TY - GEN A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried T1 - „Dann machen halt alle mit.“ Eine qualitative Studie zu Beweggründen und Motiven für Hatespeech unter Schüler*innen T2 - Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung N2 - Das Thema Hatespeech rückt immer mehr in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit und der Forschung. Im Gegensatz zu Hatespeech im Internet wird jedoch Hatespeech unter Jugendlichen, die von Angesicht zu Angesicht im Schulkontext ausgeübt wird, kaum beachtet. Hier setzt die vorliegende Studie an, in der Schüler*innen (n = 55), Lehrkräfte (n = 18) und Sozialpädagog*innen (n =16) auf der Basis leitfadengestützter Interviews dazu befragt wurden, was mögliche Beweggründe und Motive dafür sind, dass Schüler*innen Hatespeech in der Lebenswelt Schule und online ausüben. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass mögliche Beweggründe für Hatespeech Angst vor Statusverlust, Gruppendruck, Provokation, Spaß, politisch-ideologische Überzeugung und Kompensation von Frust- und Minderwertigkeitsgefühlen sind. Darüber hinaus wird verdeutlicht, dass sich hinter diesen Gründen für Hatespeech oftmals Grundmotive nach Macht und Zugehörigkeit abzeichnen. Die Ergebnisse werden in Bezug auf anschließende Forschung und praktische Implikationen diskutiert. KW - Hatespeech KW - Hassrede KW - Gründe KW - Motive KW - Schule Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.budrich-journals.de/index.php/diskurs/article/view/37689 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v16i4.01 SN - 1862-5002 VL - 16 IS - 4 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoppe-Herfurth, Anne-Cathrin A1 - Burkhardt, Birgit A1 - John, Nancy A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Two aspects of health literacy and their importance for the use of health-promotion measures by teachers in the school setting T2 - Health Education N2 - Purpose. Teachers are exposed to many stressors. Compared to other occupational groups, they are more frequently affected by psychosomatic complaints. In recent decades, numerous prevention and intervention measures for promoting health have been developed and implemented for this target group. However, it remains unclear how the uptake of health-promotion measures (HPMs) by teachers can be increased in order to prevent stress-related disorders. This paper examines two facets of health literacy—health awareness and health value—in terms of their importance in both the take-up and intended take-up of HPMs. Design/methodology/approach. In the 2017/2018 school year, data were collected by paper and pencil from a representative sample of 830 teachers across all school types in the German State of Brandenburg. Findings. Teachers who place great value on their own health show significantly higher levels of take-up and intended take-up of HPMs. The findings regarding health awareness are more heterogeneous. Further associations were found with age and psychosocial stress. Originality/value. While there has been growing academic interest in developing HPMs for teachers, there has been relatively little focus on the factors that may influence the implementation and uptake of these measures. The paper contributes to addressing this gap by shedding light on the relevance of two facets of health literacy. Strengthening the perceived importance of health could be a starting point for increasing the use of HPMs by teachers and thus improving their health. KW - Health promotion KW - Health literacy KW - Teacher health KW - Health care utilization KW - Health value Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-06-2021-0091 SN - 0965-4283 IS - 6 SP - 554 EP - 568 PB - Vol. 121 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wright, Michelle F. T1 - Playing by the Rules? An Investigation of the Relationship Between Social Norms and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in Schools T2 - Journal of Interpersonal Violence N2 - Hate speech is often discussed and investigated as an online phenomenon, while hate speech among adolescents in the real world (e.g., in schools) has rarely been researched. Consequently, not much is known about potential interpersonal correlates and theoretical frameworks that might help us better understand why adolescents engage in hate speech in offline environments. To add to the literature, this study investigates hate speech perpetration among young people by utilizing the Social Cognitive Theory; more specifically, the association between witnessing and perpetrating hate speech in schools, and whether this relation is weakened or strengthened by anti-hate speech injunctive norms and deviant peer pressure. The sample consists of 1719 young people (45.1% boys, 53.6% girls, 1.3% gender diverse) between 11 and 18 years old (Mage = 13.96; SD = .98) from 22 schools in Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were administered to measure hate speech involvement and adolescents’ perception of social norms (i.e., anti-hate speech injunctive norms and deviant peer pressure). Multilevel regression analyses revealed that witnessing and perpetrating hate speech were positively associated. Moreover, injunctive anti-hate speech norms were negatively related and deviant peer pressure positively related to hate speech perpetration. Finally, increasing levels of injunctive anti-hate speech norms weakened the relation between witnessing and perpetrating hate speech, whereas higher levels of deviant peer pressure strengthened this association. The findings demonstrate that the Social Cognitive Theory is a useful framework for understanding hate speech perpetration in schools. The results also highlight the importance of taking into account social norms and interpersonal relationships (e.g., within the class) when designing anti-hate speech prevention programs and not focusing solely on intrapersonal factors. KW - hate crimes KW - hate