TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring mental health and well-being of school-children in 15 European countries using the KIDSCREEN-10 Index
AU - Erhart, Michael
AU - Ottova, Veronika
AU - Gaspar, Tania
AU - Jericek, Helena
AU - Schnohr, Christina
AU - Alikasifoglu, Mujgan
AU - Morgan, Antony
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - the HBSC Positive Health Focus Group
A2 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
A2 - Torsheim, Torbjørn
A2 - Alexandrova, Bogdana
A2 - Brooks, Fiona
A2 - Morgan, Antony
A2 - Fenton, Cath
A2 - Lepp, Kädi
A2 - Välimäa, Raili
A2 - Vignes, Céline
A2 - Sentenac, Mariane
A2 - Ottova, Veronika
A2 - Schnohr, Christina
A2 - Kökönyei, Gyöngyi
A2 - Unak, Kjartan
A2 - Cavallo, Franco
A2 - Gobina, Inese
A2 - Vollebergh, Wilma
A2 - van Dorsselaer, Saskia
A2 - Hetland, Jørn
A2 - Mazur, Joanna
A2 - Gaspar, Tania
A2 - Mih, Viorel
A2 - Szentagotai, Aurora
A2 - Kallay, Eva
A2 - Geckova, Andrea
A2 - Katreniakova, Zuzana
A2 - Jericek, Helena
A2 - Stergar, Eva
A2 - Pucelj, Vesna
A2 - Ramos, Pilar
A2 - Danielson, Mia
A2 - Eriksson, Lilly
A2 - Alikasifoglu, Mujgan
A2 - Erginoz, Ethem
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Objectives: To test the psychometric properties and measurement results of the KIDSCREEN-10 Mental Health Index in school children from 15 European countries. Methods: Within the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2005/2006 Survey, 78,000 pupils aged 11, 13, 15 answered the KIDSCREEN and additional measures. Cronbach's alpha, Rasch partial credit model itemfit and ANOVAs were conducted. Results: Cronbach's alpha was 0.81, Rasch infit mean square residuals were 0.7'1.3. Mean scores varied 0.8 standard deviation across countries. Older pupils (effect size [ES] = 0.6), girls (ES = 0.2), pupils with low socio-economic status (ES = 0.5) or frequent health complaints (r = 0.5) reported decreased mental health. Conclusions: The KIDSCREEN-10 displayed good psychometric properties. Measured differences between countries, age, gender, SES, and health complaints comply with theoretical considerations.
AB - Objectives: To test the psychometric properties and measurement results of the KIDSCREEN-10 Mental Health Index in school children from 15 European countries. Methods: Within the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2005/2006 Survey, 78,000 pupils aged 11, 13, 15 answered the KIDSCREEN and additional measures. Cronbach's alpha, Rasch partial credit model itemfit and ANOVAs were conducted. Results: Cronbach's alpha was 0.81, Rasch infit mean square residuals were 0.7'1.3. Mean scores varied 0.8 standard deviation across countries. Older pupils (effect size [ES] = 0.6), girls (ES = 0.2), pupils with low socio-economic status (ES = 0.5) or frequent health complaints (r = 0.5) reported decreased mental health. Conclusions: The KIDSCREEN-10 displayed good psychometric properties. Measured differences between countries, age, gender, SES, and health complaints comply with theoretical considerations.
KW - Children & adolescents
KW - HBSC Study
KW - KIDSCREEN-10 Index
KW - Mental health
KW - Well-being
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U2 - 10.1007/s00038-009-5407-7
DO - 10.1007/s00038-009-5407-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 19652910
AN - SCOPUS:69249221339
SN - 1661-8556
VL - 54
SP - S160-S166
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
IS - S2
ER -
