Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Kelly, Colette"
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The Irish health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2014
Gavin, Aoife; Keane, Eimear; Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Health, 2015)This report presents data from HBSC Ireland 2014, the Irish Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children survey. The 2014 HBSC survey is the fifth time that data of this kind have been collected from young people across the ... -
The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2018
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Kelly, Colette; Walker, Larri; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (NUI Galway, 2020-01-09)This report presents data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey carried out in 2018 in the Republic of Ireland. This is the sixth time that data of this kind have been collected from young people ... -
The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022
Gavin, Aoife; Költő, András; Lunney, Louise; Walker, Larri; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (University of Galway and the Department of Health, 2024)[No Abstract] -
Is school participation good for children? Associations with health and wellbeing
de Róiste, Aingeal; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Gavin, Aoife; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2012-02-17)Purpose There is increasing recognition of children's abilities to speak for themselves. School democracy, as demonstrated by genuine participation, has the potential to benefit both teachers and students; leading to ... -
'It's hard to make good choices and it costs more': Adolescents' perceptions of the external school food environments
Kelly, Colette; Callaghan, Mary; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (MDPI, 2021-03-24)Abstract: Research on the impact of school and community food environments on adolescent food choice is heavily reliant on objective rather than subjective measures of food outlets around schools and homes. Gaining the ... -
LGBTI+ Youth in Ireland and across Europe: A two-phased landscape and research gap analysis
Költő, András; Vaughan, Elena; O’Sullivan, Linda; Kelly, Colette; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and NUI Galway, 2021-05-24)Background: Since the 1990s, there has been a growing corpus of evidence on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and other Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTI+) youth. However, most of these studies were conducted in the ... -
New questions for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study in Ireland: Pilot 2022
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Lunney, Louise; Maloney, Rachael; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway., 2023)[No abstract available] -
Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study.
Kelly, Colette (Birkhäuser Verlag, 2009-07-01)Objectives - To examine overweight prevalence and its association with demographic and lifestyle factors in 11-15 year olds in the HBSC 2005-2006 survey. Methods - Self-reports of height, weight, eating patterns, physical ... -
Perceived discrimination in minority and matched non-minority adolescents in Ireland
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2021)[No abstract available] -
Physical activity, screen time and the risk of subjective health complaints in school-aged children
Keane, Eimear; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Elsevier, 2016-12-11)Internationally, subjective health complaints have become increasingly prevalent in children. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of health complaints is needed to inform effective policies and strategies. ... -
Policy priorities for girls' health
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette; Gavin, Aoife (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2021-04)[No abstract available] -
Short Report: HBSC Ireland: Health and wellbeing among young carers in 2014 and 2018
Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (HBSC Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-10)[No abstract available] -
Short Report: Physical activity among children with and without disabilities and chronic conditions: A case-control analysis
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (HBSC Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2022)[No abstract available] -
Socio-demographic, health and lifestyle factors influencing age of sexual initiation among adolescents
Burke, Lorraine; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (MDPI, 2018-08-27)Behavioural and developmental factors mean that adolescents who initiate sexual intercourse early may be at an increased risk of adverse sexual health outcomes at the time of first sex and later in life. In an Irish ... -
Substance Use in New Communities: A Way Forward
Kelly, Colette; Fitzpatrick, Cliona; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2009) -
Towards building healthy school communities through healthy food access.
Callaghan, Mary; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2014)One of the goals of health promotion is to make it easier for people to make the healthy choice. Enabling students to make the healthy choice by improving access to, and availability of, healthy foods is essential in ... -
Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children.
Molcho, Michal; Kelly, Colette (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-04)Food proverty and food insufficiency are important public health issues, frequently linked to poverty and deprivation. However, research on the nature, extent, epidemiology and etiology of food poverty in childhood is ... -
Transport to school and mental well-being of schoolchildren in Ireland
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-09)Objectives: We explored whether modes of transport (cycling, walking, public transport or private vehicle) between home and school are associated with mental well-being in children aged 10 17 years, participating in the ... -
Trends in health behaviours, health outcomes and contextual factors between 1998-2018: Findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study
Gavin, Aoife; Költő, András; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway and Department of Health, Ireland, 2021-03)This Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) trends report presents findings on indicators of children’s health and wellbeing between 1998 and 2018. The report is divided into three sections: health behaviours, ... -
Weight reduction behaviors among European adolescents—Changes from 2001/2002 to 2017/2018.
Dzielska, Anna; Kelly, Colette; Ojala, Kristiina; Finne, Emily; Spinelli, Angela; Furstova, Jana; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Ercan, Oya; Tesler, Riki; Melkumova, Marina; Canale, Natale; Nardone, Paola; Gudelj Rakic, Jelena; Dalmasso, Paola (Elsevier, 2020-05-20)The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of weight reduction behaviors (WRBs) among European adolescents from 26 countries between 2001/2002 and 2017/2018. The impact of the perception of body ...