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2. Associations between eating habits and mental health among adolescents in five nordic countries: a cross-sectional survey
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Fismen, Anne-Siri, Aarø, Leif Edvard, Thorsteinsson, Einar, Ojala, Kristiina, Samdal, Oddrun, Helleve, Arnfinn, and Eriksson, Charli
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- 2024
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3. Mental health profiles of 15-year-old adolescents in the Nordic Countries from 2002 to 2022: person-oriented analyses
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Eriksson, Charli and Stattin, Håkan
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- 2024
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4. Person-Oriented Profiles Can Clarify Variable-Oriented Associations : The Example of Communication with Parents and Adolescents' Mental Health Problems
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Stattin, Håkan, Eriksson, Charli, Stattin, Håkan, and Eriksson, Charli
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Background: Variable-oriented analyses of time trends in the ease of communicating with mothers and fathers in the Swedish HBSC (Health and Behavior in School-aged Children) dataset show that communication problems with fathers, but not with mothers, positively predict mental health problems among adolescents. This similarity across years is likely to lead to high structural stability in person-oriented analyses across survey years, providing opportunities to uncover typical communication patterns in a robust way. A person-oriented method, cluster analysis, was used in this study to clarify these variable-oriented findings on the prediction of mental health problems. Methods: The Swedish HBSC dataset of 15-year-olds for 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, with a total of 9255 participants, was used for variable- and person-oriented analyses. Results: Person-oriented analyses of ease of communication with the mother and ease of communication with the father show that poor communication with both parents is associated with the worst mental health problems. They also show that when there is poor communication with mothers, in most cases, adolescents also have poor communication with fathers. The variable-oriented analyses do not show that mental health problems are highest when adolescents find it difficult to communicate with both parents. Conclusions: Person-oriented analyses offer the possibility of drawing more specific conclusions about family conditions that affect adolescents’ mental health. More generally, person-oriented analyses are likely to clarify the results of variable-oriented analyses in many other areas also.
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- 2024
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5. Trends in the Link Between Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents (2013/14-2021/22): A Cross-National Study.
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Brisson, Romain, Furstova, Jana, Sokolová, Lenka, Eriksson, Charli, Boniel-Nissim, Meyran, and Badura, Petr
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LIFE satisfaction ,FAMILY support ,SCHOOL children ,TEENAGERS ,SOCIAL support ,HEALTH behavior ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors - Abstract
Objectives: This repeated cross-sectional study aimed to (a) report trends in adolescents' perceived family, friend, classmate, and teacher support, (b) estimate the extent to which each source of support related to life satisfaction across space and time, and (c) ascertain whether sociodemographic factors moderated the relationship in question. Methods: We relied on data pertaining to the 2013/14, 2017/18, and 2021/22 waves of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. The examined sample covered 44 countries and regions (n = 716,083; MAGE = 13.6; SDAGE = 1.64; 50.7% female). Results: The level of all sources of perceived social support slightly decreased over the examined period (all ω² < .01). Family support involved the largest association with life satisfaction (ß = 0.16); friend support, the lowest one (ß = 0.03). These associations varied only tenuously across space and time. Sociodemographic factors moderated the link between perceived social support and life satisfaction to a negligible-toweak extent. Conclusion: Levels of perceived social support and their associations with life satisfaction subtly changed. Future research may attempt to pinpoint the macrosocial levers of these temporal dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Person-Oriented Profiles Can Clarify Variable-Oriented Associations: The Example of Communication with Parents and Adolescents’ Mental Health Problems
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Stattin, Håkan, primary and Eriksson, Charli, additional
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- 2024
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7. Barriers to managing and delivery of care to war-injured survivors or patients with non-communicable disease: a qualitative study of Palestinian patients’ and policy-makers’ perspectives
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Mosleh, Marwan, Al Jeesh, Yousef, Dalal, Koustuv, Eriksson, Charli, Carlerby, Heidi, and Viitasara, Eija
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- 2020
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8. Secular trends in mental health profiles among 15-year-olds in Sweden between 2002 and 2018
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Eriksson, Charli, primary and Stattin, Håkan, additional
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- 2023
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9. Secular trends in mental health profiles among 15-year-olds in Sweden between 2002 and 2018
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Eriksson, Charli, Stattin, Håkan, Eriksson, Charli, and Stattin, Håkan
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Background: Studies of secular trends in mental unhealth indicate that adolescents in the Nordic countries, especially girls, have an increased reported prevalence of mental health problems the last decades. This increase needs to be seen in the light of the adolescents' assessments of their perceived overall health. Objective: To investigate whether a person-centered approach to research can enhance understanding of changes over time in the distribution of mental health problems among Swedish adolescents. Method: A dual-factor approach was used to study changes over time in mental health profiles among nationally representative 15-year-old adolescent samples from Sweden. Cluster analyses of subjective health symptoms (psychological and somatic) and perceived overall health from the Swedish Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) surveys of 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 were used to identify these mental health profiles (n = 9,007). Results: Four mental health profiles were identified by a cluster analysis which combined all five data collections-Perceived good health, Perceived poor health, High psychosomatic symptoms, and Poor mental health. There were no significant differences in the distributions of these four mental health profiles between the survey years 2002 and 2010, but substantial changes took place between 2010 and 2018. Here, particularly the High psychosomatic symptoms profile increased among both boys and girls. The Perceived good health profile decreased among both boys and girls, and the Perceived poor health profile decreased among girls. The profile involving the most pronounced mental health problems, the Poor mental health profile (perceived poor health, high psychosomatic problems), was stable from 2002 to 2018 among both boys and girls. Conclusion: The study shows the added value of using person-centered analyses to describe differences in mental health indicators between cohorts of adolescents over longer periods of time. In contra
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- 2023
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10. Mental-health profiling with person-centred analysis : A study of adolescents in Sweden
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Eriksson, Charli, Stattin, Håkan, Eriksson, Charli, and Stattin, Håkan
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Background: Studies that have examined time trends in adolescents’ mental health have frequently been based on analyses of adolescents’ psychosomatic symptoms. Adolescents’ reports of psychosomatic complaints need to be seen in the light of their overall evaluations of their health. The objectives of this study were to apply a person-centred approach to identifying adolescents’ mental-health profiles based on evaluations of their overall health and psychosomatic complaints. The relationships between these mental-health profiles and indicators of positive mental health and psychological and social-adjustment problems are examined. Methods: A dual-factor approach was used for nationally representative adolescent samples and examined adolescents’ self-rated psychosomatic complaints and perceived overall health simultaneously. Cluster analyses of data from the Swedish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2017/18 survey, including 3222 children aged 11, 13 and 15, were used to identify mental-health profiles. Results: Four mental-health profiles were identified by cluster analyses in all age groups. The profiles showed good construct validity in relation to mental well-being, life satisfaction and self-esteem. The poorest psychological adjustment was found among the adolescents with high levels of psychosomatic symptoms together with low levels of perceived overall health. Adolescents with high levels of psychosomatic symptoms only or with low levels of overall health only showed considerably better psychological adjustment. Conclusions: Cluster analyses identified distinct, valid and consistent mental-health profiles based on differing levels of perceived health and psychosomatic complaints. The dual-factor model in population health research may increase our potential to understand the mental health of adolescents better.