speech KW - social norms KW - school violence KW - discrimination KW - adolescents Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211056032 SN - 0886-2605 VL - 37 IS - 21-22 SP - 21143 EP - 21164 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Gámez-Guadix, Manuel T1 - Adolescents’ motivations to perpetrate hate speech and links with social norms T2 - Comunicar - Media Education Research Journal N2 - Hate speech has become a widespread phenomenon, however, it remains largely unclear why adolescents engage in it and which factors are associated with their motivations for perpetrating hate speech. To this end, we developed the multidimensional “Motivations for Hate Speech Perpetration Scale” (MHATE) and evaluated the psychometric properties. We also explored the associations between social norms and adolescents’ motivations for hate speech perpetration. The sample consisted of 346 adolescents from Switzerland (54.6% boys; Mage=14; SD=0.96) who reported engagement in hate speech as perpetrators. The analyses revealed good psychometric properties for the MHATE, including good internal consistency. The most frequently endorsed subscale was revenge, followed by ideology, group conformity, status enhancement, exhilaration, and power. The results also showed that descriptive norms and peer pressure were related to a wide range of different motivations for perpetrating hate speech. Injunctive norms, however, were only associated with power. In conclusion, findings indicate that hate speech fulfills various functions. We argue that knowing the specific motivations that underlie hate speech could help us derive individually tailored prevention strategies (e.g., anger management, promoting an inclusive classroom climate). Furthermore, we suggest that practitioners working in the field of hate speech prevention give special attention to social norms surrounding adolescents. KW - hate speech KW - cyberhate KW - motives KW - social norms KW - injunctive norms KW - peer pressure Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3916/C71-2022-01 SN - 1134-3478 SN - 1988-3293 VL - 71 IS - 2 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Wright, Michelle F. A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia T1 - The Online Hate Speech Cycle of Violence: Moderating Effects of Moral Disengagement and Empathy in the Victim-to-Perpetrator Relationship T2 - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking N2 - Adolescents around the globe are increasingly exposed to online hate speech (OHS). And yet little is known about the varying roles of involvement and the determinants of adolescents' hate speech perpetration. Building on previous research, this study aims to test the cycle of violence hypothesis for OHS and to analyze whether moral disengagement (MD) and empathy moderate the victim-to-perpetrator relationship. The sample consists of 3,560 seventh to ninth graders (52.1 percent girls), recruited from 40 schools across Germany and Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were administered to assess OHS involvement, MD, and empathy. Multilevel analyses revealed that victims of OHS were more likely to report OHS perpetration. In addition, victims of OHS were more likely to report OHS perpetration when they reported higher levels of MD than those with lower levels of MD. Finally, victims of OHS were less likely to report OHS perpetration when they reported higher levels of empathy than those with lower levels of empathy. The findings extend the cycle of violence hypothesis to OHS and highlight the need to address MD and empathy in hate speech prevention. Implications for future research will be discussed. KW - hate speech KW - cyberhate KW - online discrimination KW - empathy KW - moral disengagement KW - adolescents Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2021.0159 SN - 2152-2715 VL - 25 IS - 4 SP - 223 EP - 229 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Lovis-Schmidt, Avelina A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Pahlke, Kyra A1 - Rindermann, Heiner T1 - Physical Health Complaints in Adolescents: Findings From the 2018 Brandenburg HBSC Study T2 - European Journal of Health Psychology N2 - Some of the physical health complaints adolescents have, such as headaches and stomachaches, cannot be explained on a somatic level. It is unclear which psychological factors can explain these complaints: stress and social support are often discussed, but emotions rarely are. Aims: This cross-sectional study aims to use social support, stress, the tendency toward negative emotions, and health behaviors to predict physical health complaints in adolescents. Method: The 2018 HBSC (Health Behavior in School-aged Children) data from the German state of Brandenburg was analyzed via structural equation and path modeling (N = 3,068, age M = 13.05). Results: Results showed that the tendency toward negative emotions seems to be a better predictor for health complaints (β = .35) than stress (β = .17), and even better suited than social support (β = −.08) or health behavior (β = −.06 to β = .16). In the analysis of specific emotions (anger, sadness, and fear), correlations were low and between sadness and complaints they were highest (average β = .19). Limitations: The present cross-sectional study could not examine long-term outcomes. In addition, the results are limited to only a few physical complaints. Future long-term studies should examine multiple disease symptoms in adolescence. Conclusion: The investigated tendency toward negative emotions demonstrated promising results to better understand the relationship between psychological factors and physical health complaints. As negative emotions were particularly important in predicting physical health, prevention programs for adolescents should focus on dealing with negative emotions to improve their health. KW - emotion and stress KW - social support KW - health