Table 3.

Standardized regression coefficients: self-rated health status as an enduring self-concept or spontaneous assessment among adolescents

	Model 1	Model 2
Self-rated health (T1)	0.488^***	0.458^***
Physical health (T1)
Headache		0.069^***
Stomachache or an upset stomach		0.040^*
Feeling physically weak for no reason		0.122^***
A sore throat or a cough		0.022
Feeling really sick		0.032
Aches, pains, or soreness in your muscles or joints		–0.023
Psychological health (T1)
Poor appetite		0.035^*
Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep		0.037^*
Trouble relaxing		–0.001
Moodiness		0.020
Frequent crying		–0.022
Fearfulness		0.032
Change in physical health (T2–T1)
Headache		0.061^***
Stomachache or an upset stomach		0.075^***
Feeling physically weak for no reason		0.101^***
A sore throat or a cough		0.018
Feeling really sick		0.031
Aches, pains, or soreness in your muscles or joints		–0.015
Change in psychological health (T2–T1)
Poor appetite		0.050^***
Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep		0.038^**
Trouble relaxing		0.005
Moodiness		0.037^***
Frequent crying		0.000
Fearfulness		0.029
R²	0.263	0.300

Note: Cell entries represent standardized regression coefficients obtained from an linear regression model in which the dependent variable is SRH (T2). All models control for sociodemographic (age, race/ethnicity, gender, marital status of mother) and socioeconomic (mother's education and receipt of public assistance) information for all respondents. Models also control for the lag (in months) between Waves 1 and 2 of the study. Estimates obtained from SVYREG procedure in STATA 8.0 to adjust for design effects and are weighted to reflect the oversampling of certain sociodemographic groups. N = 13,511.

All data come from Waves I–II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Udry 1998).

p < .05

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .001.