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- 2023
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11. Design and implementation of RESCUR in Sweden for promoting resilience in children: a study protocol
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Eriksson, Charli, Kimber, Birgitta, and Skoog, Therése
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- 2018
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12. Pathways of Adolescent Life Satisfaction Association with Family Support, Structure and Affluence: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, primary, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, additional, Dimitrova, Elitsa, additional, and Eriksson, Charli, additional
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- 2022
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13. Family Structure through the Adolescent Eyes: A Comparative Study of Current Status and Time Trends over Three Decades of HBSC Study
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, primary, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, additional, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Dimitrova, Elitsa, additional, and Makari, Joana, additional
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- 2022
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14. Joint Family Activities and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing : Further Considerations Following the War in Ukraine
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Hallingberg, Britt, Parker, Kate, Eriksson, Charli, Ng, Kwok, Hamrik, Zdenek, Kopcakova, Jaroslava, Movsesyan, Eva, Melkumova, Marina, Abdrakhmanova, Shynar, Badura, Petr, Hallingberg, Britt, Parker, Kate, Eriksson, Charli, Ng, Kwok, Hamrik, Zdenek, Kopcakova, Jaroslava, Movsesyan, Eva, Melkumova, Marina, Abdrakhmanova, Shynar, and Badura, Petr
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To the Editors: As the authors of the article, “Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries,” we would like to provide a statement in light of recent events taking place in Eastern Europe [1]. Following the tragic events surrounding the war in Ukraine which started on February 24, 2022, more than half the country’s 7.5 million children have now been displaced [2]. At the time of this paper’s acceptance, hundreds of thousands of refugees making up mostly women and children have travelled to Slovakia, Czechia, and even Russia [3]; countries of focus in the current study. Families have been separated, and the once familiar routines of school and leisure for many Ukrainian children have been replaced with ensuring survival coupled with trauma and unfamiliarity. Lack of housing, malnutrition/hunger, exposure to infectious disease but also deprivation of education, sport, and leisure, are just some of the devastating impacts from armed conflicts on young people’s health and wellbeing [4]. Families from Ukraine will add to the growing number of refugees in the world, a group of over 21 million people who can often struggle with sociocultural differences in the countries they take refuge, as well as accessing information due to language barriers [5]. Many of the most common family activities for the children in our study, such as eating a meal and talking together, will likely present differently or have very different meaning among the hundreds of children who have arrived and will continue to come to these countries. Similarly, the mental health and wellbeing of both those from Ukraine and those from countries geographically close to the conflict will almost certainly suffer following these terrible events. Júnior et al. [4] highlight the importance of addressing children’s psychosocial needs, recommending parents create a safe space that allows for listening to children. As demonstrated in
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- 2022
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15. Celebrating the achievements of a Nordic journal on social medicine and public health
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Eriksson, Charli and Eriksson, Charli
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- 2022
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16. Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries
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Parker, Kate, Hallingberg, Britt, Eriksson, Charli, Ng, Kwok, Hamrik, Zdenek, Kopcakova, Jaroslava, Movsesyan, Eva, Melkumova, Marina, Abdrakhmanova, Shynar, Badura, Petr, Parker, Kate, Hallingberg, Britt, Eriksson, Charli, Ng, Kwok, Hamrik, Zdenek, Kopcakova, Jaroslava, Movsesyan, Eva, Melkumova, Marina, Abdrakhmanova, Shynar, and Badura, Petr
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Purpose: This study aims to identify distinct typologies of joint family activities and the associations with mental health and wellbeing among adolescents across four countries from the World Health Organization European region. Methods: The 2017/2018 data from adolescents from Armenia (n = 3,977, Mage = 13.5 ± 1.6 years, 53.4% female), Czechia (n = 10,656, Mage = 13.4 ± 1.7, 50.1% female), Russia (n = 4,096, Mage = 13.8 ± 1.7, 52.4% female), and Slovakia (n = 3,282, Mage = 13.4 ± 1.5, 51.0% female) were collected in schools. The respondents self-reported their participation in joint family leisure-time activities, life satisfaction, psychological and somatic complaints, as well as a range of demographic and family situational factors. Stratified by countries, latent class analysis identified typologies of joint family activities, and logistic regression models explored cross-sectional associations with life satisfaction, and psychological and somatic complaints. Results: Three typologies were identified across each of the four countries, distinguished by low, moderate, and high levels of family engagement. Adolescents with higher family engagement generally reported greater life satisfaction and fewer psychological complaints compared to those with lower family engagement. Russian adolescents in the high family engagement typology reported fewer somatic complaints compared to those with low family engagement. In addition, adolescents from Czechia and Russia showing moderate family engagement also reported fewer psychological complaints compared to those in the low family engagement typology. Discussion: Our findings from four countries suggest that adolescents with high family engagement have greater life satisfaction and fewer psychological complaints, pointing toward a need for interventions to support family engagement among adolescents. Further research is needed to fully explore underlying mechanisms.
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17. Family Structure through the Adolescent Eyes : A Comparative Study of Current Status and Time Trends over Three Decades of HBSC Study
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, Eriksson, Charli, Dimitrova, Elitsa, Makari, Joana, Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, Eriksson, Charli, Dimitrova, Elitsa, and Makari, Joana
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This study aimed to investigate how family structure varies and identify its time trends in European and North American countries using data from seven surveys conducted between 1994 and 2018 according to the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. The current family structure in 44 countries was described and time trend analysis of 28 countries was performed. Adolescents were asked whom they lived with in their home to describe family structures. Family structures showed distinct patterns and dynamics between countries. In 2018, in all countries, 73% of adolescents lived with both their mother and father; 14% and 5% of adolescents lived in a single-parent family and stepfamily, respectively; and around 9% of adolescents lived in another family type. In the period 1994-2018, the proportion of young people living in intact families decreased from 79.6% to 70.0%, on average about 10 percentage points. There were no significant changes in the prevalence of single-parent families and stepfamilies, but a significant increase in the number of adolescents living without either parent was revealed. The findings have implications for cross-national adjustment of adolescent health, well-being, and behaviours, and for critical analysis of socioeconomic family resources.