complaints KW - HBSC-study KW - adolescents Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1027/2512-8442/a000090 SN - 2512-8442 VL - 29 IS - 3 SP - 121 EP - 133 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Wright, Michelle F. A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy T1 - Associations Between Witnessing and Perpetrating Online Hate Speech Among Adolescents: Testing Moderation Effects of Moral Disengagement and Empathy T2 - Psychology of Violence N2 - Objective: The open expression of hatred, hostility, and violence against minorities has become a common online phenomenon. Adolescents are at particular risk of being involved in different hate speech roles (e.g., witness, perpetrator). However, the correlates of their involvement as perpetrators and the mechanisms that might explain their involvement in hate speech across different roles have not yet been thoroughly investigated. To this end, this study investigates moral disengagement and empathy as correlates of online hate speech perpetration and the moderation effects of empathy and moral disengagement in the relationship between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech. Method: The sample consists of 3,560 7th to 9th graders from 40 schools in Germany and Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were utilized to assess online hate speech involvement, moral dis- engagement, and empathy. Results: Multilevel regression analyses revealed that moral disengagement and witnessing online hate speech were positively associated with online hate speech perpetration, while empathy was negatively associated with it. The findings also showed that the positive relationship between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech was stronger at higher levels of moral disengagement and weaker when moral disengagement was low. The association between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech was weaker when adolescents had higher rather than lower levels of empathy. Conclusions: The findings underscore the need for prevention efforts to accelerate moral engagement and empathy as critical future directions in hate speech prevention. This study also contributes to our understanding of underlying mechanisms that explain adolescents’ involvement across different roles in hate speech. KW - hate speech KW - cyberhate KW - empathy KW - moral disengagement KW - adolescents Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000422 SN - 2152-0828 VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 371 EP - 381 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kim, Samuel S. A1 - Craig, Wendy M. A1 - King, Nathan A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Cosma, Alina A1 - Molcho, Michal A1 - Qirjako, Gentiana A1 - Matos, Margarida G. de A1 - Augustine, Lilly A1 - Šmigelskas, Kastytis A1 - Pickett, William T1 - Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries T2 - International Journal of Public Health N2 - Objectives: Relationships with supportive adults during adolescence may be a protective factor that lowers the risks associated with bullying. The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of supportive adults in the associations between bullying involvement (in-person and cyber) and mental health problems (psychological symptoms and low life satisfaction). Methods: Data from 45 countries and regions taking part in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study (N = 230,757) were used. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risks of bullying on mental health. Effect estimates were compared across the number of supportive adults to examine a possible cumulative protective effect of relationships with supportive adults. Results: Bullying involvement was consistently associated with poor mental health across the 45 countries. Risk of mental health problems associated with bullying involvement was greatest among students reporting relationships with multiple supportive adults. This was true for all indicators of bullying involvement. Conclusion: Bullying remains a prevalent and harmful experience for youth worldwide. Merely having supportive adults is not sufficient in protecting youth from experiencing the mental health risks associated with bullying. KW - mental health KW - HBSC KW - bullying KW - cyberbullying KW - victimization KW - adult support KW - adolescents Y1 - 2022 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604264 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604264 SN - 1661-8564 VL - 67 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Schricker, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Janiczek, Oliver A1 - Quilling, Eike T1 - Digitale Gesundheitskompetenz von Schülerinnen und Schülern. Ausprägung und Assoziationen mit dem Bewegungs- und Ernährungsverhalten T2 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt N2 - Hintergrund. Während vermehrt Studienbefunde zur allgemeinen Gesundheitskompetenz (GK) vorliegen, mangelt es an Erkenntnissen zur digitalen GK im Jugendalter und deren Assoziationen mit Indikatoren des Gesundheitsverhaltens. Methodik. Empirische Basis bildet eine von Oktober 2019 bis Februar 2020 im Bundesland Hessen durchgeführte Querschnittstudie mit 490 Schülerinnen und Schülern der Klassenstufe 8 und 9. Die digitale GK wurde mithilfe von 5 Subskalen des Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI) erfasst, während der Verzehr von Obst, Gemüse und Softdrinks sowie die körperliche Aktivität als Indikatoren des Gesundheitsverhaltens herangezogen wurden. Als soziales Merkmal wurde neben dem Geschlecht und der Klassenstufe der subjektive Sozialstatus (SSS) berücksichtigt. Die Datenauswertung erfolgte uni-, bi- und multivariat, wobei binärlogistische Regressionen für das Geschlecht und den SSS adjustiert wurden. Ergebnisse. Über alle Items hinweg berichten 15,3–37,5 % der befragten Jugendlichen Schwierigkeiten bei der Beschaffung