HBSC Scotland

📰 Read new international report from @HBSCStudy and @WHO_Europe based on survey of over 220,000 #youngpeople from 45 countries ➡️ bit.ly/HBSCspotlight #teenhealth #wellbeing #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @ScotlandShine @TRIUMPHnetwork @HBSCEngland @YoungScot @P_H_S_Official

New #HBSCScotland briefings: * Young people's experiences of bullying and cyberbullying in Scotland * Anxiety among young people in Scotland * Trends in young people's substance use in Scotland View at buff.ly/3UzVERC

Fruit consumption is the highest in 20 years and four in ten (40%) young people ate vegetables every day. Daily consumption of sweets, chocolate, chips & sugary drinks have increased slightly since 2018. #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

Less than a quarter (23%) of adolescents achieved 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous #PhysicalActivity (MVPA) a day. Almost three quarters (71%) took part in at least one organised activity every week. #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

Cigarette smoking is at its lowest level in 32 years. #Vaping has now overtaken cigarette smoking, with almost one in five (18%) adolescents reporting having used an e-cigarette at least once. #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

Almost one in seven (14%) adolescents reported problematic social media use, with girls more likely to report this than boys. #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

Adolescent confidence is at the lowest level in 28 years, with only 42% reporting often or always feeling confident in themselves. Around a fifth (19%) of young people reported feeling lonely all or most of the time in the past year. #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

The most positively affected aspects of life reported during the #COVID19 pandemic were family relations (54%) and friendships (50%). The main negative impacts were on #MentalHealth (38%) and school performance (34%). #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

Most young people (80%) reported high life satisfaction. A fifth rated their health as excellent. But nearly half experienced multiple health complaints every week (most common - feeling nervous & irritable, sleep difficulties). #HBSCScotland buff.ly/3PnKkqP

The HBSC Scotland 2022 National Report is out today. Follow #HBSCScotland for key findings on adolescent health and wellbeing. View the full report at buff.ly/3PnKkqP @WHO @P_H_S_Official @theSPHSU @StAndMedicine

New #HBSCScotland ‘at a glance’ research briefings summarise findings from the 2018 survey. 🏫Life at school 🏃Diet and physical activity ☺️Mental health and wellbeing 📱Screen time and social media use ➡️bit.ly/2QJv3Ek #teenhealth #healthbehaviours #wellbeing

The initial TeenCovidLife results are in! Would you like to know what we found out about Scottish teenagers? We cover sleep, loneliness, homeschooling and more in our report. Read more here: ed.ac.uk/generation-sco… @ScotlandShine @wellcometrust @UofGlasgow @HBSC @The_MRC

We've partnered with @JAdolesHealth to publish a special issue, featuring the first peer-reviewed analyses of data from the 2017/18 international survey. Includes 3 commentaries + 10 original articles. All open access + available to read online for free: bit.ly/2ZoJtMr

They are also in the lowest third of countries for family support, peer support, classmate support. Read the full report ➡️ bit.ly/HBSCspotlight (2/2) @ScotlandShine @TRIUMPHnetwork #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #teenhealth

England, Scotland and Wales are in the top third for: 💬Preference for online communication 📱Problematic social media use 💤Sleep difficulties 🏫School pressure, particularly in 15-year-olds @HBSCStudy @HBSCEngland (1/2)

😰 #Mental #wellbeing declines as children grow older. One in four adolescents report feeling nervous, feeling irritable or having difficulties getting to sleep at least once a week. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Read the report ➡️ bit.ly/HBSCspotlight

A new international report from @HBSCStudy @WHO_Europe launches today with new findings about the #health & #wellbeing of young people 👫 HBSC is led by UofG's Dr Jo Inchley @theSPHSU More ➡️ ow.ly/vKLF30qHlTW Study ➡️bit.ly/HBSCspotlight

Now on SHINE's website: 3 #COVIDー19 advice sheets with weblinks for schools to support pupils, parents/carers and school staff with mental wellbeing. Have a look at: shine.sphsu.gla.ac.uk/covid-19/ @theSPHSU @TayCollab @SEICollab @wp_education @sweic2019 @FVWLric @NAllianceScot

It's been three weeks since we launched the latest data on #adolescent #health and #wellbeing in #Scotland. Missed it? View the executive summary & our full report gla.ac.uk/hbsc

Missed our report launch last week? View the executive summary & our full report ➡️ gla.ac.uk/hbsc #adolescent #health #wellbeing #Scotland @WHO @NHS_HS @theSPHSU