Findings on the health of Luxembourg youth 2018
The 2018 HBSC survey report provides information on the health and well-being of students in 2018 in their social context.…
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The influence of well-being, social support, media use and sociodemographic factors on problematic social media sue among Luxembourgish adolescents
Background: Adolescents spend an increasing amount of time communicating online. Previous research has indicated that electronic media communication has been…
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Measuring sex and gender identity in a cross-national adolescent population survey: Perspectives of adolescent health experts from 44 countries
Introduction: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a World Health Organization collaborative cross-cultural study of adolescents aged 11–15…
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Gesundheit von Schülerinnen und Schülern in Luxemburg
Die vorliegende HBSC-Befragung präsentiert ein breites Spektrum von Indikatoren rund um die Gesundheit, das Gesundheitsverhalten und das Wohlbefinden der luxemburgischen…
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School-class co-ethnic and immigrant density and current smoking among immigrant adolescents
Although the school-class is known to be an important setting for adolescent risk behavior, little is known about how the…
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Suicidal behaviour in youth in Luxembourg – Findings from the HBSC 2014 Luxembourg study
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people worldwide. In order to prevent suicides, early identification…
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Suicide prevention: Using the number of health complaints as an indirect alternative for screening suicidal adolescents
BACKGROUND Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents. Screening for persons at risk usually includes asking about…
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“What’s a normal weight?”
Many adolescents struggle with adequately assessing their weight-status, often leading to unnecessary weight-related interventions or preventing necessary ones. The prevalence…
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Patterns of health-related gender inequalities-A cluster analysis of 45 countries
PURPOSE The paper explores gender inequalities between 45 countries across 10 health indicators among adolescents and whether those differences in…
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Trends from 2006 – 2018 in health behaviour, health outcomes and social context of adolescents in Luxembourg
This report is based on HBSC surveys conducted in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. In each wave more than 7000…
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The association between cyberbullying, school bullying, and suicidality among adolescents
BACKGROUND Bullying and suicidality are serious worldwide problems with negative effects on the young population and therefore international comparisons in…
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Adolescent suicidal behaviour profiles
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people worldwide. A significant amount of suicide attempts is known…
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