Health Promotion: Recent submissions
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Is school participation good for children? Associations with health and wellbeing
(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 ... -
Taking part in school life: views of children
(Emerald, 2014-01-01)Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland Natasha Daniels (Health Promotion Research Centre, Aras na Coiribe, National University of Ireland Galway, ... -
Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland
(Emerald, 2014-09-30)Abstract Purpose Active travel to school, by walking or cycling, can positively influence children's health and increase physical activity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the context and promoters and barriers ... -
Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries.
(Wiley, 2012-10-08)CONTEXT: Associations between early sexual initiation and parental support and knowledge have not been uniformly tested in multiple European population-based samples. Understanding such associations is important in efforts ... -
Dance Is the new metal: Adolescent music preferences and substance use across Europe
(Taylor and Francis, 2012-01-17)This study examined relationships between music preferences and substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis) among 18,103 fifteen-year-olds from 10 European countries. In 2005–2006, across Europe, preferences for mainstream ... -
The prevalence, impact and cost of chronic non-cancer pain in Irish primary schoolchildren (PRIME-C): protocol for a longitudinal school-based survey
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-05-14)Introduction Previous research has indicated that pain influences children's daily lives, resulting in absence from school, sleep problems, poor school performance and problems with social activities. Our study aims to ... -
Children’s participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes
(BMC, 2014-09-17)Background: Schools are a key setting for health promotion and improvement activities and the psycho-social environment of the school is an important dimension for promoting the health and well-being of children. The ... -
Effectiveness of a biopsychosocial e-learning intervention on the clinical judgements of medical students and GP trainees regarding future risk of disability in patients with chronic lower back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-03-16)Introduction Chronic lower back pain (CLBP) is a major healthcare problem with wide ranging effects. It is a priority for appropriate management of CLBP to get individuals back to work as early as possible. Interventions ... -
Sexual health questions included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study: an international methodological pilot investigation
(BMC, 2016-12-05)Background This paper describes the methodological developments of the sexual health items included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study since their mandatory inclusion in the study in 2002. The ... -
Programme implementation in schools: conceptualisations from Irish teachers
(Emerald, 2018-10-01)Purpose School-based programmes face a variety of personal, environmental and organisational challenges to implementation. Stakeholders can provide crucial contextual information to improve implementation. The purpose of ... -
Physical activity, screen time and the risk of subjective health complaints in school-aged children
(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. ... -
Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study
(BMC, 2018-03-16)Background The need to tackle sexual health problems and promote positive sexual health has been acknowledged in Irish health policy. Young people’s sexual behaviour however remains under-researched with limited national ... -
Comparing the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control among adults with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-07-02)Internet-delivered psychological interventions among people with chronic pain have the potential to overcome environmental and economic barriers to the provision of evidence-based psychological treatment in the Irish health ... -
'It's hard to make good choices and it costs more': Adolescents' perceptions of the external school food environments
(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 ... -
Recalled parental rearing style and dimensions of hypnotic response
(Routledge, 2019-04-02)So far, only a few studies have investigated how memories of parental rearing style are associated with hypnotic response, and these were either qualitative or confined to the behavioral aspect of hypnotizability. The ... -
Negative feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study
(Frontiers Media, 2018-11-19)ObjectivesThis study investigates the association between negative feelings about the first intercourse timing and sociodemographic and contextual factors. We hypothesized that girls and adolescents with an older first ... -
Fatherhood and smoking problems in Indonesia: Exploration of potential protective factors for men aged 18-49 years from the United Nations multi-country study on men and violence
(MDPI, 2020-09-23)Despite the sustained high prevalence of smoking among Indonesian adult men, little is known about possible protective factors in this group. This study examined the relationship between key characteristics of masculinity ... -
Why a rights-based approach is essential to the Covid-19 response
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Connected, respected and contributing to their world: The case of sexual minority and non-minority young people in Ireland
(MDPI, 2021-01-27)Outcome 5 of the Irish Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures national youth policy framework ( Connected, respected, and contributing to their world ) offers a suitable way to study psychosocial determinants of adolescent ... -
A health promotion focus on COVID-19: Keep the Trojan horse out of our health systems. Promote health for ALL in times of crisis and beyond!
(EUPHA-HEALTH PROMOTION, IUHPE and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, 2020-04-27)PREFACE Ongoing discussion about the range of actions needed during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is calling all of us to bring forward our thoughts and experiences about how best to cope ...