A5029233719- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Education, Sociology, Communication Studies
- Social Media and Politics
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Sleep and related disorders
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik
2015-2024
University Medical Center Groningen
2022-2024
University of Groningen
2022-2024
Palacký University Olomouc
2024
Technical University of Košice
2020
Insufficient and poor sleep patterns are common among adolescents worldwide. Up to now, the evidence on adolescent has been mostly informed by country-specific studies that used different measures age groups, making direct comparisons difficult. Cross-national data could inform nations international discussions lacking. We examined of across 24 countries gender, age, affluence groups.We obtained 165,793 (mean 13.5 years; 50.5% girls) in European North American from recent cross-sectional...
This study examined the relationship between Excessive Internet Use (EIU) in adolescents and their family environment, namely type, economic status, effect of parental care, level control, amount monitoring, quality communication, time spent together. The was based on data from an international survey, Health Behaviour School Aged Children (HBSC), conducted Slovakia. sample representative for included 2547 participants (51% boys) aged 13-15. Multiple-step linear regression revealed that...
The aim of this study is to explore the association between family-related factors and excessive time spent on screen-based activities among school-aged children. A cross-sectional survey using methodology Health Behaviour in School-aged Children was performed 2013, with data collected from Slovak (n = 258) Czech 406) 11- 15-year-old effects age, gender, availability a TV or computer bedroom, parental rules watching working computer, content programmes work together parents were explored...
Sleep problems are common in adolescence with a negative impact on the mental health and functioning of adolescents. However, roles different sleep relation to emotional behavioural (EBPs), classified according 10th version International Classification Diseases as emotional, conduct, hyperactivity social disorders, not clear. The first aim study was investigate association between difficulties getting EBPs second explore role duration this association. We used data from Health Behaviour...
Problematic internet and smartphone use are significant health challenges for contemporary adolescents. However, their mutual relationship is unclear because studies investigating these phenomena scarce. The present study aimed to investigate the psychological risks protective factors associated with problematic use.A representative sample of Slovak adolescents (N = 4070, Mage 14.38, SDage 0.77, 50.5% girls) from Health Behavior in School-aged Children project was analyzed using network...
This study aims to examine the association of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) with emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) among adolescents degree which this is stronger for more ACE. In addition, we assessed whether socioeconomic position (SEP) modifies ACE EBP. We obtained data from 341 aged 10–16 (mean age = 13.14 years; 44.0% boys), baseline a cohort study. measured EBP strengths difficulties questionnaire self-reported financial status. used generalized linear models analyze...
Background This study investigates both offline and online bullying perpetration victimization in association with problematic internet use (PIU) smartphone (PSU), while also considering the related psychosocial difficulties. Methods A total of 3939 adolescents (49.4% boys, aged 13–15 years) from a representative sample schools Slovakia was obtained Health Behavior School‐aged Children (HBSC) project 2018. Due to lack similar complex research expected mutual associations among constructs, we...
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess age and gender differences in prevalence screen based behaviour, physical activity health complaints among Slovak school-aged children. Methods: Data from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour School-aged Children collected 2010 children (age 11-15 years, N=8,042) used. Logistic regression models adjusted were used analyse associations between watching TV, working with a computer or playing games headache, backache, sleep difficulties, feeling low,...
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor family support communication can increase emotional behavioural problems (EBP). Therefore, we assessed the association of difficult with mother father separately both (EBP), whether adolescents’ moderates adverse (ACE) EBP adolescents. Methods We used data from Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study conducted 2018 Slovakia, comprising 5202 adolescents aged 11 to 15 (mean age 13.53; 49.3% boys). were measured using...
The aim of our study was to explore whether energy drink consumption is associated with both emotional and behavioural problems this association might be mediated by amount sleep breakfast among adolescents. nationally representative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, realised 2018 Slovakia schools, used acquire needed data, the research sample 8405 adolescents from 11 15 years old (mean age = 13.43; 50.9% boys) who completed questionnaires on their own a presence...
