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For over 30 years HBSC has been a pioneer cross-national study gaining insight into young people's well-being, health behaviours and their social context. This research collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe is conducted every four years in 49 countries and regions across Europe and North America. With adolescents making about one sixth of the world's population, HBSC uses its findings to inform policy and practice to improve the lives of millions of young people. [more]



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Journal article update - April 2019

The public list of HBSC journal articles has received a major update. 

Papers using international data include:

  • Mathisen, F. K. S., Kokko, S., Tynjälä, J., Torsheim, T., & Wold, B. (2019). Leisure-time physical activity and participation in organized sports: changes from 1985-2014 in Finland and Norway. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13431

  • Nielsen, L., Damsgaard, M. T., Meilstrup, C., Due, P., Madsen, K. R., Koushede, V., & Holstein, B. E. (2015). Socioeconomic differences in emotional symptoms among adolescents in the Nordic countries: Recommendations on how to present inequality. Scandinavian journal of public health, 43(1), 83-90. DOI: 10.1177/1403494814557885

  • Smith, P. K., & Robinson, S. (2019). How Does Individualism-Collectivism Relate to Bullying Victimisation?. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s42380-018-0005-y

Papers using national data include:

  • Charrier, L., Berchialla, P., Dalmasso, P., Borraccino, A., Lemma, P., & Cavallo, F. (2019). Cigarette smoking and multiple health risk behaviors: a latent class regression model to identify a profile of young adolescents. Risk analysis. DOI: 10.1111/risa.13297

  • Cho, S., Lee, H., Peguero, A. A., & Park, S. M. (2019). Social-ecological correlates of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among African American youth: Negative binomial and zero-inflated negative binomial analyses. Children and Youth Services Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.044

  • Evans, D. S., O'Farrell, A., Sheridan, A., & Kavanagh, P. (2019). Comparison of the health and wellbeing of smoking and non-smoking school-aged children in Ireland. Child: care, health and development. DOI: 10.1111/cch.12681

  • Gaudineau, A., Ehlinger, V., Vayssiere, C., Jouret, B., Arnaud, C., & Godeau, E. (2010). Factors associated with early menarche: results from the French Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. BMC public health, 10(1), 175. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-175

  • Hodacová, L., Hlavácková, E., Sigmundová, D., Kalman, M., & Kopcáková, J. (2017). Trends in Life Satisfaction and Self-Rated Health in Czech School-Aged Children: Hbsc Study. Central European journal of public health, 25, S51. DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4820

  • Holstein, B. E., Denbæk, A. M., Andersen, A., & Due, P. (2018). Research brief: Persistent social inequality in medicine use for headache among adolescents in Denmark 1991-2014. Research in social & administrative pharmacy: RSAP. DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.05.007

  • Holubcikova, J., Kolarcik, P., Geckova, A. M., van Dijk, J. P., & Reijneveld, S. A. (2016). Lack of parental rule-setting on eating is associated with a wide range of adolescent unhealthy eating behaviour both for boys and girls. BMC public health, 16(1), 359. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3002-4

  • Hong, J. S., Ryou, B., Wei, H. S., Allen-Meares, P., & Espelage, D. L. (2019). Identifying protective factors that potentially buffer the association between peer victimization and weapon-carrying behavior among US adolescents. School Psychology International, 0143034319843964. DOI: 10.1177/0143034319843964

  • Kážmér, L., & Csémy, L. (2019). Changing trends in adolescent alcohol use among Czech school-aged children from 1994 to 2014. Journal of Public Health Research, 8(1). DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2019.1493

  • Kennedy, A. K., Winter, V. R., & Corbin, M. M. (2019). Physical Education Class and Body Image Perception: Are They Related?. Physical Educator, 76(2), 467-484. DOI: 10.18666/TPE-2019-V76-I2-8766

  • Kleszczewska, D., Szkutnik, A. M., Siedlecka, J., & Mazur, J. (2019). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviours and Duration of Sleep as Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Young People against the Background of Environmental Moderators. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(6), 915. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16060915

  • Langøy, A., Smith, O. R., Wold, B., Samdal, O., & Haug, E. M. (2019). Associations between family structure and young people’s physical activity and screen time behaviors. BMC public health, 19(1), 433. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6740-2

  • Leal-López, E., Sánchez-Queija, I., & Moreno, C. (2019). Trends in tobacco use among adolescents in Spain (2002-2018). Adicciones, 1111-1111. DOI: 10.20882/adicciones.1111

  • Levin, K. A., Dundas, R., Miller, M., & McCartney, G. (2014). Socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in adolescent smoking: a multilevel cross-sectional study of 15 year olds in Scotland. Social Science & Medicine, 107, 162-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.016

  • Martins, J., Marques, A., Loureiro, N., Carreiro da Costa, F., Diniz, J., & Gaspar de Matos, M. (2019). Trends and Age-Related Changes of Physical Activity Among Portuguese Adolescent Girls From 2002–2014: Highlights From the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, (00), 1-7. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0092

  • Meilstrup, C., Holstein, B. E., Nielsen, L., Due, P., & Koushede, V. (2019). Self-efficacy and social competence reduce socioeconomic inequality in emotional symptoms among schoolchildren. European Journal of Public Health. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz058

  • Moore, G., Hewitt, G., Evans, J., Littlecott, H. J., Holliday, J., Ahmed, N., ... & Fletcher, A. (2015). Electronic-cigarette use among young people in Wales: evidence from two cross-sectional surveys. BMJ open, 5(4), e007072. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007072

  • Moreno-Maldonado, C., Jiménez-Iglesias, A., Rivera, F., & Moreno, C. (2019). Characterization of Resilient Adolescents in the Context of Parental Unemployment. Child Indicators Research, 1-22. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-019-09640-8

  • Ng, K. W., Badura, P., Dzielska, A., Kokko, S., Woods, C. B., & Hamrik, Z. (2019). Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers. Acta Gymnica. DOI: 10.5507/ag.2019.001

  • Pedersen, T. P., Holstein, B. E., Krølner, R., Ersbøll, A. K., Jørgensen, T. S., Aarestrup, A. K., ... & Rasmussen, M. (2016). Lunch frequency among adolescents: associations with sociodemographic factors and school characteristics. Public health nutrition, 19(5), 872-884. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015001457

  • Ronen, G. M., & Janssen, I. (2019). Patterns of daily activity among young people with epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14223

  • Rouche, M., Castetbon, K., Dujeu, M., Méroc, E., Lebacq, T., Pedroni, C., ... & Moreau, N. (2019). Feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse and health-related quality of life among adolescents. BMC public health, 19(1), 408. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6728-y

  • Rouche, M., de Clercq, B., Lebacq, T., Dierckens, M., Moreau, N., Desbouys, L., ... & Castetbon, K. (2019). Socioeconomic Disparities in Diet Vary According to Migration Status among Adolescents in Belgium. Nutrients, 11(4), 812. DOI: 10.3390/nu11040812

  • Sárváry, A., Kósa, Z., Jávorné, R. E., Gyulai, A., Takács, P., Sándor, J., ... & Ádány, R. (2019). Socioeconomic status, health related behaviour, and self-rated health of children living in Roma settlements in Hungary. Central European journal of public health, 27(1), 24-31. DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4726

  • Sigmund, E., Sigmundová, D., Badura, P., Kalman, M., Hamrik, Z., & Pavelka, J. (2015). Temporal trends in overweight and obesity, physical activity and screen time among Czech adolescents from 2002 to 2014: A national health behaviour in school-aged children study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 12(9), 11848-11868. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120911848

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