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List of works by Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

A cross-national study of violence-related behaviors in adolescents

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Adolescents' medicine use for headache: secular trends in 20 countries from 1986 to 2010.

scientific article published on April 2015

Adolescents' perceptions of the words “health” and “happy”

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Assessing sobriety and successful membership of Alcoholics Anonymous

Association between tobacco control policies and smoking behaviour among adolescents in 29 European countries

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Children Photographing Well-being: Facilitating Participation in Research

Children's participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes.

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Comparing the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a waiting list control among adults with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Construction apprentices’ attitudes to workplace drug testing in Ireland

Contraceptive use by 15-year-old students at their last sexual intercourse: results from 24 countries

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Current Practice in Meeting Child Health Needs in Family Support Services: Variation by Service Type and Perspectives on Future Developments

Dance is the new metal: adolescent music preferences and substance use across Europe

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Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey

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Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school-aged children in the Republic of Ireland

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Do societal wealth, family affluence and gender account for trends in adolescent cannabis use? A 30 country cross-national study

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Drinking motives and links to alcohol use in 13 European countries

scientific article published in May 2014

Drinking motives mediate cultural differences but not gender differences in adolescent alcohol use.

scientific article published on 10 January 2015

Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations

scientific article published on April 28, 2010

Early Risk Behaviors and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries

Early adolescent sexual initiation and physical/psychological symptoms: a comparative analysis of five nations

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Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective

scientific article published on 10 July 2006

Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries

scientific article published in February 2006

Effectiveness of a biopsychosocial e-learning intervention on the clinical judgements of medical students and GP trainees regarding future risk of disability in patients with chronic lower back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 26 May 2016

Effects of Biopsychosocial Education on the Clinical Judgments of Medical Students and GP Trainees Regarding Future Risk of Disability in Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Evaluating the Impact of the Winning New Jobs Programme on the Re-employment and Mental Health of a Mixed Profile of Unemployed People

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Food environments in and around post-primary schools in Ireland: Associations with youth dietary habits

scientific article published on 16 August 2018

Food for thought: analysing the internal and external school food environment

article by Mary Callaghan et al published 2 February 2015 in Health Education

Food marketing in Irish schools

article by Colette Kelly et al published 31 August 2010 in Health Education

Food poverty and health among schoolchildren in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study

scientific article published in April 2007

From death metal to R&B? Consistency of music preferences among Dutch adolescents and young adults

Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions

scientific article published on September 2009

Gendered trends in early and very early sex and condom use in 20 European countries from 2002 to 2010.

scientific article published on April 2015

How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002-2006.

scientific article published in September 2009

Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland

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Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland

Is it the music? Peer substance use as a mediator of the link between music preferences and adolescent substance use.

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Is obesity at individual and national level associated with lower age at menarche? Evidence from 34 countries in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Is school participation good for children? Associations with health and wellbeing

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Love and Dating Patterns for Same- and Both-Gender Attracted Adolescents Across Europe.

scientific article published on 15 April 2018

Macro-level age norms for the timing of sexual initiation and adolescents' early sexual initiation in 17 European countries

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Macro-level determinants of young people's subjective health and health inequalities: a multilevel analysis in 27 welfare states

scientific article published on 31 January 2015

Moved by music: A typology of music listeners

Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries.

scientific article published in January 2009

Parental participation in primary schools; the views of parents and children

Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives, and females' early sexual initiation in nine European countries

scientific article published on 05 July 2012

Patterns in weight reduction behaviour by weight status in schoolchildren

scientific article published on 27 November 2009

Patterns in weight reduction behaviour by weight status in schoolchildren – Corrigendum

scholarly article published in Public Health Nutrition

Peer Victimization Among School-aged Children With Chronic Conditions

scientific article published on November 30, 2011

Peer victimization and subjective health among students reporting disability or chronic illness in 11 Western countries

scientific article published on 28 August 2012

Physical activity, screen time and the risk of subjective health complaints in school-aged children

scientific article published on 11 December 2016

Psychosomatic symptoms among schoolchildren

scientific article published in April 2010

Romantic Attraction and Substance Use in 15-Year-Old Adolescents from Eight European Countries

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Self-Esteem Norms for Irish Young People

scientific article published on 01 June 2003

Self-Reported Health and Patterns of Romantic Love in Adolescents from Eight European Countries and Regions

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Sexual Health questions included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study: an international methodological pilot investigation

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Sexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study.

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

Socio-Demographic, Health and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Age of Sexual Initiation among Adolescents

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Socio-demographic variations in perspectives on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors

scientific article published in October 1999

Socio-ecological school environments and children’s health and wellbeing outcomes

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Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during adolescence: a comparative, cross-sectional, multilevel study in 35 countries

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Student sex: more or less risky than other young adults?

article by Lorraine Burke et al published 17 September 2014 in Sex Education

Taking part in school life: views of children

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) study: origins, concept, history and development 1982-2008.

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The authors reply to Grandone et al.

scientific article published in March 2013

The implementation of social, personal and health education in Irish schools

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The medicine use and corresponding subjective health complaints among adolescents, a cross-national survey.

scientific article published on 18 January 2011

The precision and robustness of published protocols for disc diffusion assays of antimicrobial agent susceptibility: an inter-laboratory study

The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey.

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The role of behavioural factors in explaining socio-economic differences in adolescent health: a multilevel study in 33 countries

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The sensitivity of the draw and write technique

The soundtrack of substance use: music preference and adolescent smoking and drinking.

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Toward a Model of Porn Literacy: Core Concepts, Rationales, and Approaches

scientific article published on 09 January 2019

Trends and socioeconomic correlates of adolescent physical fighting in 30 countries

scientific article published on 3 December 2012

Trends in the co-occurrence of tobacco and cannabis use in 15-year-olds from 2002 to 2010 in 28 countries of Europe and North America

scientific article published in April 2015

Victims of bullying among students with a disability or chronic illness and their peers: a cross-national study between Ireland and France

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Weight concerns among adolescent boys

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Welfare state regimes, health and health inequalities in adolescence: a multilevel study in 32 countries.

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

Youth Participation in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education in Ireland