von und im Umgang mit digitalen Informationen. Differenziert nach sozialen Merkmalen finden sich für 2 Dimensionen der digitalen GK Unterschiede zuungunsten der Mädchen sowie durchgehend ein sozialer Gradient zuungunsten von Befragten mit niedrigem SSS. Jugendliche mit mittlerer und geringer digitaler GK weisen ein höheres Maß an geringer körperlicher Aktivität, nichttäglichem Obstverzehr und täglichem Konsum von zuckerhaltigen Getränken auf. Diskussion. Die Befunde weisen auf einen Interventionsbedarf zur Förderung der digitalen GK insbesondere bei Jugendlichen mit geringem SSS hin. Die differenziellen Zusammenhangsmuster mit dem Gesundheitsverhalten bieten Ansatzpunkte für die Entwicklung spezifischer Interventionen. Als Lehr- und Lernort stellt die Schule u. a. aufgrund der Passung mit verpflichtenden Strategien der schulischen Medienkompetenzbildung ein geeignetes Setting dar. KW - Gesundheitsinformationen KW - Digital Public Health KW - Jugendgesundheit KW - Obst- und Gemüsekonsum KW - Körperliche Aktivität Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-022-03548-5 SN - 1436-9990 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Hoppe-Herfurth, Anne-Cathrin A1 - John, Nancy T1 - A Consequential Partnership. The Association Between Teachers’ Well-Being and Students’ Well-Being and the Role of Teacher Support as a Mediator T2 - Zeitschrift für Psychologie N2 - Many studies have focused on the effects of teachers’ well-being on the development of students, in particular their academic achievement. To date, little is known about the association between teachers’ well-being and students’ well-being. In the present study, we analyzed this relationship and examined the mediating role of teacher support using linked data from 2,686 students and 805 teachers from 48 schools in Germany. Multilevel regression analyses showed a relationship between teachers’ emotional exhaustion and students’ subjective health complaints and between teachers’ psychological well-being and students’ satisfaction with school. The latter association was mediated by teacher support as perceived by students. This study extends current knowledge about the relevance of teachers’ well-being to their students’ socio-emotional development and the mechanisms that underlie this association. Implications for promoting of mental health in schools and for future research are discussed. KW - teacher well-being KW - student well-being KW - teacher support KW - school mental health Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000497 SN - 2151-2604 VL - 230 IS - 3 SP - 264 EP - 275 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Zeißig, Anke A1 - Seemann-Herz, Lisanne A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - A Systematic Review on Hate Speech among Children and Adolescents: Definitions, Prevalence, and Overlap with Related Phenomena T2 - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse N2 - Little is known about the current state of research on the involvement of young people in hate speech. Thus, this systematic review presents findings on a) the prevalence of hate speech among children and adolescents and on hate speech definitions that guide prevalence assessments for this population; and b) the theoretical and empirical overlap of hate speech with related concepts. This review was guided by the Cochrane approach. To be included, publications were required to deal with real-life experiences of hate speech, to provide empirical data on prevalence for samples aged 5 to 21 years and they had to be published in academic formats. Included publications were full-text coded using two raters (κ = .80) and their quality was assessed. The string-guided electronic search (ERIC, SocInfo, Psycinfo, Psyndex) yielded 1,850 publications. Eighteen publications based on 10 studies met the inclusion criteria and their findings were systematized. Twelve publications were of medium quality due to minor deficiencies in their theoretical or methodological foundations. All studies used samples of adolescents and none of younger children. Nine out of 10 studies applied quantitative methodologies. Eighteen publications based on 10 studies were included. Results showed that frequencies for hate speech exposure were higher than those related to victimization and perpetration. Definitions of hate speech and assessment instruments were heterogeneous. Empirical evidence for an often theorized overlap between hate speech and bullying was found. The paper concludes by presenting a definition of hate speech, including implications for practice, policy, and research. KW - hate speech KW - bullying KW - adolescents KW - children KW - youth Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221108070 SN - 1524-8380 SN - 1552-8324 VL - 24(2023) IS - 4 SP - 2598 EP - 2615 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Seemann-Herz, Lisanne A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Dix, Alexandra A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Schulbezogene Programme zum Umgang mit Hatespeech – Eine kriteriengeleitete Bestandsaufnahme T2 - Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung N2 - Der vorliegende Beitrag informiert über 14 deutschsprachige Programme zur Prävention und Intervention bei Hatespeech unter Kindern und Jugendlichen (Jahrgangsstufen 5–12). Inhalte und Durchführungsmodalitäten derProgramme sowie Ergebnisse einer kriteriengeleiteten Qualitätseinschätzung anhand von fünf Kriterien werden im Hinblick auf deren Anwendung in der schulischen Praxis beschrieben und erörtert. Der Überblick über Schwerpunkte, Stärken und Entwicklungspotentiale schulbezogener Hatespeech-Programme ermöglicht Leser*innen eine informierte Entscheidung über den Einsatz der Programme in der Schule sowie in der offenen Kinder- und Jugendarbeit. KW - Hatespeech KW - Schule KW - Prävention KW - Intervention KW - Kindes- und Jugendalter Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-022-00348-4 