Frank J. Elgar

ORCID: 0000-0003-0290-5500
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Research Areas
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Community Health and Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

McGill University
2016-2025

McGill University Health Centre
2012-2020

Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2012-2017

Oregon State University
2017

Institute of Social Work
2017

Carleton University
2006-2011

University of Manitoba
2005-2006

University of Bristol
2005

Cardiff University
2003-2004

Dalhousie University
2002-2003

Social media use (SMU) has become an intrinsic part of adolescent life. Negative consequences SMU for health could include exposures to online forms aggression. We explored age, gender, and cross-national differences in adolescents' engagement SMU, then relationships between victimization the perpetration cyber-bullying.We used data on young people aged 11-15 years (weighted n = 180,919 42 countries) who participated 2017-2018 Health Behaviour School-aged Childrenstudy describe three types...

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.03.006 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Adolescent Health 2020-05-20

To estimate prevalence of suicidal ideation and with a plan in each surveyed country to examine cross-national differences associated risk factors.We analysed data students aged 13-17 years who participated the 2003-2012 Global School-based Health Surveys 32 countries, which 29 are low- middle-income. We used random effects meta-analysis generate regional overall pooled estimates. Multivariable logistic regression was ratios for factors. Population attributable fractions were estimated based...

10.2471/blt.15.163295 article CA cc-by Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016-04-28

Background: Theories of why income inequality correlates with violence suggest that erodes social capital and trust, or inhibits investment into public services infrastructure. Past research sensed the importance these causal paths but few have examined them using tests statistical mediation. Methods: We explored links between rates homicide in 33 countries then tested whether this association is mediated by an indicator (interpersonal trust) spending on health education. Survey data trust...

10.1093/eurpub/ckq068 article EN European Journal of Public Health 2010-06-04

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...

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.03.013 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Adolescent Health 2020-05-20

Parents have significant influence on behaviors and perceptions surrounding eating, body image weight in adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence dissatisfaction, difficulty communication with parents relationship between adolescents' dissatisfaction their (dieting or perceived need diet). Survey data were collected from adolescents 24 countries regions Europe, Canada, USA who participated cross-sectional 2001/2002 Health Behaviour School-Aged Children (HBSC) study....

10.1186/1471-2458-9-52 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2009-02-06

This study presents evidence that cyberbullying victimization relates to internalizing, externalizing, and substance use problems in adolescents the frequency of family dinners attenuate these associations.To examine unique association between adolescent mental health (after controlling differences involvement traditional, face-to-face bullying) explore potential moderating role contact this association.This cross-sectional, observational used survey data on 18,834 students (aged 12-18...

10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1223 article EN JAMA Pediatrics 2014-09-01

I examined the association between income inequality and population health tested whether this was mediated by interpersonal trust or public expenditures on health.Individual data were collected from 48 641 adults in 33 countries. These linked to country inequality, expenditures, healthy life expectancy, adult mortality. Regression analyses for statistical mediation of outcomes differences expenditures.Income correlated with (r = -0.51), -0.45), expectancy -0.74), mortality 0.55). Trust...

10.2105/ajph.2009.189134 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2010-09-24

To describe age and gender specific time trends in adolescent violence across 19 countries over 28 years. The paper presents analysis of eight cycles the Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) Study from 1994-2022, involving 789,531 children aged 11, 13, 15. Indicators included physical fighting, school bullying cyberbullying (from 2018). Log-binomial regression models were used to test for linear temporal trends, with Generalized Estimating Equations account clustering by country....

10.3389/ijph.2025.1607654 article EN cc-by International Journal of Public Health 2025-02-24
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