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18. Pathways of Adolescent Life Satisfaction Association with Family Support, Structure and Affluence : A Cross-National Comparative Analysis
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, Dimitrova, Elitsa, Eriksson, Charli, Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, Dimitrova, Elitsa, and Eriksson, Charli
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Background and Objectives: Despite the importance of life satisfaction for health and well-being, there is a paucity of cross-national comparative studies in life satisfaction related to the family environment. The present research examined the pathways of life satisfaction association with perceived family support and other family environment variables among adolescents aged from 11 to 15 years in 45 countries. Materials and Methods: Samples from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in 2017/2018 were analysed (n = 188,619). Path analysis was applied to evaluate the associations among the study variables. Results: A positive association between the life satisfaction score and high family support was identified in all 45 countries (standardized regression weight ranged from 0.067 to 0.420, p < 0.05). In majority of countries, living with both parents and higher levels of family affluence had a positive effect on adolescent life satisfaction both directly and indirectly through family support. In the described path model, the proportion of life satisfaction score variance that was accounted for by family support, family structure, family affluence, gender and age was up to 25.3%. The path models made it possible to group the participating countries into two clusters. In the first cluster (10 countries) the Eastern and Southern European countries dominated, while the second cluster (35 countries) united the countries of Western and Central Europe. Conclusions: There is evidence that countries with high level of adolescent life satisfaction differ in the high rate of intact family structure and the strong relation between family support and perceived life satisfaction.
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19. RESCUR : surfing the waves - a resilience curriculum for early years and primary schools - a teacher's guide [Revised edition]
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Cefai, Carmel, Miljević-Riđički, Renata, Bouillet, Dejana, Pavin Ivanec, Tea, Milanović, Mirjana, Matsopoulos, Anastassios, Zanetti, Maria Assunta, Cavioni, Valeria, Bartolo, Paul A., Galea, Katya, Simões, Celeste, Lebre, Paola, Caetano Santos, Anabela, Kimber, Birgitta, Eriksson, Charli, and Gavogiannaki, Mariza
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Resilience (Personality trait) in children ,Education, Primary -- Malta ,Primary school teachers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ,Education, Primary -- Curricula -- Europe ,First year teachers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ,Education -- Parent participation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ,Early childhood education -- Malta ,Inclusive education -- Malta - Abstract
Lifelong Learning Programme Comenius Project. This publication is a product of the project ‘RESCUR - Developing a Resilience Curriculum for Primary Schools in Europe’ www.rescur.eu, funded by the EU Commission Lifelong Learning Programme, RESCUR Surfing The Waves (Revised) is a resilience programme for early years and primary schools developed by six European universities, published in 10 languages and implemented in schools across Europe and other countries such as Australia, Russia and Turkey. The programme seeks to empower children at risk of early school leaving, absenteeism, disengagement, bullying, social exclusion and marginalisation through a universal intervention implemented within an inclusive context. Amongst its special features, it includes story telling based on two specially designed characters, mindfulness activities, ready-made activities and resources for the classroom teacher, interactive multisensory activities, take home activities, and teacher and self-assessment checklists for each theme. The 2022 revised edition of the programme includes a Revised Teachers Guide, two new story books with pictures, a Revised Parents Guide, and three revised manuals of activities and resources for Early Years, Early Primary Years and Late Primary Years respectively., peer-reviewed
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20. Family Support as Smoking Prevention during Transition from Early to Late Adolescence: A Study in 42 Countries
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, primary, Kavaliauskienė, Aistė, additional, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Klemera, Ellen, additional, Dimitrova, Elitsa, additional, Melkumova, Marina, additional, and Husarova, Daniela, additional
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- 2021
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21. The Association between Loneliness, Mental Well-Being, and Self-Esteem among Adolescents in Four Nordic Countries
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Lyyra, Nelli, Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin, Eriksson, Charli, Madsen, Katrine Rich, Tolvanen, Asko, Löfstedt, Petra, and Välimaa, Raili
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Male ,persoonallisuuden kehitys ,Adolescent ,itsetuntemus ,hyvinvointi ,Scandinavian and Nordic Countries ,ihmissuhteet ,Article ,henkinen hyvinvointi ,nuoret ,positive mental health ,mielenterveyshäiriöt ,loneliness ,Humans ,adolescents ,Child ,Finland ,self-esteem ,Pohjoismaat ,Loneliness ,public health ,positiivinen psykologia ,mental well-being ,murrosikä ,itsetunto ,Self Concept ,sosiaaliset suhteet ,Nordic countries ,Mental Health ,yksinäisyys ,Medicine ,Female - Abstract
Positive mental health is central to adolescent well-being. The present study examines the prevalence of loneliness and positive mental health indicators (mental well-being and self-esteem) in four Nordic countries and associations between loneliness, mental well-being, and high self-esteem. This study is based on data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study which was conducted in 2018 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. Participants were 5883 15-year-old boys and girls. To examine the associations between loneliness, mental well-being, and self-esteem, structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied. In the comparison of Nordic countries, the prevalence of loneliness was highest among Finnish and Icelandic adolescents. High mental well-being and high self-esteem were most prevalent in Denmark and Sweden. In general, boys scored higher on positive mental health indicators and girls on loneliness. Loneliness was also a strong indicator of low mental well-being and low self-esteem in all Nordic countries. Loneliness is not only associated with mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, but it is also a risk factor for adolescents’ positive mental health. Positive mental health is important for healthy maturation and there is a need to develop initiatives to reduce adolescent loneliness and so support positive development. peerReviewed
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22. Does the Delivery System Matter? The Scaling-Out of a School-Based Resilience Curriculum to the Social Services Sector
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Lilja, Josefine L., primary, Kimber, Birgitta, additional, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Henriksson, Barbro, additional, and Skoog, Therése, additional
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- 2021
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23. Perceived Social Support from Different Sources and Adolescent Life Satisfaction Across 42 Countries/Regions: The Moderating Role of National-Level Generalized Trust
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Leerstoel Finkenauer, Youth in Changing Cultural Contexts, Bi, Shanshan, Stevens, Gonneke W J M, Maes, Marlies, Boer, Maartje, Delaruelle, Katrijn, Eriksson, Charli, Brooks, Fiona M, Tesler, Riki, van der Schuur, Winneke A, Finkenauer, Catrin, Leerstoel Finkenauer, Youth in Changing Cultural Contexts, Bi, Shanshan, Stevens, Gonneke W J M, Maes, Marlies, Boer, Maartje, Delaruelle, Katrijn, Eriksson, Charli, Brooks, Fiona M, Tesler, Riki, van der Schuur, Winneke A, and Finkenauer, Catrin
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- 2021
24. Fysisk aktivitet och skolprestationer : – en forskningsgenomgång
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Eriksson, Charli and Eriksson, Charli
