•Journal•ISSN: 1661-8556
International Journal of Public Health
Springer Science+Business Media
About: International Journal of Public Health is an academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Public health & Medicine. It has an ISSN identifier of 1661-8556. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 2215 publications have been published receiving 47605 citations. The journal is also known as: the journal of: SSPH+ Swiss School of Public Health, a foundation of eight universities & IJPH.
Topics: Public health, Medicine, Population, Poison control, Internal medicine
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TL;DR: There is some disagreement, however, what the most appropriate indicator of scale reliability is when a measure is composed of two items and the most frequently reported reliability statistic for multiple-item scales is Cronbach's coefficient alpha.
Abstract: Rob Eisinga, Manfred te Grotenhuis, Ben Pelzer Department of Social Science Research Methods and Department of Sociology, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands October 8 2012 To obtain reliable measures researchers prefer multiple-item questionnaires rather than single-item tests. Multiple-item questionnaires may be costly however and time-consuming for participants to complete. They therefore frequently administer two-item measures, the reliability of which is commonly assessed by computing a reliability coefficient. There is some disagreement, however, what the most appropriate indicator of scale reliability is when a measure is composed of two items. The most frequently reported reliability statistic for multiple-item scales is Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and many researchers report this coefficient for their two-item measure
1,584 citations
TL;DR: There are lessons to be learned from the current research conducted in countries where the prevalence of bullying is low that could be adapted for use in countries with higher prevalence.
Abstract: Objectives:
(1) To compare the prevalence of bullying and victimization among boys and girls and by age in 40 countries. (2) In 6 countries, to compare rates of direct physical, direct verbal, and indirect bullying by gender, age, and country.
893 citations
TL;DR: The current prevalence of CSA is described, taking into account geographical region, type of abuse, level of country development and research methods, to make data more meaningful in international comparisons.
Abstract: Objectives
Systematic reviews on prevalence estimates of child sexual abuse (CSA) worldwide included studies with adult participants referring on a period of abuse of about 50 years. Therefore we aimed to describe the current prevalence of CSA, taking into account geographical region, type of abuse, level of country development and research methods.
669 citations
TL;DR: The structure of the HBSC network and its long-term experience in working through such challenges renders it likely that HBSS can provide a model of other similar studies facing these tensions, and four tensions likely to be present in upcoming survey cycles are identified.
Abstract: Objectives:
To describe the methodological development of the HBSC survey since its inception and explore methodological tensions that need to be addressed in the ongoing work on this and other large-scale cross-national surveys
593 citations
TL;DR: An explanatory framework is proposed to enhance consideration of how climate change effects may operate and to encourage debate about this important aspect of the health impacts of climate change, to assist in developing public health policy, practice and research.
Abstract: Different aspects of climate change may affect mental health through direct and indirect pathways, leading to serious mental health problems, possibly including increased suicide mortality. We prop ...
578 citations