Research project HBSC Luxembourg

HBSC Luxembourg – Health Behaviour in School-aged Children in Luxembourg

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a collaborative cross-national study by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The project at a glance

  • Start date:
    01 Jan 2016
  • Duration in months:
    1
  • Funding:
    ±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø / Ministère de l'Éducation nationale / de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DG Jeunesse and DG SCRIPT); Ministère de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale / Direction de la santé
  • Principal Investigator(s):
    Carolina Catunda
    Maud Moinard (external)

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The HBSC study was founded in 1982 and nowadays the network includes 51 countries and regions from Europe, North America and Asia. The survey assesses children’s and adolescents’ well-being, health status and health-related behaviours. It aims to understand the relationship between health and social factors and to communicate the results to the public. The HBSC study is conducted every 4 years surveying students aged 11, 13 and 15 years. In the HBSC network, more than 200 000 students were surveyed in the round of 2017/2018.

Luxembourg conducted a pilot survey in 1999 and has participated in the HBSC survey rounds of 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. Since 2016, the HBSC study is undertaken in cooperation with the ±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø, the Ministère de la Santé / Direction de la santé and the Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse. In each wave, between 7 500 and 10 000 students aged from 11 to 18 years answered to the self-report questionnaire. The students attended schools in Luxembourg that teach according to the national curriculum. The findings support the development of measures to promote health and well-being that are adjusted to young people in Luxembourg.

Organisation and Partners

  • Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)
  • Department of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)
  • Ministère de la Santé de la Sécurité sociale / Direction de la santé
  • Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
  • de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DG Jeunesse and DG SCRIPT)

Project team

  • Carolina Catunda

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  • Maud Moinard

    Ministère de la Santé / Direction de la Santé

  • Caroline Residori

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  • Felipe Goedert Mendes

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  • Joana LOPES FERREIRA

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  • Elodie MARTINS

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  • Sarah BITAR

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  • Marta VIGIER

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  • Katharina K. Pucher

    Ministère de la Santé / Direction de la Santé

  • Senad Karavdic

    Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DG Jeunesse and DG SCRIPT)

  • Josepha Nell

    Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DG Jeunesse and DG SCRIPT)

Keywords

  • HBSC
  • Health Behaviour in School-aged Children
  • Adolescents
  • Health behaviours
  • Risk behaviours
  • Mental health and well-being

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