Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Cosma, Alina"
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Love and dating patterns for same‐ and both‐gender attracted adolescents across Europe
Költő, András; Young, Honor; Burke, Lorraine; Moreau, Nathalie; Cosma, Alina; Magnusson, Josefine; Windlin, Béat; Reis, Marta; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Godeau, Emmanuelle; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Wiley, 2018-04-15)Sexual orientation is a multidimensional phenomenon, which includes identity, behavior, and attraction. The attraction component, however, is less studied than the other two. In this article, we present the development of ... -
Romantic attraction and substance use in 15-year-old adolescents from eight European countries
Költő, András; Cosma, Alina; Young, Honor; Moreau, Nathalie; Pavlova, Daryna; Tesler, Riki; Thorsteinsson, Einar B.; Vieno, Alessio; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (MDPI, 2019-08-23)Sexual minority youth are at higher risk of substance use than heterosexual youth. However, most evidence in this area is from North America, and it is unclear whether the findings can be generalized to other cultures and ... -
Self-reported health and patterns of romantic love in adolescents from eight European countries and regions
Költő, András; Cosma, Alina; Moreau, Nathalie; Young, Honor; Thorsteinsson, Einar B.; Gobina, Inese; Godeau, Emmanuelle; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-02-24)Purpose: Sexual minority youth (SMY) are at increased risk of poor health, but it remains unclear whether this phenomenon is universal. In this study, nationally representative samples of 15-year olds from eight European ... -
Sexual health questions included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study: an international methodological pilot investigation
Young, Honor; Költő, András; Reis, Marta; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Moreau, Nathalie; Burke, Lorraine; Cosma, Alina; Windlin, Béat; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Godeau, Emmanuelle (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 ...