SN - 2190-6890 VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 597 EP - 614 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Cosma, Alina A1 - Bjereld, Ylva A1 - Elgar, Frank J. A1 - Richardson, Clive A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Craig, Wendy M. A1 - Augustine, Lilly A1 - Molcho, Michal A1 - Malinowska-Cieślik, Marta A1 - Walsh, Sophie D. T1 - Gender Differences in Bullying Reflect Societal Gender Inequality: A Multilevel Study With Adolescents in 46 Countries T2 - Journal of Adolescent Health N2 - Purpose. Social patterns in bullying show consistent gender differences in adolescent perpetration and victimization with large cross-national variations. Previous research shows associations between societal gender inequality and gender differences in some violent behaviors in adolescents. Therefore, there is a need to go beyond individual associations and use a more social ecological perspective when examining gender differences in bullying behaviors. The aim of the present study was twofold: (1) to explore cross-national gender differences in bullying behaviors and (2) to examine whether national-level gender inequality relates to gender differences in adolescent bullying behaviors. Methods. Traditional bullying and cyberbullying were measured in 11-year-olds to 15-year-olds in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (n = 200,423). We linked individual data to national gender inequality (Gender Inequality Index, 2018) in 46 countries and tested their association using mixed-effects (multilevel) logistic regression models. Results. Large cross-national variations were observed in gender differences in bullying. Boys had higher odds of perpetrating both traditional and cyberbullying and victimization by traditional bullying than girls. Greater gender inequality at country level was associated with heightened gender differences in traditional bullying. In contrast, lower gender inequality was associated with larger gender differences for cyber victimization. Discussion. Societal gender inequality relates to adolescents' involvement in bullying and gendered patterns in bullying. Public health policy should target societal factors that have an impact on young people's behavior. KW - bullying KW - cyberbullying KW - gender inequality KW - gender KW - victimization KW - perpetration KW - cross-national KW - HBSC Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.015 SN - 1054-139X VL - 71 IS - 5 SP - 601 EP - 608 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Paakkari, Olli A1 - Paakkari, Leena A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Measuring Health Literacy in Childhood and Adolescence with the Scale Health Literacy in School-Aged Children – German Version T2 - Diagnostica N2 - Health literacy can help explain health inequalities in childhood and adolescence. However, suitable instruments for assessing health literacy in this age group are rare, especially in the German-speaking countries. One economical measure is the 10-item Health Literacy in School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale, developed and reviewed as part of the WHO Child and Adolescent Health Study (HBSC, Health Behavior in School-Aged Children). In the present study, we tested dimensionality, measurement invariance, and associations with health-related measures of the German version of the scale (HLSAC–German), using data from the 2018 national German HBSC study (N = 4,347 students aged 11, 13, and 15 years). We also tested HLSAC–German with 11-year-olds, representing an expansion of the original scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses consistently demonstrated the unidimensionality of the scale (α = .88). Complete scalar measurement invariance was found for sex and partial scalar measurement invariance for age groups and school type, allowing for the comparison of means. Associations with indicators of health and health behavior further demonstrate the construct validity of the scale. The analyses show that the scale is suitable for the economic measurement of a general factor of health literacy in 11- as well as in 13- and 15-year-olds. KW - health literacy KW - childhood KW - adolescence KW - measurement invariance KW - validity Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000296 SN - 0012-1924 SN - 2190-622X VL - 68 IS - 4 SP - 184 EP - 196 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Gámez-Guadix, Manuel T1 - Associations Between Classroom Climate, Empathy, Self-Efficacy, and Countering Hate Speech Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Mediation Analysis T2 - Journal of Interpersonal Violence N2 - Although hate speech is widely recognized as an online phenomenon, very few studies have investigated hate speech among adolescents in offline settings (e.g., schools). At the same time, not much is known about countering hate speech (counterspeech) among adolescents and which factors are associated with it. To this end, the present study used the socio- ecological framework to investigate the direct and indirect links among one contextual factor (i.e., classroom climate) and two intrapersonal factors (i.e.,empathy for victims of hate speech, self-efficacy regarding intervention in hate speech) to understand counterspeech among adolescents. The sample is based on self-reports of 3,225 students in Grades 7 to 9 (51.7% self- identified as female) from 36 schools in Germany and Switzerland. Self- report questionnaires were administered to measure classroom climate, empathy, self-efficacy, and counterspeech. After controlling for adolescents’ grade, gender, immigrant background, and socioeconomic status (SES), the 2-(1-1)-1 multilevel mediation analysis showed that classroom climate (L2), empathy for victims of hate speech (L1), and self-efficacy toward intervention in hate speech (L1) had a positive effect on countering hate speech (L1). Classroom climate (L2) was also positively linked to empathy for victims of hate speech (L1), and self-efficacy toward intervention in hate speech (L1). Furthermore, classroom climate (L2) was indirectly associated with countering hate speech (L1) via greater empathy (L1) and self-efficacy (L1). The findings highlight the need to focus on contextual and intrapersonal factors when trying to facilitate adolescents’ willingness to face hate speech with civic courage and proactively engage against it. KW - hate speech KW - counter speech KW - empathy KW - self-efficacy KW - adolescents Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221120905 SN - 0886-2605 SN - 1552-6518 VL - 38 IS - 5-6 SP - 5067 EP - 5091 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wolgast, Anett A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Teachers’ Empathy for Bullying Victims, Understanding of Violence, and Likelihood of Intervention T2 - Journal of School Violence N2 - Relational bullying is still underappreciated by teachers. Based on the theoretical model of teachers’ intervention competence in bullying, the aim of the current research was to gain insights into the concurrent relationships between teachers’ empathy, understanding of violence, and likelihood of intervention. In this study, n = 556 teachers (79.4% female, Mage = 50.6) indicated on a questionnaire their empathy, understanding of relational violence, and likelihood of intervention in a relational bullying situation. The relationships were simultaneously estimated in a structural equation model. The results suggest significantly positive concurrent relations between these variables. We conclude that the effectiveness of teacher trainings could be increased through such elements as cognitive empathy training, raising awareness of violence, and teaching appropriate interventions in relational bullying situations. KW - bullying KW - empathy KW - likelihood of intervention KW - students KW - teachers’ understanding of violence Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2022.2114488 SN - 1538-8220 SN - 1538-8239 VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 491 EP - 503 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried T1 - Ist das (schon) Hatespeech? – Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Verständnis von Hatespeech unter pädagogischem Schulpersonal T2 - Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung N2 - Hatespeech ist ein gesellschaftliches Phänomen, das auch die Lebenswelt Schule betrifft. Was jedoch pädagogisches Schulpersonal unter Hatespeech versteht, ist unklar und daher Thema der vorliegenden Interviewstudie mit Lehrkräften (n = 18) und Sozialpädagog_innen (n = 16). Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Hatespeech als Herabsetzung verschiedener strukturell unterdrückter Gruppen verstanden wird (z. B. Transpersonen, Homosexuelle, jüdische Personen). Die Befragten erkennen subtilere Formen von Hatespeech oft nicht als Problem an und verstehen Hatespeech vorranging als Online-Phänomen, obwohl auch Vorfälle in Schulen berichtet werden. Es lässt sich schlussfolgern, dass pädagogisches Schulpersonal für Offline-Hatespeech und subtilere Formen sensibilisiert werden muss, um ihre Interventionsbereitschaft zu steigern. KW - Hatespeech KW - Schule KW - Lehrkräfte KW - Hatespeech-Verständnis Y1 - 2022 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s35834-022-00367-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-022-00367-1 SN - 2190-6890 SN - 2190-6904 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Behn, Steven A1 - Erhart, Michael A1 - Strelow, Lisa A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike T1 - Subjective health and psychosomatic complaints of children and adolescents in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2009/10 – 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - 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. KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - Mental Health KW - Subjective Health KW - Life Satisfaction KW - Psychosomatic Complaints KW - Prevalences KW - Schools KW - HBSC KW - Survey KW - Germany Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_01_Subjective_Health.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11868 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 7 EP - 22 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Traditional bullying and cyberbullying at schools in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2022 and trends from 2009/10 to 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Background: Bullying is a form of violence that is carried out repeatedly, with the intention of causing harm and with an imbalance of power between those involved. Bullying has serious negative effects on the mental health of adolescents and thus represents a significant health risk in childhood and adolescence. Methods: Based on data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from the survey year 2022 in Germany (N = 6,475), the prevalence of school bullying and cyberbullying among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in Germany was analysed. In addition, the prevalence of school bullying and cyberbullying was analysed as a trend from 2009/10 to 2022 (bullying) and from 2017/18 to 2022 (cyberbullying). Results: Around 14 % of the learners surveyed reported direct experience of bullying at school, and around 7 % reported cyberbullying experiences as bullied and/or bullying victims. Adolescents who identified as gender diverse were particularly likely to report bullying experiences. School bullying decreased over time, but remained stable between 2017/18 and 2022. Cyberbullying, on the other hand, increased in 2022 compared to 2017/18. Conclusions: Experiencing bullying at school and online is an everyday experience for many children and young people, so there is still a need for the broad implementation of effective anti-bullying measures in schools. KW - Bullying KW - Cyberbullying KW - Prevalence KW - Distribution KW - Trends KW - School KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - Violence KW - HBSC KW - Survey KW - Germany Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_01_Bullying.