Youth Participation in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study

Health experience outcomes of a health promotion project for middle school pupils in Sweden

“…One of the most powerful predictors for future good health is current good health status (Bauer et al, 2006). Variables concerned with pupil influence, participation and confirmation are factors that, in the long term, can contribute to a positive health experience and increased learning (Kelly et al, 2020; Warne et al, 2013). Health promotion through pupil influence, participation and confirmation can in this way function as the inextricable and valuable link between health and education and should therefore be highlighted (Bonell et al, 2013).…”

Alcohol and tobacco use in Portuguese adolescents: The relationship with social factors, future expectations, physical and psychological symptoms

“…It should also be stressed that there is a need to strengthen the adolescents' competencies in a positive way and through the creation of alternatives, instead of focusing only on the reduction of risk behaviours (Matos & Ramiro, 2018). It is also important to include the participation of the adolescents in the definition of problematic situations and in the search for solutions (Branquinho et al, 2018(Branquinho et al, , 2019Kelly et al, 2020), and of course, in creating friendly environments and public policies that allow solution implementation and evaluation.…”

Understanding the Health and Well-Being of Early Adolescents Throughout the World: Findings From the 2017–2018 Survey of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children

“…In spite of these limitations, the HBSC has played a major role in informing national and international policy related to adolescent health for over three decades. In their commentary, Budisavljevic et al highlight how data from the HBSC have made a strong case for countries investing resources in supporting the second decade of life [13]. A recent supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health entitled, "An Investment Case for the Rights of Adolescents," provides additional evidence-based support for investing resources in adolescent health and well-being, matching well with the HBSC's mission to drive investment with data [18].…”

“…The HBSC is a school-based national cross-sectional survey with data collected in representative schools and regions within member countries through self-completed questionnaires, given in the classroom every 4 years. In the second commentary, Kelly et al explore how youth engagement has evolved in the development of the study, with specific examples of the role that young people play in questionnaire development, data analyses, preparation of manuscripts, and the development of recommendations for public policy [13]. The HBSC was far ahead of other national and international studies in its engagement with young people.…”