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- 2021
25. Utmaningar och möjligheter till en hälsofrämjande skolutveckling ur ett folkhälsoperspektiv
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Eriksson, Charli and Eriksson, Charli
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- 2021
26. Family Support as Smoking Prevention during Transition from Early to Late Adolescence : A Study in 42 Countries
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Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aiste, Eriksson, Charli, Klemera, Ellen, Dimitrova, Elitsa, Melkumova, Marina, Husarova, Daniela, Zaborskis, Apolinaras, Kavaliauskienė, Aiste, Eriksson, Charli, Klemera, Ellen, Dimitrova, Elitsa, Melkumova, Marina, and Husarova, Daniela
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Family support has a beneficial impact on protecting health-risk behaviour in adolescents. This study aimed to explore whether family support is associated with risk of smoking during transition from early (11 years) to late (15 years) adolescence across 42 countries. The data from the cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in 2017/2018 were employed (N = 195,966). Family support was measured using the four-item Family dimension of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (sum score 20 or more was categorised as high family support). Smoking was defined as a reported cigarette smoking at least 1-2 days in the last 30 days. The association between smoking and family support was assessed using a prevalence ratio (PR) obtained from the multivariate Poisson regression. Over two thirds of adolescents reported high levels of support from their family. Family support was found to significantly decrease with age in most of the countries, with the boys reported high level of family support more often than girls. The adolescents who reported having low family support also were more likely to smoke compared to their peers who reported having high family support (PR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.71-1.91 in boys, and PR = 2.19; 95% CI: 2.08-2.31 in girls). The countries with a stronger effect of family support in reducing smoking risk indicated lower rates of adolescent smoking as well as lower increases in the cigarette smoking prevalence during the age period from 11 to 15 years. This study reinforces the need for family support, which is an important asset helping adolescents to overcome the risk of smoking during their transition from early to late adolescence.
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27. School achievement and health development in the Nordic countries : Knowledge gaps and concerns about school-age children
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Eriksson, Charli and Eriksson, Charli
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Education plays a particularly important role in explaining health outcomes in the Nordic countries. Our report aims to highlight knowledge gaps and describe the need for research to better understand the connections between education, health, and equality. The report School achievement and health development in the Nordic countries – Knowledge gaps and concerns about school-age children discusses a series of concerns regarding methodology, theoretical perspective, policy aspects, and ethical and political aspects. According to the report educational practice should be researched to uncover the mechanism behind gender-based and socio-economic inequalities in school achievement. This would include longitudinal studies over many years. The report states that school is a working environment for the children, teachers, and other school staff. Therefore, it would be important to close the knowledge gap on breaks, physical activity, and length of lessons in relation to school achievement and health development among school-age girls and boys.
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28. Does the Delivery System Matter? The Scaling-Out of a School-Based Resilience Curriculum to the Social Services Sector
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Lilja, Josefine L., Kimber, Birgitta, Eriksson, Charli, Henriksson, Barbro, Skoog, Therése, Lilja, Josefine L., Kimber, Birgitta, Eriksson, Charli, Henriksson, Barbro, and Skoog, Therése
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Background: The context is highly relevant to the implementation of new health-related programs and is an implicit or explicit part of the major implementation models in the literature. The Resilience Curriculum (RESCUR) program was developed to foster the psychosocial development of children in early and primary education. RESCUR seeks specifically to decrease children's vulnerability. It aims to promote the emotional and social learning of children who may be at risk of leaving school pre-maturely, social exclusion and mental-health problems. The program is taught using a teachers' manual to support consistency of delivery, a parents' guide, and a resource package. This study aimed to examine the scaling-out of RESCUR to social services, and specifically to test if implementation differs between the school and social services sectors. Methods: RESCUR was implemented in schools and social services in Sweden 2017–2019. Data were collected via group leaders' self-reports and observation protocols for 3 months after implementation started. There were 34 self-reports from schools, and 12 from the social services sector; 30 observation protocols were collected from schools, and 10 from social services. We examined whether there were differences in implementation outcomes (in, for example, dosage, duration, fidelity, adaptation, quality of delivery) between the two delivery systems. Descriptive statistics were prepared and non-parametric tests of significance conducted to compare implementation-related factors across the two settings. Results: Analyses of both the observation protocols and group leaders' self-reports revealed that RESCUR was well-implemented in both schools and social services. The results showed a few significant differences in the outcomes of implementation between the sectors. First, regarding observations, school staff more often adapted the pace of RESCUR lessons to ensure that the children could understand than did social services staff (p < 0.0
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29. Perceived Social Support from Different Sources and Adolescent Life Satisfaction Across 42 Countries/Regions : The Moderating Role of National-Level Generalized Trust
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Bi, Shanshan, Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M., Maes, Marlies, Boer, Maartje, Delaruelle, Katrijn, Eriksson, Charli, Brooks, Fiona M., Tesler, Riki, van der Schuur, Winneke A., Finkenauer, Catrin, Bi, Shanshan, Stevens, Gonneke W. J. M., Maes, Marlies, Boer, Maartje, Delaruelle, Katrijn, Eriksson, Charli, Brooks, Fiona M., Tesler, Riki, van der Schuur, Winneke A., and Finkenauer, Catrin
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Although previous research established a positive association between perceived social support and adolescent life satisfaction, little is known about the relative importance of different sources of support for adolescent life satisfaction and cross-country variations in this respect. Using large-scale representative samples from the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, this study examined to what extent the association between social support and life satisfaction in early adolescence varied across different social sources and countries. Also, it examined whether cross-country variations are explained by national-level generalized trust, a sociocultural factor that shapes adolescent socialization. National-level data were linked to data from 183,918 early adolescents (M-age = 13.56, SD = 1.63, 52% girls) from 42 European and North American countries/regions obtained from HBSC. Multilevel regression analyses yielded a positive association between support from different sources and life satisfaction. The strongest associations were found for support from families, followed by teachers and classmates, and weakest for support from friends. Associations varied across different countries/regions. National-level trust amplified the association between perceived classmate support and adolescent life satisfaction. The revealed cross-country differences open avenues for future cross-cultural research on explanations for cross-cultural differences in the association between social support from different sources and life satisfaction in early adolescence.