Biddle, Soós, Takács, & Huszár, 2009;Soos et al., 2012). Generally, country differences in screen-based activities the Central European region, with its common historical experience, are usually small (Guthold, Cowan, Autenrieth, Kann, Riley, 2010;Sigmundová, Sigmund, Kalman, Hamrik, 2013;Torsheim 2010).However, this study can provide baseline data for a comparison and investigation of lifestyle health behaviours region future (Brindova, Veselska, 2014;Bucksch, Inchley, Finne, Kolip,...
The aim of this study was to create a shorter Czech version (ECR-R-16) the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) questionnaire and assess its psychometric properties. Data from representative sample population 15 90 years old ( N = 1000, M age 46.0 years, SD 17.3) were collected using face-to-face structured interview 2014. developed short form ECR-R showed good internal consistency (alphas varied .84 .90), both exploratory confirmatory factor analyses replicated two-dimensional...
(1) Background: The aim of this study was to explore the associations between health literacy and symptoms for eating disorders among adolescents, taking into consideration age gender whether association is mediated by body image. (2) Methods: We used data on 5054 adolescents (mean = 13.9, 51.7% boys) from Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children conducted 2018 Slovakia. logistic regression models examine level (3) Results: Adolescents with low medium levels had a higher occurrence reporting...
Objectives: To explore the role of resilience as a mediator in association between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and emotional behavioural problems (EBP) among adolescents. Methods: We used data from Slovak 2018 Health Behaviour School-aged Children study, comprising 2,839 adolescents aged 13-15 (mean age 13.93; 49.6% boys). multivariate linear regression performed on 5000 bootstrap samples adjusted for age, gender, family affluence to mediation associations ACE (measured using adapted...
This study examined the associations of Internet and computer screen time with school difficulties role sleep quality soft energy drinks consumption. We used data from cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children collected 2014 among Slovak adolescents (aged 11.0–15.9 years, N = 7595, 48.1% boys). inter-relations between spent on digital devices (time playing games or use), sleeping (sleeping shortage, difficulties), soft/energy consumption problems (low academic achievement,...
The aim of this qualitative study was to identify the main factors that help and hinder adolescents' wellbeing at school using their perspectives experiences.
Family support has a beneficial impact on protecting health-risk behaviour in adolescents. This study aimed to explore whether family is associated with risk of smoking during transition from early (11 years) late (15 adolescence across 42 countries. The data the cross-national Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) 2017/2018 were employed (N = 195,966). was measured using four-item dimension Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support (sum score 20 or more categorised as high...
Abstract Background Both eating disorders and excessive internet use represent significant health issues for contemporary adolescents. Yet, the link between them has seldom been investigated. We aim to study this association through their common underlying psychological factors: internalising problems externalising problems. Methods A representative sample of 7,083 adolescents (M age = 13.48 years; SD 1.32; 50.3% girls) from Slovakia was obtained Health Behaviour in School-aged Children...
The aim is to describe a profile of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient (socio-demographic data, course disease, health status, and care utilization, SLE impact on their life, awareness) explore the association patient's perspective with clinical indicators. Adult patients diagnosed by were recruited in outpatient clinics (
Evidence is lacking on the screen-based behaviour of adolescents with a chronic condition. The aim our study was to analyse differences in by long-term illness, asthma and learning disabilities. We used data from cross-sectional Health Behaviour School-aged Children collected 2014 among Slovak (age 13 15 years old, N = 2682, 49.7 % boys). analysed associations between disabilities using logistic regression models adjusted for gender. found no except that children had 1.60-times higher odds...
Background The aim of this study is to explore the association family socioeconomic status (SES) and internal external schoolwork support with adolescents’ school satisfaction whether modifies these associations. Methods Data come from cross-sectional Health Behavior in School-aged Children collected 2018 Slovak 15-year-olds ( N = 1127; 52.7% boys). SES was measured by Family Affluence Scale (low; middle; high). School via engagement attitudes toward education. Schoolwork regarding two...