Browsing Health Promotion by Author "World Health Organization"
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Adolescent place attachment, social capital, and perceived safety: a comparison of 13 countries.
Molcho, Michal (Springer, 2009-06-17)In adolescence, children become increasingly independent and autonomous, and spend more time in neighborhood settings away from home. During mid-to-late adolescence, youth often become more critical about the place they ... -
Cannabis use by 15-year old schoolchildren. Data from the HBSC/WHO international survey in 32 countries.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Princeps Editions, 2007)In the 32 western countries that participated in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC-2002) survey conducted in schools by means of an anonymous self-administered questionnaire among 45,848 schoolchildren, ... -
A cross-national study of violence-related behaviours in adolescents.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (American Medical Association, 2004-06)Background: Violent behavior among adolescents is a significant problem worldwide, and a cross-national comparison of adolescent violent behaviors can provide information about the development and pattern of physical ... -
Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994-2006: findings from Europe and North America
Molcho, Michal (Springer, 2009-06-04)Objectives: To identify trends over 12 years in the prevalence of bullying and associated victimization among adolescents in North American and European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report surveys were obtained ... -
Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Wiley, 2006-02)Aims: To examine cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries and associations with per-capita personal consumer expenditure (PCE), unemployment, peer factors and national rates of cannabis use in 1999. Design, ... -
Generic principles of effective mental health promotion
Barry, Margaret M. (Clifford Beers Foundation, 2007-05)A knowledge base is emerging on the effectiveness of mental health promotion which may be used to guide effective policy and practice. This paper considers the generic principles underpinning the practice of effective ... -
How well protected are sexually active 15 year olds? Cross national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002 - 2006.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Springer, 2009)Objectives - To present comparative data on sexual initiation, and condom use and contraceptive pill use at last intercourse among adolescents in Europe, Israel and Canada. Methods - Data were collected by self-report ... -
Self-esteem norms for Irish young people.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Ammons Scientific, 2003-06)Self-esteem scores from the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale collected from a large sample of Irish young people are presented as norms for this population.