Abstract
Adolescence is a period of intensive physical and emotional development with long-term impacts on mental
and emotional well-being. This Briefing Paper presents the findings from the 2014 Scottish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey on key measures of subjective well-being: life satisfaction, happiness,
quality of life, psychological complaints, and perceived stress. Many of these are included in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Indicator set established following a review of the evidence in Scotland in 2012.
and emotional well-being. This Briefing Paper presents the findings from the 2014 Scottish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey on key measures of subjective well-being: life satisfaction, happiness,
quality of life, psychological complaints, and perceived stress. Many of these are included in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Indicator set established following a review of the evidence in Scotland in 2012.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | University of St Andrews |
| Publisher | Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU) |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | HBSC Briefing Paper |
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Keywords
- Adolescent
- Mental Health
- Wellbeing
- Scotland
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Cosma, A., Rhodes, G., Currie, C., Inchley, J., Currie, D., Hunter, K., Neville, F., & Whitehead, R. (2016). HBSC Briefing paper 24: Mental and emotional well-being in Scottish adolescents. (HBSC Briefing Paper). Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU).