psychological methods and somato-physiological measures (weight, height, BMI, WHR, systolic and diastolic blood pressure), selected biochemical parameters (total cholesterol, triglycerides, glycaemia), a health questionnaire and measures focused on selected behavioural aspects of health (subjectively perceived health, overview of health problems and diseases, treatment).

Results: The values of obtained results both of correlational and regression analyses are mostly low, reflecting the variables studied.

Conclusion: The above mentioned data will offer a more comprehensive understanding of relationships and determinants between health, behavioural, psychological and social variables, predictors and outcomes within the adaptive functioning of personality during the life course.

Keywords: successful development, longitudinal study, health related outcomes, selected psychological, somato-physiological and biochemical measures

Received: December 1, 2014; Revised: December 13, 2015; Accepted: December 13, 2015; Published: March 1, 2016  Show citation

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