The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008

Abstract

This paper traces the history of the HBSC study from its origins in the early 1980's to the present day describing how it was first conceptualised scientifically and how this influenced issues of study design. The challenges of managing a cross-national study are explained as are changes and adaptations over time with growth of the study from 3 to over forty country members. The key partnership with the World Health Organisation and its benefits are presented. With developments in scientific management and theoretical perspectives, HBSC has made a substantial contribution to the area of youth health. The last decade has seen increased dissemination to policy makers and evidence that scientific information arising from the study has influenced strategic policy development and practical health improvement programmes. This paper considers some of the key success factors and challenges for the study as it attempts to maximise its scientific output and channels the research findings into health improvement for young people. Future challenges for the study are also considered.

Bullying: Prevalência E Fatores Associados À Vitimização E À Agressão No Cotidiano Escolar

“…[19][20] According to the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC), the prevalence of bullying victimization ranges from 3% to 33% in adolescents aged 11 to 15 years, therefore the prevalence of bullying in the present study fits into this range, corroborating the aforementioned international body of research in school children. 21 It also resembles the results of a national study, carried out by the Brazilian Multiprofessional Association for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (ABRAPIA -Associação Brasileira de Proteção à Infância e à Adolescência), which verified bullying victimization in 27.8% of the students, 1 while a previous study carried out in the same municipality as the present one found a rate of bullying victimization of 23.6%.…”

“…However, a study 21 conducted in the northeast region corroborates the present one, as it presented a percentage of 31.5% of bullying victimization for the boys. A Brazilian study 26 developed in the southern region of the country highlighted the involvement of students in bullying situations, indicating that boys are about twice as likely to participate in these practices in the school environment.…”

Fast-food intake and perceived and objective measures of the local fast-food environment in adolescents

“…Design and study population We used data from the Danish contribution to the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study, a cross-sectional examination of health and health behaviours in 11-, 13-and 15-year-old children in nationally representative samples of schools (37) . In 2010, 137 randomly selected schools were invited to partake in the Danish HBSC Study, whereby seventy-three of these schools consented to participate.…”

Respect par les Canadiens de 10 à 17 ans des Directives canadiennes en matière de mouvement sur 24 heures pour les enfants et les jeunes

“…Notre étude repose sur les données canadiennes du cycle 2013-2014 de l'ECSEAS, une enquête collaborative internationale de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) portant sur les étudiants de la 6 e année au secondaire 4 15,16 . Le cycle 2013-2014 réalisé au Canada a suivi le protocole d'échantil-lonnage international.…”

“…Les questions incluses dans le questionnaire de l'ECSEAS sont continuellement élaborées, validées et soumises à des tests pilotes par le réseau international de l'ECSEAS, et au Canada par les chercheurs canadiens de l'ECSEAS 15,16 . Même si, dans la plupart des cas, les résultats de ces études de validation et tests pilotes ne sont pas publiés, le protocole international de l'ECSEAS exige des données probantes démontrant que les questions ont des propriétés psychométriques acceptables et qu'elles sont comprises par les élèves de la 6 e à la 10 e année.…”