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30. Preface
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Theorell, Töres, Eriksson, Charli, and Hogstedt, Christer
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31. تصورات الأمراض غير المعدية وإدارة إصابات الحرب في النظام الصحي الفلسطيني: دراسة نوعية لمنظورات مقدمي الرعاية الصحية
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Mosleh, Marwan, Aljeesh, Yousef, Eriksson, Charli, Carlerby, Heidi, and Viitasara, Eija
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NCD ,Palestinian health system ,management ,war injury - Abstract
Background: Palestine, like other low-income countries, is confronting an increasing epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCD) and trend of war injury. The management of health problems often presents a critical challenge to the Palestinian health system (PHS). Understanding the perceptions of healthcare providers is essential in exploring the gaps in the health system to develop an effective healthcare intervention. Unfortunately, health research on management of NCD and war injury has largely been neglected and received little attention. Therefore, the study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare providers regarding NCD and war injury management in the PHS in the Gaza Strip. Methods: A qualitative study approach was used, based on four focus group discussions (FGDs) involving a purposive sampling strategy of 30 healthcare providers from three main public hospitals in Gaza Strip. A semi-structured topic guide was used, and the focus group interviews data were analyzed using manifest content analysis. The study was approved by the Palestinian Health Research Council (PHRC) for ethics approval. Results: From the healthcare providers perspective, four main themes and several subthemes have emerged from the descriptive manifest content analysis: functioning of healthcare system; system-related challenges; patients-related challenges; strategies and actions to navigating the challenges and improving care. Informants frequently discussed that despite some positive aspects in the system, fundamental changes and significant improvements are needed. Some expressed serious concerns that the healthcare system needs complete rebuilding to facilitate the management of NCD and war-related injury. They perceived important barriers to effective management of NCD and war injury such as poor hospital infrastructure and logistics, shortage of micro and sub-specialities and essential resources. Participants also expressed a dilemma and troubles in communication and interactions, especially during emergencies or crises. The informants stressed the unused of updated clinical management guidelines. There was a consensus regarding poor shared-care/task sharing, partnership, and cooperation among healthcare facilities. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that fundamental changes and significant reforms are needed in the health system to make healthcare services more effective, timely, and efficient. The study disclosed the non-use of clinical guidelines as well as suboptimal sectorial tasksharing among different stakeholders and healthcare providers. A clear and comprehensive healthcare policy considering the gaps in the system must be adopted for the improvement and development of care in the PHS. Keywords: NCD, management, Palestinian health system, perception, war injuryCorrespondence الخلفية: تواجه فلسطين ، مثل غيرها من البلدان منخفضة الدخل ، وباءً متزايدًا للأمراض غير المعدية (NCD) واتجاهًا لإصابات الحرب. غالبًا ما تمثل إدارة المشكلات الصحية تحديًا خطيرًا لنظام الصحة الفلسطيني (PHS). يعد فهم تصورات مقدمي الرعاية الصحية أمرًا ضروريًا في استكشاف الفجوات في النظام الصحي لتطوير تدخل رعاية صحية فعال. للأسف ، تم إهمال البحوث الصحية حول إدارة الأمراض غير المعدية وإصابات الحرب إلى حد كبير ولم تحظ باهتمام كبير. لذلك ، هدفت الدراسة إلى استكشاف وجهات نظر مقدمي الرعاية الصحية فيما يتعلق بالأمراض غير المعدية وإدارة إصابات الحرب في الرعاية الصحية الأولية في قطاع غزة. الطرق: تم استخدام منهج الدراسة النوعية ، بناءً على أربع مناقشات جماعية مركزة (FGDs) تتضمن استراتيجية أخذ عينات هادفة من 30 مقدم رعاية صحية من ثلاثة مستشفيات عامة رئيسية في قطاع غزة. تم استخدام دليل موضوع شبه منظم ، وتم تحليل بيانات مقابلات مجموعة التركيز باستخدام تحليل محتوى البيان. تمت الموافقة على الدراسة من قبل مجلس البحوث الصحية الفلسطيني (PHRC) للمصادقة الأخلاقية. النتائج: من منظور مقدمي الرعاية الصحية ، ظهرت أربعة موضوعات رئيسية والعديد من المواضيع الفرعية من تحليل المحتوى الظاهر الوصفي: أداء نظام الرعاية الصحية ؛ التحديات المتعلقة بالنظام ؛ التحديات المتعلقة بالمرضى ؛ استراتيجيات وإجراءات للتغلب على التحديات وتحسين الرعاية. ناقش المخبرون بشكل متكرر أنه على الرغم من بعض الجوانب الإيجابية في النظام ، هناك حاجة إلى تغييرات جوهرية وتحسينات مهمة. أعرب البعض عن مخاوف جدية من أن نظام الرعاية الصحية يحتاج إلى إعادة بناء كاملة لتسهيل إدارة الأمراض غير المعدية والإصابات المرتبطة بالحرب. لقد لاحظوا وجود عوائق مهمة أمام الإدارة الفعالة للأمراض غير المعدية وإصابات الحرب مثل البنية التحتية السيئة للمستشفيات والخدمات اللوجستية ، ونقص التخصصات الدقيقة والفرعية والموارد الأساسية. كما عبر المشاركون عن معضلة ومشاكل في التواصل والتفاعلات ، خاصة أثناء حالات الطوارئ أو الأزمات. شدد المخبرين على عدم استخدام إرشادات الإدارة السريرية المحدثة. كان هناك توافق في الآراء بشأن ضعف الرعاية المشتركة / تقاسم المهام ، والشراكة ، والتعاون بين مرافق الرعاية الصحية. الخلاصة: تشير نتائجنا إلى الحاجة إلى تغييرات جوهرية وإصلاحات مهمة في النظام الصحي لجعل خدمات الرعاية الصحية أكثر فعالية وفي الوقت المناسب وكفاءة. كشفت الدراسة عن عدم استخدام الإرشادات السريرية بالإضافة إلى تقاسم المهام القطاعية دون المستوى الأمثل بين مختلف أصحاب المصلحة ومقدمي الرعاية الصحية. يجب تبني سياسة رعاية صحية واضحة وشاملة تأخذ بعين الاعتبار الثغرات الموجودة في النظام لتحسين وتطوير الرعاية الصحية في خدمات الصحة العامة. الكلمات المفتاحية: الأمراض غير المعدية ، الإدارة ، النظام الصحي الفلسطيني ، الإدراك ، إصابة الحرب ، المراسلات
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32. How is health promotion research undertaken in a Nordic context? : A scoping review on doctoral dissertations from 2008-2018
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Eriksson, Andrea, Myglegård Andersen, Heidi, Eriksson, Charli, Johannessen, Aud, Simonsen, Nina, Thualagant, Nicole, Torp, Steffen, Trollvik, Anne, and Haglund, Bo J. A.
