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 1. Key findings

Abstract

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (‎HBSC)‎, a WHO collaborative cross-national study, has provided information about the health, well-being, social environment and health behaviour of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys and girls for over 30 years. The 2017/2018 survey report presents data from over 220 000 young people in 45 countries and regions in Europe and Canada. The data focus on social context (‎relations with family, peers, school and online communication)‎, health outcomes (‎subjective health, mental health, overweight and obesity, and injuries)‎, health behaviours (‎patterns of eating, physical activity and toothbrushing)‎ and risk behaviours (‎use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, sexual behaviour, fighting and bullying)‎ relevant to young people’s health and well-being. New items on electronic media communication and cyberbullying and a revised measure on family meals were introduced to the HBSC survey in 2017/2018 and measures of individual health complaints and underweight are also included for the first time in the international report. Volume 1 of the international report presents key findings from the 2017/2018 survey, and Volume 2 provides key data disaggregated by country/ region, age, gender and family affluence.