caa a22 4500 606178279 CHVBK 20210128100756.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-0951-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-0951-5 Gender role orientation is associated with health-related quality of life differently among African-American, Hispanic, and White youth [Elektronische Daten] [Sarah Scott, Jan Wallander, Sarah Depaoli, Marc Elliott, Jo Grunbaum, Susan Tortolero, Paula Cuccaro, Mark Schuster] Purpose: This study examined the association between gender role orientation (GRO) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in youth, and how this relationship may differ between males and females as well as among African-American, White, and Hispanic individuals. GRO has been reported to influence serious health outcomes including cancer, heart disease, mental illness, and mortality rates. However, few studies have examined the link between GRO and health outcomes for children, even though gender identity is formed in childhood. Methods: Data were examined from 4824 participants in the Healthy Passages™ project, a population-based survey of fifth-grade children in three US metropolitan areas. Children reported their own HRQOL using the PedsQL and degree of female, male, and androgynous GRO using the Children's Sex Role Inventory. Results: Based on structural equations analysis, male GRO was positively associated with HRQOL for all racial/ethnic groups, regardless of sex, whereas female GRO was associated with better HRQOL for Hispanic and White females and poorer HRQOL for Hispanic males. Androgynous GRO was associated with better HRQOL among Hispanic and White females, but not males nor African-Americans of either sex. Conclusions: Racial/ethnic differences emerged for female and androgynous, but not male, GROs. Hispanic males are the only group for which GRO (female) was associated with poorer HRQOL. Future research should find ways to help youth overcome negative effects on health from gender beliefs and behavior patterns with sensitivity to racial/ethnic membership. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Gender role orientation nationallicence Early adolescence nationallicence Health nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Race nationallicence Ethnicity nationallicence Scott Sarah Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut Wallander Jan Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut Depaoli Sarah Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut Elliott Marc RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA aut Grunbaum Jo National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Tortolero Susan Prevention Research Center, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA aut Cuccaro Paula Prevention Research Center, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA aut Schuster Mark RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2139-2149 0962-9343 24:9<2139 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0951-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0951-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Scott Sarah Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wallander Jan Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Depaoli Sarah Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, SSHA, University of California, Merced, 5200 N. Lake Rd, 95343, Merced, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Elliott Marc RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grunbaum Jo National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tortolero Susan Prevention Research Center, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cuccaro Paula Prevention Research Center, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schuster Mark RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2139-2149 0962-9343 24:9<2139 2015 24 11136