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This scoping review was commenced as a collaboration within the NordicHealth Promotion Research Network (NHPRN). The overall aim was to explore how research under the label ‘health promotion’ was undertaken in a Nordic context. The search for dissertations published in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden was limited to the years 2008 to 2018. Manual searches of university websites, as well as different databases in the Nordic countries, were required for collecting dissertations from all universities. The collection of dissertations was more difficult than expected. There were 56 published PhD dissertations from 6 universities in Denmark, 51 from 8 universities in Finland, 0 from Iceland, 53 from 7 universities in Norway and 193 from 22 universities in Sweden. Almost half of the analysed dissertations combined qualitative and quantitative methods. About one-third of the dissertations had a settings approach, followed by a societal approach and individual approach. Finland and Sweden presented more intervention studies than the other countries. A majority of the intervention studies included individual lifestyle issues. Based on the analysis of the research approaches, more dissertations embracing societal perspectives and broader determinants of health may be recommended for future Nordic dissertations.
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33. School achievement and health development in the Nordic countries : Knowledge gaps and concerns about school-age children
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School achievement has increasingly come into focus during the last decades. The overall aim of this report is to highlight the need for knowledge for promoting health and development among school-aged children in the Nordic countries. Learning in school and for life is a key element for future well-being and quality of life. The present analysis did not have the resources nor time to do a systematic review. Therefore, a more selective approach was taken based on previous reviews and partly working as a scoping review. The different sections of the report conclude with a list of knowledge gaps and concerns. The research methodology in the relevant disciplinary fields are diverse and is also affected by the paradigm war, that is, difference scientific approaches do not share basic assumptions, research procedures and analytical methods. Therefore, an introductory section deals with this challenge. What is needed in this field is scientific knowledge as well as practical knowledge and practical wisdom to guide the further development of the school system. The school systems in the Nordic countries are similar but also different. We can learn from each other both from successes and failures, which merits a brief overview of the Nordic school systems follows. The school for all has been a joint characteristic of the Nordic school system, but it has been challenges by the neo-liberal policies such as school choices and privatisation. School achievement is a major focus in this report. However, in order to do multi-country comparison, the development of the international large-scale assessments has been of crucial as a research infrastructure. The report gives some recent results from the 2018 PISA study. This study concerns mainly three different aspects of inequality in school achievements. (i) Gender differences in school achievement are a universal finding. (i) Gender differences in school achievement are a universal finding. Boys are falling behind girls. What do we know about this, what impact does it have and what can be done to make a school where each child can grow and reach their full potential? (ii) Socioeconomic differences in school achievement are among the findings in most countries, so also in the Nordic welfare states. This may seem paradoxical. (iii) Health development is also associated with school achievement. We have learnt from longitudinal studies the there is a reciprocal relationship between mental health and learning. The report describes a series of concern regarding methodology, theoretical perspective, policy aspects, ethical and political aspects. There is a need for scientific knowledge, practical knowledge, and practical wisdom to guide the further development of the Nordic school systems. This can be achieved by bridging different knowledge gaps through studies of different educational practice, interventions and measures; by using systematic reviews to summarize what already is known; by doing original comparative research; by using the potentials of the unique infrastructure and competence in registry-based research as well as the best available evaluative research designs and practice-based designs; and by increasing research collaboration between Nordic researchers in relevant fields such as educational science, cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology (developmental science), sociology of education, child public health and policy science. Moreover, the research should be concerned with ethical and political issues of the selected approaches. Research to bridge knowledge gaps in five different regards is suggested: (1) Trends: How is the situation; (2) Consequences: How important; (3) Mechanisms: why; (4) Interventions: What can be done; and (5) Policy and implementation: What can be done on a national level? The following measures are suggested for supporting Nordic research in this field: (1) Collaboration grants for Nordic researchers that can pool data and resources for in-depth analysis of trends, mechanism, consequences, interventions, and policy/implementation. (2) Support to infrastructure for Nordic comparative research. (3) Research grants to researchers that plan, supported by systematic review of previous research, and conduct original research on issues like: · School for all in the Nordic countries – trends, challenges, and remedies in the neoliberal era · Mechanisms behind the socioeconomic, gender and health inequalities in school achievement · Controlled studies of measures taken for improving socioeconomic, gender and health equality in school achievement · Studies aiming at improving the working environment in schools including children, parents and school staff in research and development · Studies of physical and mental health, and school achievement: educational trajectory for children in the Nordic countries · Health promotion in schools in the Nordic Countries: studies of educational practice, programmes and whole-school-approach research school. (4) a research school in this field could be a measure that facilitate the training of next generation of researchers in the Nordic countries. This could be an important link between senior Nordic researcher that jointly manage the research school. Positive Mental Health among School-aged Children in the Nordic Countries
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34. Perceptions of Non-Communicable Disease and War Injury Management in the Palestinian Health System : A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Perspectives
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Mosleh, Marwan, Aljeesh, Yousef, Dalal, Koustuv, Eriksson, Charli, Carlerby, Heidi, Viitasara, Eija, Mosleh, Marwan, Aljeesh, Yousef, Dalal, Koustuv, Eriksson, Charli, Carlerby, Heidi, and Viitasara, Eija
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Background: Palestine, like other low-income countries, is confronting an increasing epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCD) and trend of war injury. The management of health problems often presents a critical challenge to the Palestinian health system (PHS). Understanding the perceptions of healthcare providers is essential in exploring the gaps in the health system to develop an effective healthcare intervention. Unfortunately, health research on management of NCD and war injury has largely been neglected and received little attention. Therefore, the study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare providers regarding NCD and war injury management in the PHS in the Gaza Strip. Methods: A qualitative study approach was used, based on four focus group discussions (FGDs) involving a purposive sampling strategy of 30 healthcare providers from three main public hospitals in Gaza Strip. A semi-structured topic guide was used, and the focus group interviews data were analyzed using manifest content analysis. The study was approved by the Palestinian Health Research Council (PHRC) for ethics approval. Results: From the healthcare providers perspective, four main themes and several subthemes have emerged from the descriptive manifest content analysis: functioning of healthcare system; system-related challenges; patients-related challenges; strategies and actions to navigating the challenges and improving care. Informants frequently discussed that despite some positive aspects in the system, fundamental changes and significant improvements are needed. Some expressed serious concerns that the healthcare system needs complete rebuilding to facilitate the management of NCD and war-related injury. They perceived important barriers to effective management of NCD and war injury such as poor hospital infrastructure and logistics, shortage of micro and sub-specialities and essential resources. Participants also expressed a dilemma and troubles in communication and interacti
