Browsing School of Health Sciences by Subject "School-aged children"
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Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators.
(Springer, 2007-09)This paper provides an account of the methodology used to gain consensus around the development of a national set of child well-being indicators in the Republic of Ireland. This development was identified as a key objective ... -
Bullying among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 8.
(HBSC Ireland, 2010-05)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 24.3% of schoolchildren in Ireland report having been bullied (25.5% of boys and 23% of girls). This figure has remained stable since 2006 (24.5%). The percentages of boys and girls being ... -
Bullying others among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9.
(HBSC Ireland, 2012)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 16.5% of schoolchildren in Ireland report having bullied others at school (22.3% of boys and 10.4% of girls), representing a decrease since 2006 (22.0%). The percentage of boys that have ... -
Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research
(Wiley, 2006-09)Children aged 8-12 years took 723 photographs representing well-being. Another group of children categorised the photographs, identified what was missing and discussed their inter-relationships. The largest categories were ... -
Death education: Knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of Irish parents and teachers
(Routledge, 2000-06)This article reports on a cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of Irish parents and school teachers concerning children's grief and the concept of death education. The sample comprised 119 ... -
Dieting among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 6.
(2010)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 13.2% of children report that they are currently on a diet (9.7% of boys and 16.9% of girls). This figure has remained stable since 2006. The percentage of children dieting is higher among ... -
Exercise among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17.
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HBSC Ireland: Child Wellbeing in South County Dublin
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008-12)This short report presents a brief analysis of the national well-being indicators for children in the South Dublin County Council area. These analyses were matched with randomly selected children of the same age-groups ... -
Injuries among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 3.
(2012-05)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 39.5% of schoolchildren in Ireland report that they were injured and needed medical treatment from a doctor or a nurse once or more in the previous 12 months (47.2% of boys and 31.2% of ... -
The Irish health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2014
(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 ... -
School health education and gender: an interactive effect
(Oxford Journals, 2000-03-04)Post-primary school students (n = 2407) and young adults (n = 477) participated in a cross-sectional evaluation of a health education programme for schools. The Lifeskills programme is based on a philosophy of student ...