Publications
Key publications
Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being. Findings from the 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Europe and Canada. International report. Volume 2. Key data
Volume 2 provides key data disaggregated by country/ region, age, gender and family affluence.
Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being. Summary
This summary collects the main findings and scientific and policy implications of the survey.
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people's health and well-being.
This report presents findings from the 2013–2014 HBSC survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of around 220 000 young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 42 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America
Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014 (2018)
This report presents the latest trends in alcohol consumption and drinking behaviours among 15-year-olds across the WHO European Region, taken from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. It highlights gender and socioeconomic inequalities across the Region. Trends have previously been reported separately, but this report brings together, for the first time, a broader range of HBSC data on adolescent alcohol consumption and drinking behaviours to review the latest evidence and highlight differences in alcohol use by gender, socioeconomic position and geographic subregion.
Adolescent obesity and related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014
This report presents the latest trends in obesity, eating behaviours, physical activity and sedentary behaviour across the WHO European Region, taken from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. It highlights gender and socioeconomic inequalities across the Region. Trends have previously been reported separately, but this report brings together, for the first time, HBSC data on obesity and obesity-related behaviours to review the latest evidence and consider the range and complexity of factors influencing childhood obesity.
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Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and well-being – Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2013–2014 survey
This report presents findings from the 2013–2014 HBSC survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of around 220 000 young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 42 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America. Responding to the survey, the young people described their social context (relations with family, peers and school), health outcomes (subjective health, injuries, obesity and mental health), health behaviour (patterns of eating, tooth brushing and physical activity) and risk behaviours (use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis; sexual behaviour; fighting and bullying). For the first time, the report also includes items on family and peer support, migration, cyberbullying and serious injuries. Statistical analyses were carried out to identify meaningful differences in the prevalence of health and social indicators by gender, age group and levels of family affluence.
Social determinants of health and well-being among young people – Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2009–2010 survey
This report presents findings from the 2009–2010 HBSC survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of around 200 000 young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 43 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America. Responding to the survey, the young people described their social context (relations with family, peers and school), physical health and satisfaction with life, health behaviours (patterns of eating, tooth brushing and physical activity) and risk behaviours (use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis; sexual behaviour; fighting and bullying). Statistical analyses were carried out to identify meaningful differences in the prevalence of health and social indicators by gender, age group and levels of family affluence.
Inequalities in young people’s health – Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC): International report from the 2005–2006 survey
The report clearly shows that, while the health and well-being of many young people give cause for celebration, sizeable minorities are experiencing real and worrying problems related to overweight and obesity, self-esteem, life satisfaction, substance misuse and bullying. The report provides reliable data that health systems in Member States can use to support and encourage sectors, such as education, social inclusion and housing, to achieve their primary goals and, in so doing, benefit young people’s health. Policy-makers and professionals in the participating countries should listen closely to the voices of their young people and ensure that these drive their efforts to put in place the circumstances – social, economic, health and educational – within which young people can thrive and prosper.
Young people’s health in context – Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001–2002 survey
This report is the first major presentation of the international data from the 2001–2002 HBSC survey. The survey covered the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of health of, and the influences of family, schools and peers on, young people aged 11, 13 and 15 years in 35 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America. The main body of the report gives comprehensive cross-national data on health and well-being, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, eating habits and body image, oral health, bullying and fighting, injuries and, for the first time, cannabis use and sexual health. Other chapters describe the contexts of young people’s health, show some relationships between the two, and discuss the implications of the survey's main findings for the future development of policies and programmes.