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35. Att mäta och värdera psykisk hälsa bland ungdomar : om vägval, möjligheter, svårigheter och ofullständig kunskap
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Eriksson, Charli, Damsgaard, Mogens Trab, Eriksson, Charli, and Damsgaard, Mogens Trab
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Forskning om utvecklingen av ungdomars psykiska hälsa är utmanande. Begreppets mångsidighet gör vetenskapsteoretiska och metodologiska reflektioner nödvändiga. Data ska samlas in som kan ge möjlighet att följa utvecklingen över tid, vilket kräver goda mätinstrument, god infrastruktur för datainsamling och kompetens att mäta och analysera. Det är en paradox att den självrapporterade psykiska hälsan försämras särskilt hos tonårsflickor i ett land som välfärdslandet Sverige. En översikt ges av tidigare forskning kring trender i ungdomars psykiska hälsa inom ramen för studien Skolbarns hälsovanor. Ytterligare multidisciplinär forskning med olika komplementande ansatser behövs för att bättre fylla kunskapsluckorna., Research on the development of adolescent mental health is challenging. The complexity of the phenomenon makes scientific and methodological reflections necessary. Data must be collected enhancing analysis of the developments over time, which requires good measuring instruments, infrastructure for data collection and competence in analysing and reporting. It is aparadox that the self-reported mental health deteriorates, especially among teenage girls in the Swedish welfare state. Previous research on trends in young people’s mental health in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study is reviewed. Further multidisciplinary research with different complementary approaches is needed to better fill the knowledge gaps., Positive Mental Health among School-children in the Nordic Countries
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36. Perceptions of Non-Communicable Disease and War Injury Management in the Palestinian Health System: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Perspectives
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Mosleh,Marwan, Aljeesh,Yousef, Dalal,Koustuv, Eriksson,Charli, Carlerby,Heidi, Viitasara,Eija, Mosleh,Marwan, Aljeesh,Yousef, Dalal,Koustuv, Eriksson,Charli, Carlerby,Heidi, and Viitasara,Eija
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Marwan Mosleh, 1, 2 Yousef Aljeesh, 3 Koustuv Dalal, 1, 4 Charli Eriksson, 5 Heidi Carlerby, 1 Eija Viitasara 1 1Department of Health Sciences (HLV), Public Health Science, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden; 2Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; 3International Public Health Medicine, Islamic University, Gaza, Palestine; 4Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and EBM; Faculty of Medicine and Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 5Department of Public Health, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence: Marwan Mosleh Tel +970599859122Email Marwan.mosleh@miun.seBackground: Palestine, like other low-income countries, is confronting an increasing epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCD) and trend of war injury. The management of health problems often presents a critical challenge to the Palestinian health system (PHS). Understanding the perceptions of healthcare providers is essential in exploring the gaps in the health system to develop an effective healthcare intervention. Unfortunately, health research on management of NCD and war injury has largely been neglected and received little attention. Therefore, the study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare providers regarding NCD and war injury management in the PHS in the Gaza Strip.Methods: A qualitative study approach was used, based on four focus group discussions (FGDs) involving a purposive sampling strategy of 30 healthcare providers from three main public hospitals in Gaza Strip. A semi-structured topic guide was used, and the focus group interviews data were analyzed using manifest content analysis. The study was approved by the Palestinian Health Research Council (PHRC) for ethics approval.Results: From the healthcare providers perspective, four main themes and several sub-themes have emerged from the descriptive manifest content analysis: functioning of healthcare system; system-related challenges; patients-related challenges; strategies and act
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37. Building knowledge of adolescent mental health in the Nordic countries
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Eriksson, Charli, Arnarsson, Arsaell, Damsgaard, Mogens Trab, Potrebny, Thomas, Suominen, Sakari, Torsheim, Torbjørn, and Due, Pernille
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Adolescence is an important developmental period. Young people face many pressures and challenges, including growing academic expectations, changing social relationships with family and peers, and the physical and emotional changes associated with maturation. Mental health is a broad concept, including positive mental health, mental health problems and psychiatric diseases. This introductory paper addresses the issue of positive mental health, and how existing data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC) may be used to deepen our knowledge of developments in mental health among adolescents in the Nordic countries. The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that now includes 48 countries, collecting data every four years from 1984 to 2018 on health, well-being, health behaviour and social environments. Data collection is carried out in school classes via self-completion of questionnaires. An asset of the study is that the HBSC focuses on understanding young people’s health in their social context at family, peer, school, neighbourhood, and country levels. The investment in the HBSC study gives unique opportunities for high-quality research and monitoring in the Nordic countries. The on-going Nordic research collaboration on positive mental health among adolescents uses the HBSC study as the research infrastructure for analysing trends as well as collecting new data on positive mental health. This special issue reports on trends when positive perspectives have been guiding the analysis of available data. The present research explores the potential of Nordic collaboration and comparative studies of school-aged children in the Nordic countries. publishedVersion
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38. Perceptions of Non-Communicable Disease and War Injury Management in the Palestinian Health System: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Perspectives
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Mosleh, Marwan, primary, Aljeesh, Yousef, additional, Dalal, Koustuv, additional, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Carlerby, Heidi, additional, and Viitasara, Eija, additional
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39. Trends in excellent self-rated healthamong adolescents: A comparative Nordic study
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Potrebny, Thomas, primary, Torsheim, Torbjørn, additional, Due, Pernille, additional, Välimaa, Raili, additional, Suominen, Sakari, additional, and Eriksson, Charli, additional
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40. Trends in sleeping difficulty among adolescentsin five Nordic countries 2002–2014
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Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin, primary, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, additional, Tynjälä, Jorma, additional, Välimaa, Raili, additional, and Eriksson, Charli, additional
