Subjective health and psychosomatic complaints of children and adolescents in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2009/10 – 2022
| Title: | Subjective health and psychosomatic complaints of children and adolescents in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2009/10 – 2022 |
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| Authors: | Franziska Reiß, Steven Behn, Michael Erhart, Lisa Strelow, Anne Kaman, Veronika Ottová-Jordan, Ludwig Bilz, Irene Moor, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, for the HBSC Study Group Germany |
| Source: | Journal of Health Monitoring, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 7-22 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Robert Koch Institute, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | children, adolescents, mental health, subjective health, life satisfaction, psychosomatic complaints, prevalences, schools, hbsc, survey, germany, Medicine |
| More Details: | Background: Subjective health and well-being are important health indicators in childhood and adolescence. This article shows current results and trends over time between 2009/10 and 2022. Methods: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study examined subjective health, life satisfaction and psychosomatic complaints of N = 21,788 students aged 11 to 15 years in the school years 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18 and in the calendar year 2022. Multivariate regression analyses show the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and well-being in 2022, as well as trends since 2009/10. Results: The majority of children and adolescents indicate a good subjective health and high life satisfaction. About half of the girls and one third of the boys report multiple psychosomatic health complaints, with a clear increase over time. Older adolescents, girls and gender diverse adolescents are at an increased risk of poor well-being. Subjective health and life satisfaction varied between 2009/10 and 2022, with a significant deterioration between 2017/18 and 2022. Conclusions: The high proportion of children and adolescents with psychosomatic complaints, as well as the observed gender and age differences, underline the need for target group-specific prevention, health promotion and continuous health monitoring. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | German English |
| ISSN: | 2511-2708 |
| Relation: | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_01_Subjective_Health.html; https://doaj.org/toc/2511-2708 |
| DOI: | 10.25646/11868 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/ea733b47ea164fcbb4f2fee08a74c347 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.733b47ea164fcbb4f2fee08a74c347 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 25112708 |
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| DOI: | 10.25646/11868 |
| Published in: | Journal of Health Monitoring |
| Language: | German English |