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

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:

University of Luxembourg / Ministère de l'Éducation nationale / de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DG Jeunesse and DG SCRIPT); Ministère de la Santé / Direction de la santé
Principal Investigator(s):

Carolina Catunda

Maud Moinard (external)

About

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 University of Luxembourg, 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 / 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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Helmut Willems

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Felipe Goedert Mendes

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Joana LOPES FERREIRA

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Katia ZIADI

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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)
Claire van Duin

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