Measuring mental health and well-being of school-children in 15 European countries using the KIDSCREEN-10 Index

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Erhart, Michael ^a   Ottova, Veronika ^a,h   Gaspar, Tanja ^b,g   Jericek, Helena ^c,h   Schnohr, Christina ^d,h   Alikasifoglu, Mujgan ^e,h   Morgan, Antony ^f,h   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a,h   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^h   Alexandrova, Bogdana ^h   Brooks, Fiona ^h   Fenton, Cath ^h   Lepp, Kädi ^h   Välimäa, Raili ^h   Vignes, Céline ^h   Sentenac, Mariane ^h   Kökönyei, Gyöngyi ^h   Unak, Kjartan ^h   Cavallo, Franco ^h   Gobina, Inese ^h   Vollebergh, Wilma ^h   van Dorsselaer, Saskia ^h   Hetland, Jørn ^h   Mazur, Joanna ^h   Gaspar, Tania ^h   Mih, Viorel ^h   Szentagotai, Aurora ^h   Kallay, Eva ^h   Geckova, Andrea ^h   Katreniakova, Zuzana ^h   Stergar, Eva ^h   Pucelj, Vesna ^h   Ramos, Pilar ^h   Danielson, Mia ^h   Eriksson, Lilly ^h   Erginoz, Ethem ^h   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Children adolescents; HBSC Study; KIDSCREEN 10 Index; Mental health; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KIDSCREEN 10 MENTAL HEALTH INDEX; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 69249221339     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-5407-7     Document Type: Article

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