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11872 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 42 EP - 61 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Herke, Max A1 - Markert, Jenny A1 - Böhm, Marie A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Winter, Kristina T1 - Trends in health inequalities in childhood and adolescence in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2009/10 – 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Background: Many studies have identified health inequalities in childhood and adolescence. However, it is unclear how these have developed in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Analyses are based on the German data from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from 2009/10 (n = 5,005), 2013/14 (n = 5,961), 2017/18 (n = 4,347), and 2022 (n = 6,475). A total of 21,788 students aged approximately between 11 and 15 years were included. Socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed using the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). Several health indicators were analysed stratified by gender using bivariate and multivariate analysis methods. Results: In 2022, there are clear socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction, self-rated health, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical activity. These inequalities remained largely constant or increased between 2009/10 and 2022. Between 2017/18 and 2022, no significant changes in inequalities were found. Conclusions: Health inequalities are persistent and reduce the chances of growing up healthy. There is no evidence that inequalities in the analysed outcomes have changed during the pandemic period (between 2017/18 and 2022). Rather, the changes in the health indicators seem to affect all adolescents in a similar way. KW - Socioeconomic status KW - Self-rated health KW - Nutrition KW - Physical activity KW - Life satisfaction KW - Health equity KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - Schools KW - HBSC KW - Survey KW - Germany Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_01_Health_Inequalities.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11876 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 79 EP - 98 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Winter, Kristina A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Markert, Jenny A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Bucksch, Jens A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Helmchen, Ronja M. A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Möckel, Juliane A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Schierl, Theresa A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Sendatzki, Saskia A1 - Stürmer, Elisabeth A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Concept and methodology of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study – Insights into the current 2022 survey and trends in Germany T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Background: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is one of the largest international studies on child and adolescent health and cooperates with the World Health Organization (WHO). In Germany, adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 are surveyed every four years about their health, health behaviour and social conditions. This article describes the HBSC study and in particular the methodology of the current 2022 survey and prior surveys conducted between 2009/10 and 2017/18. Method: 174 schools with a total of 6,475 students participated in the 2022 survey. The survey was conducted using questionnaires and covered a wide range of topics (including mental health, physical activity, bullying experiences, social determinants of health and experiences related to COVID-19). The 2022 survey was complemented by a school principal survey (N = 160). In addition to the current sample, the samples of the three previous surveys with representative data for Germany are presented: 2009/10 (N = 5,005), 2013/14 (N = 5,961) and 2017/18 (N = 4,347). Discussion: The health of children and adolescents is of great public health importance. The HBSC study makes a substantial contribution by providing internationally comparable results, analysing trends, and providing stakeholders with comprehensive and representative health monitoring data. KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - Students KW - Health Monitoring KW - HBSC KW - Trends KW - Prevalences KW - Schools KW - Survey KW - Cross-Sectional Study KW - Germany Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/ConceptsMethods_en/JHealthMonit_2024_01_Concept_Methodology_HBSC.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11878 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 99 EP - 117 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike T1 - Subjektive Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland – Querschnittergebnisse der HBSC-Studie 2017/18 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Subjektive Gesundheit wird als multidimensionales Konstrukt verstanden, welches körperliche, seelische und soziale Dimensionen des Wohlbefindens einer Person umfasst. Die Förderung der subjektiven Gesundheit und des Wohlbefindens von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist von hoher Public-Health-Relevanz, da gesundheitliche Beeinträchtigungen oftmals mit langfristigen Gesundheitsproblemen im späteren Erwachsenenalter einhergehen. Informationen über mögliche Risikofaktoren und Ressourcen sind daher von zentraler Bedeutung. In diesem Beitrag werden aktuelle