رفتارهای بهداشتی و سلامت در دوران نوجوانی بعنوان پیش بینی کننده سطح تحصیلات در بزرگسالی: یک مطالعه پیگیری از فنلاند

Health-compromising behaviours and poor perceived health in adolescence predicted low educational level in adulthood. Several behaviours had independent associations with attained educational level, while associations between health and educational level were mostly accounted for by school achievement and sociodemographic background, which were strong and independent predictors of educational level. The study indicates that in adolescence, indirect selection based on health behaviours, rather than direct selection by perceived health, contributes to the production of socio-economic health differences.