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Eriksson, Charli, primary, Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, additional, Damsgaard, Mogens Trab, additional, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Suominen, Sakari, additional, Torsheim, Torbjørn, additional, and Due, Pernille, additional
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42. Trends in high life satisfaction among adolescentsin five Nordic countries 2002–2014
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Due, Pernille, primary, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Torsheim, Torbjørn, additional, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Välimaa, Raili, additional, Suominen, Sakari, additional, Rasmussen, Mette, additional, Currie, Candace, additional, and Damgaard, Mogens Trab, additional
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43. Time-trends in Nordic adolescents’ communicationwith their parents
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Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, primary, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Torsheim, Torbjorn, additional, and Eriksson, Charli, additional
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44. Positiv psykisk hälsa hos skolbarn iNorden
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Eriksson, Charli, primary
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45. Trends in perceived school stress among adolescentsin five Nordic countries 2002–2014
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Löfstedt, Petra, primary, Eriksson, Charli, additional, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Välimaa, Raili, additional, Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin, additional, Due, Pernille, additional, Damsgaard, Mogens Trab, additional, Suominen, Sakari, additional, Rasmussen, Mette, additional, and Torsheim, Torbjørn, additional
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46. Towards enhancing research on adolescent positivemental health
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Eriksson, Charli, primary, Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, additional, Damsgaard, Mogens Trab, additional, Löfstedt, Petra, additional, Potrebny, Thomas, additional, Suominen, Sakari, additional, Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin, additional, Torsheim, Torbjørn, additional, Välimaa, Raili, additional, and Due, Pernille, additional
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47. Initial motives and organizational context enabling female mentors' engagement in formal mentoring – A qualitative study from the mentors' perspective
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Larsson, Madelene, Pettersson, Camilla, Eriksson, Charli, and Skoog, Therése
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Mentoring aimed at supporting young people and their development shows promising results, but its delivery is threatened by the difficulty of recruiting sufficient numbers of mentors and keeping them engaged over time. The aim of this study was to help overcome this problem by examining female mentors' motives for engaging in formal voluntary mentoring of young women, and exploring how organizations can facilitate these mentors' satisfaction in staying engaged over time. Based on qualitative interviews with 12 mentors in a Swedish non-governmental organization, the Girls Zone, we show six categories of mentor motives related to initial motivation for engagement: self-interested reasons, empowering women, being a responsible citizen, sense of compassion, self-awareness, and longing for meaningfulness. In addition, we show five categories related to the organizational work of satisfying mentors: a win-win relationship, a feeling of ambivalence despite clear responsibilities and contributions, customized support and guidance, a caring organizational identity, and a commitment to pursue with feelings of duty and emotional connection. Using self-determination theory as the framework to guide our understanding of the findings, we conclude that mentors' motivations for engaging as mentors are linked to the fulfillment of basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Practical recommendations are offered in light of the findings.
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48. Socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden
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Molarius, Anu, Berglund, Kenneth, Eriksson, Charli, Lambe, Mats, Nordström, Eva, Eriksson, Hans G., and Feldman, Inna
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49. Evaluating seat belt use in Lebanon (1997-2017)
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Akl, Ziad, Akl, Mona, Eriksson, Charli, Gifford, Mervyn, Dalal, Koustuv, Akl, Ziad, Akl, Mona, Eriksson, Charli, Gifford, Mervyn, and Dalal, Koustuv
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Introduction: The use of seat belts has made a significant contribution to the reduction of road traffic casualties, and the risk inherent with not wearing seat belts in all seats of a vehicle is now well-known worldwide. The use of seat belts has a major role in reducing fatal and nonfatal injuries in all types of motor-vehicles crashes. Aim: The aim of this study is to understand the reasons behind the variation in seat belt use over the past two decades in Lebanon. It analyzes the situation and suggests recommendations to improve seat belt use in Lebanon. Design: Nine observational studies had been conducted in Lebanon during the last two decades between 1997 and 2017, and one qualitative study was performed in 2017. Results: The results show a significant variation in the use of the seat belt. When enforcement efforts are in progress, seat belt use increases. While when there are no checkpoints and the enforcement of seat belt use is almost absent, a significant fall was noticed. Discussion: The results of this study proved the failure of the Lebanese government in saving hundreds of lives just by a simple measure of enforcing seat belt law. Although experiences from various countries prove that such laws usually have a long-lasting effect on seat belt use, Lebanon failed to pursue the successful implementation of this law due to security and political problems. Conclusion: During the past two decades, Lebanon witnessed continuous fluctuations in seat belt use. Outside few short enforcement campaigns, our observations showed lack in seat belt use. Our observations of seat belt use among drivers and front seat passengers showed a significant correlation between seat belt use and the enforcement of seat belt law. The greatest national benefits from seat belt use are obtained when wearing rates are very high. This can be achieved only through a sustained enforcement campaign alongside other seat belt wearing interventions such as publicity and education. © 2019 Ope
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50. Time-trends in Nordic adolescents’ communication with their parents
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Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, Potrebny, Thomas, Torsheim, Torbjørn, Eriksson, Charli, Arnarsson, Ársaell Már, Potrebny, Thomas, Torsheim, Torbjørn, and Eriksson, Charli
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Adolescence is an important developmental period toward greater independence. However, the family is still very important in the life of young people. The aim of this study was to analyse changes over time in easy communication between adolescents and their parents in the Nordic countries. The study used the Nordic part of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, carried out in four waves from 2002–2014. It included 109,446 adolescents. The adolescents were asked how easy it was to communicate with their mother or father about things that really bothered them. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics and binomial logistic regression. In all Nordic countries, the prevalence of easy communication between adolescents and their parents increased from 2002 to 2014. Although the positive change in parental communication was more pronounced among Nordic fathers, the data showed that mothers had markedly better communication with their adolescents than fathers did. In 2014, around three out of four adolescents found it easy to talk with their fathers, while four out of five found it easy to talk with their mothers. The results indicate that policies in the Nordic countries to support the role of both mothers and fathers in caring for their children are warranted.
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