Andreas Heinz
Dr Andreas Heinz is an economist, Research Scientist and head of the Luxembourgish contribution to the WHO international partner study…
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Predictors of problematic social media use in a nationally representative sample of adolescents in Luxembourg
Social media use has increased substantially over the past decades, especially among adolescents. A proportion of adolescents develop a pattern…
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Wie Jugendliche ihr Wohlbefinden und ihre Gesundheit einschätzen
Wohlbefinden wird von den Jugendlichen komplex definiert und umfasst neben der Gesundheit und einer inneren Zufriedenheit auch ein glückliches Leben…
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School-class co-ethnic and immigrant density and current smoking among immigrant adolescents
Although the school-class is known to be an important setting for adolescent risk behavior, little is known about how the…
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“What’s a normal weight?” – Origin and receiving country influences on weight-status assessment among 1.5 and 2nd generation immigrant adolescents in Europe
Many adolescents struggle with adequately assessing their weight-status, often leading to unnecessary weight-related interventions or preventing necessary ones. The prevalence…
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Trends from 2006 – 2018 in health behaviour, health outcomes and social context of adolescents in Luxembourg
This report is based on HBSC surveys conducted in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. In each wave more than 7000…
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Gesundheit von Schülerinnen und Schülern in Luxemburg
Die vorliegende HBSC-Befragung präsentiert ein breites Spektrum von Indikatoren rund um die Gesundheit, das Gesundheitsverhalten und das Wohlbefinden der luxemburgischen…
Read moreSuicide prevention: Using the number of health complaints as an indirect alternative for screening suicidal adolescents
BACKGROUND Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents. Screening for persons at risk usually includes asking about…
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Patterns of health-related gender inequalities-A cluster analysis of 45 countries
PURPOSE The paper explores gender inequalities between 45 countries across 10 health indicators among adolescents and whether those differences in…
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Suicidal behaviour in youth in Luxembourg – Findings from the HBSC 2014 Luxembourg study
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people worldwide. In order to prevent suicides, early identification…
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Findings on the health of Luxembourg youth 2018
The 2018 HBSC survey report provides information on the health and well-being of students in 2018 in their social context.…
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