The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions
By C. Roberts, J. Freeman, O. Samdal, C. Schnohr, M. E. Looze, S. Nic Gabhainn, R. Iannotti, M. Rasmussen, the Hbsc Positive Health Focus Group. International Journal of Public Health, 2009
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Objectives:To describe the methodological development of the HBSC survey since its inception and explore methodological tensions that need to be addressed in the ongoing work on this and other large-scale cross-national surveys.Methods:Using archival data and conversations with members of the network, we collaboratively analysed our joint understandings of the survey’s methodology.Results:We identified four tensions that are likely to be present in upcoming survey cycles: (1) maintaining quality standards against a background of rapid growth, (2) continuous improvement with limited financial resources, (3) accommodating analysis of trends with the need to improve and adapt questionnaire content, and (4) meeting the differing requirements of scientific and policy audiences.Conclusions:While these challenges are not trivial, the structure of the HBSC network and its long-term experience in working through such challenges renders it likely that HBSC can provide a model of other similar studies facing these tensions.
Subfields: Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Speech and Hearing
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- Optimizing Population Screening of Bullying in School-Aged Children (2010, methodology): “To date, most of the reported world prevalence rates in school-based bullying have been derived from the use of two screening questions adapted from the Olweus' Bully/Victim Questionnaire (1996 ) used in the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey (HBSC; see Roberts et al, 2009 ).”
- The European KIDSCREEN approach to measure quality of life and well-being in children: development, current application, and future advances (2013, methodology): “The KIDSCREEN-10 index was included from 2005 on as a measure for positive well-being in the ‘‘Health Behavior in School-Aged Children’’ (HBSC) study [27, 28] which is conducted in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.”
- Gaming Addiction, Gaming Engagement, and Psychological Health Complaints Among Norwegian Adolescents (2013, neutral): “For more information concerning the HBSC study, confer Currie, NicGabhainn, Godeau, and The International HBSC Network Coordinating Committee (2009), Roberts et al. (2009), and www.hbsc.org.”
- Autonomy support and achievement goals as predictors of perceived school performance and life satisfaction in the transition between lower and upper secondary school (2014, methodology): “Data collectionwas performed during a school lesson by the class teacher according to standardised instructions, which ensured students’ confidentiality (Roberts et al. 2009).”