Margaretha de Looze

TL;DR: This report presents findings from the 2009/2010 survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 43 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America.

TL;DR: HBSC, a WHO collaborative cross-national study, collects data on 11-, 13and 15-year-old boys’ and girls’ health and well-being, social environments and health behaviours every four years to present the world’s most comprehensive picture of young people”s health andWell-being.

TL;DR: Although the declining trend was remarkably similar across countries, prevalence rates still differed considerably across countries.

TL;DR: There was a significant association between low FAS and high level of health complaints in 30 of 37 countries and the socio-economic gradient in health complaints at the individual level was somewhat attenuated in the multilevel models which included macro level data.

TL;DR: Between 2002 and 2010, adolescent physical fighting declined in most countries, and specific groups of adolescents require targeted violence reduction programs.