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SCOTLAND National Publications

Principal Investigator:
Prof Candace Currie

Address:
Child & Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU)
The Moray House School of Education
The University of Edinburgh
St Leonard's Land, Holyrood Road
Edinburgh EH8 8AQ
Scotland - UNITED KINGDOM

Web address: www.education.ed.ac.uk/cahru/

Tel: +44 131 651 6550
Fax: +44 131 651 6271
Email: candace.currie@ed.ac.uk

Team members:
Ms Becky Smith
Ms Dorothy Currie
Ms Jo Inchley

Ms Kate Levin
Dr Janine Muldoon
Dr Winfried van der Sluijs
Mrs Emily Healy

Surveys Conducted:
1985/86 (regional sample), 1989/90, 1993/94, 1997/98, 2001/02, 2005/06

Areas of expertise:

  • socieconomic inequalities in health
  • puberty and health
  • physical activity
  • family culture
  • policy and adolescent smoking control
  • substance use
  • development of indicators of family affluence
  • cross-cultural issues in survey methodology
  • network coordination
  • web-design and development

National Publications:

Journal articles
Briefing Papers
Reports
Books/ book chapters

Journal Articles

Inchley JC, Currie DB, Todd JM, Akhtar PC, Currie CE. (2005) Persistent socio-demographic differences in physical activity among Scottish schoolchildren 1990-2002. European Journal of Public Health,15(4):386-388; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki084

Currie C, Elton RA, Todd J and Platt S. (1997) Indicators of socioeconomic status for adolescents: the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey. Health Education Research, 12 (3), 385-397.

Currie CE, Williams JM, Wright P, Beattie T and Harel Y. (1996) Incidence and distribution of injury among schoolchildren aged 11-15. Injury Prevention, 2, 21-25.

Griesbach D, Amos A, and Currie C. (2003). Adolescent smoking and family structure in Europe. Social Science and Medicine, 56, 41-521.

Inchley J, Todd J, Bryce C, Currie C. (2001), Dietary trends among Scottish schoolchildren in the 1990s. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 14, 207-217.

Schou L, Currie C and McQueen DV. (1990) "Using a 'lifestyle' perspective to understand toothbrushing behaviour in Scottish schoolchildren", Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 18:230-234.

Thomson C, Currie C, Todd J and Elton R. (1999) Changes in HIV/AIDS education, knowledge and attitudes among Scottish 15-16 year olds, 1990-1994: findings form the WHO: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (HBSC). Health Education Research, 14 (3), 357-370.

Williams JM and Currie CE. (2000) Self-esteem and physical development in early adolescence: pubertal timing and body image. Journal of Early Adolescence, 20, 129-149.

Williams JM, Wright P, Currie CE and Beattie TF. (1998) Sports-related injuries among Scottish adolescents aged 11-15. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 32, 291 -296.

Williams J, Currie C, Wright P, Elton R and Beattie T. (1997) Socioeconomic status and adolescent injuries. Social Science and Medicine, 44, 1881-1891.

Briefing Papers

Kate Levin , Joanna Todd, Dorothy Currie and Candace Currie (2007) HBSC Briefing paper 14: Mental well-being of young people in Scotland: 1994–2006. Download [PDF format - 271KB]

Jo Inchley, Joanna Todd, Dorothy Currie, Kate Levin, Rebecca Smith and Candace Currie (2007)
HBSC Briefing Paper 13
: Perceptions of school and the health of schoolchildren Download [PDF format - 149KB]

Joanna Todd, Rebecca Smith, Kate Levin, Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, and Candace Currie (2007)
HBSC Briefing Paper 12: Family structure and relationships and health among schoolchildren Download [PDF format - 175KB]

Kate Levin, Joanna Todd, Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Rebecca Smith and Candace Currie (2007)
HBSC Briefing Paper 11
: Family affluence and health among schoolchildren Download [PDF format - 174KB]

Leslie Alexander, Candace Currie and Andrew Mellor* (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 10: Bullying: Health, Well-being and Risk Behaviours. Download [PDF format - 124KB] * Anti-Bullying Network, The University of Edinburgh

Leslie Alexander, Candace Currie and Andrew Mellor* (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 9: Social Context of Bullying Behaviours. Download [PDF format - 124KB] * Anti-Bullying Network, The University of Edinburgh

Joanna Todd and Candace Currie, with Andrew Mellor*, Margaret Johnstone* and Meg Cowie* (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 8: Bullying and fighting among schoolchildren in Scotland: age and gender patterns, trends and cross-national comparisons. Download [PDF format - 132KB] * Anti-Bullying Network, The University of Edinburgh

Alexander L, Currie C, Todd J and Smith R (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 7 : How are Scotland's young people doing? A cross-national perspective on physical activity, TV viewing, eating habits, body image and oral hygiene Download [PDF format - 174KB]

Alexander L, Currie C, Todd J and Smith R (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 6 : How are Scotland's young people doing? A cross-national perspective on health-related risk Download [PDF format - 169KB]

Alexander L, Currie C, Todd J and Smith R (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 5: How are Scotland's young people doing? A cross-national perspective on physical and emotional well-being Download [PDF format - 167KB]

Alexander L and Currie C (2004) HBSC Briefing Paper 4: Mental-health and well-being in the context of school: Young people in Scotland Download [PDF format - 158KB]

Alexander L, Currie C and Todd J. (2003) HBSC Briefing Paper 3: Gender Matters: Physical Activity Patterns of Schoolchildren in Scotland Download [PDF format - 716 KB]

Currie C and Todd J. (2003) HBSC Briefing Paper 2: Mental well-being among schoolchildren in Scotland: age and gender patterns, trends and cross-national comparisons Download [PDF format - 126KB]

Currie C, Todd J and Smith R. (2003) HBSC Briefing Paper 1: Introduction, Background and Dissemination of the 2002 HBSC Survey in Scotland Download [PDF format - 121KB]

Reports

Currie C and Watson J (eds) (1998) Translating Research Findings into Health Promotion Action: Lessons from the HBSC Study. Report from a workshop jointly organised by the Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS), the Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change (RUHBC), University of Edinburgh, and the World Health Organization Regional Office, published by HEBS.

Currie CE. (1998) 'Needs assessment in child health promotion: ascertaining the issues that concern young people'. In the 'Promoting the Health Children and Young People: Setting a Research Agenda' pp. 61-66. Report of a Health Education Authority Expert Working Group. London: Health Education Authority.

Currie CE, Todd J, Thompson C. (1997). Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 5: Comparisons of national patterns in 1990 and 1994. RUHBC and HEBS.

Currie CE, Todd J, Thompson C. (1997). Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 6: Sex Education, Personal Relationships, Sexual Behaviours and HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in 1990 & 1994. RUHBC and HEBS.

Currie CE. (1995) Prevalence of smoking in young people in Europe. Report of the 'European Conference on Young People and Tobacco', October 1-8, 1995, Edinburgh, pp16-18. The Scottish Office, Edinburgh.

Currie CE, Todd J and Thomson C. (1994) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 4: Cross-national Perspective: Scotland compared to other European countries and Canada. RUHBC and HEBS, Edinburgh.

Currie CE and Todd J (1993) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 3: Sex Education, Personal Relationships, Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes. RUHBC and HEBS, Edinburgh.

Currie CE and Todd J and Wijckmans K (1993) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 2: Family Peer, School and Socioeconomic Influences. RUHBC and HEBS, Edinburgh.

Currie CE and Todd J (1992) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren Report 1: National and Regional Patterns, RUHBC and HEBS.

Griesbach D and Currie C (2001) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren: Report 7: Control of Adolescent Smoking in Scotland. Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh.

Todd J, Currie C and Smith R. (2000) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren: Technical Report 3: Eating Patterns and Physical Activity in the 1990s. Edinburgh: RUHBC and HEBS

Todd J, Currie C and Smith R. (1999) Health Behaviours of Scottish Schoolchildren: Technical Report 2: Sexual Health in the 1990s. Edinburgh: RUHBC and HEBS.

Todd J, Currie C and Smith R. (1999) Health Behaviour of Scottish Schoolchildren: Technical Report 1: Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use in the 1990s. Edinburgh: RUHBC and HEBS.

Books/ book chapters

Currie C. (2001), Socioeconomic circumstances among school-aged children in Europe and North America. In: 'Child well-being, child poverty and child policy in Modern Nations: what do we know?' Vleminckx K, Smeeding T.M. (eds) pp 347-364. The Policy Press, Bristol. ISNB: 186134 2535; 186134 2543.

Currie CE. (1990) "Young people in independent schools, sexual behaviour and AIDS" In P Aggleton, P Davies and G Hart (Eds) AIDS: Individual, Cultural and Policy Dimensions, Falmer Press, London.

 
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