Tag: Health Behaviour

Research by PESSJan 8, 20242:54 pm

Left behind: inequalities in the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents in the WHO European Region

Research Impact: The COVID-19 pandemic had created many restrictions on the lives of adolescents around the world. In this report, we looked at those adolescents in 22 countries who reported COVID-19 had a negative impact […]

Research by PESSSep 5, 20224:13 pm

Publication: Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use

Research Impact: Many researchers repeatedly find the link between physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore, several interventions have attempted to increase physical activity levels in multiple settings. The school is one such setting. The […]

Research by PESSMay 24, 20212:06 pm

Publication: Czech adolescents’ remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown

New Publication from @kwokwng
& colleagues on Czech adolescents’ remote school & health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown

Research by PESSMar 2, 202111:27 am

Publication: Physical activity, sedentary screen time and bullying behaviors: exploring differences between adolescents with and without disabilities

Research Impact Summary: Adolescents with disabilities are more likely to experience bullying behaviours than their non-disabled peers. Moreover, physical activity can be seen as a protective factor for bullying, and that maybe be influenced by […]

Research by PESSSep 25, 20208:20 am

Publication: Intra-Rater Test-Retest Reliability of a Modified Child Functioning Module, Self-Report Version

Research Impact: Under article 31 of the UN Conventions of the rights of persons with disabilities, data must be aggregated by disability, especially for monitoring purposes as well as each state should ensure dissemination of […]

Research by PESSJan 30, 20198:00 am

Publication: Identification of health-related behavioural clusters & association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students

Research Impact Summary: Risky health-related behaviours (physical inactivity, alcohol abuse, smoking, poor dietary behaviours and illicit drug use) are primary causes of premature morbidity and mortality. There is a risk that individuals will engage in risky health-related […]