Prävalenzen zum subjektiven Gesundheitszustand, zur Lebenszufriedenheit und zu psychosomatischen Beschwerden von 11-, 13- und 15-jährigen Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland aus der „Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie 2017/18 berichtet (N=4.347, 53,0 % Mädchen). Zudem werden soziodemografische und psychosoziale Einflussfaktoren des subjektiven Wohlbefindens untersucht. Die meisten Kinder und Jugendlichen schätzten ihre Gesundheit und Lebenszufriedenheit positiv ein. Dennoch litt etwa ein Drittel der Mädchen und ein Fünftel der Jungen unter mehreren (multiplen) psychosomatischen Beschwerden. Beeinträchtigungen im subjektiven Wohlbefinden zeigten sich vor allem bei Mädchen, älteren Jugendlichen, Jugendlichen mit niedrigerem familiären Wohlstand sowie bei hoher schulischer Belastung. Eine hohe familiäre Unterstützung war hingegen mit einem besseren subjektiven Wohlbefinden assoziiert. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen die Notwendigkeit zielgruppenspezifischer Angebote der Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, um die subjektive Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Jugendlichen zu fördern. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Gesundheitsmonitoring/Gesundheitsberichterstattung/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus/JoHM_03_2020_HBSC_Subjektive_Gesundheit.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/6891 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 7 EP - 21 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Winter, Kristina A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Bucksch, Jens A1 - Finne, Emily A1 - John, Nancy A1 - Kolip, Petra A1 - Paulsen, Lisa A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Schlattmann, Marina A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Brindley, Catherina A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Die Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)-Studie 2017/18 – Methodik der Kinder- und Jugendgesundheits­studie der Weltgesundheitsorganisation T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Die „Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie ist ein international kooperatives Forschungsprojekt, das von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) seit über 35 Jahren unterstützt wird. HBSC ist die weltweit größte Studie zur Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit und für die WHO eine der wichtigsten Datengrundlagen zur international vergleichenden Gesundheitsberichterstattung. Im vierjährigen Turnus werden Daten zur Gesundheit und zum Gesundheitsverhalten von Schülerinnen und Schülern im Alter von 11, 13 und 15 Jahren sowie zu den Rahmenbedingungen für ein gesundes Aufwachsen erhoben. Insgesamt gehören 50 Länder dem HBSC-Netzwerk an, an dem Survey 2017/18 beteiligten sich insgesamt 45 Länder. Deutschland beteiligt sich seit 1993/94 an der HBSC-Studie. Für die aktuelle Erhebung 2017/18 in Deutschland wurden Schülerinnen und Schüler an 146 Schulen befragt (Responserate Schulen: 15,6 %). Insgesamt konnte für Deutschland eine Netto-Stichprobe von n=4.347 Mädchen und Jungen (Responserate: 52,7 %) erzielt werden. Die freiwillige Teilnahme an der Befragung erfolgte in ganzen Schulklassen der Jahrgangsstufen fünf, sieben und neun. Mit Hilfe einer Gewichtung sind repräsentative Aussagen zur gesundheitlichen Lage von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland möglich. Die HBSC-Studie leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag für die Gesundheitsberichterstattung und bietet wichtige Ansatzpunkte für die Identifikation von Bedarfen, Risikogruppen und Handlungsfeldern, um gezielte und bedarfsorientierte Maßnahmen zur Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung im Setting Schule zu initiieren. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Gesundheitsmonitoring/Gesundheitsberichterstattung/GBEDownloadsJ/ConceptsMethods/JoHM_03_2020_HBSC_Methodik.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/6896 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 93 EP - 108 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried T1 - Erratum zu: Ist das (schon) Hatespeech? – Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Verständnis vonHatespeech unter pädagogischem Schulpersonal T2 - Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-022-00377-z SN - 2190-6890 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 189 EP - 190 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Mobbing und Cybermobbing an Schulen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der HBSC-Studie 2022 und Trends von 2009/10 bis 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Hintergrund: Mobbing ist eine Form der Gewalt, die wiederholt, mit der Absicht zu schädigen und mit einem Machtungleichgewicht zwischen den Beteiligten ausgeübt wird. Mobbing hat schwerwiegende negative Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit Heranwachsender und stellt damit ein bedeutsames Gesundheitsrisiko im Kindes- und Jugendalter dar. Methode: Basierend auf den Daten der „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie aus dem Erhebungsjahr 2022 in Deutschland (N=6.475) wurde analysiert, wie verbreitet schulisches Mobbing und Cybermobbing in Deutschland unter 11-, 13- und 15-Jährigen waren. Zudem wurde die Verbreitung von schulischem Mobbing und Cybermobbing im Trendverlauf von 2009/10– 2022 (Mobbing) bzw. von 2017/18–2022 (Cybermobbing) analysiert. Ergebnisse: Rund 14% der befragten Lernenden gaben direkte Erfahrungen mit schulischem Mobbing an, rund 7% berichteten Cybermobbingerfahrungen als Gemobbte und/oder Mobbende. Heranwachsende, die sich als gender-divers identifizierten, gaben besonders häufig Mobbingerfahrungen an. Schulisches Mobbing nahm im Zeitverlauf ab, blieb zwischen 2017/18 und 2022 aber stabil. Cybermobbing nahm 2022 im Vergleich zu 2017/18 dagegen zu. Schlussfolgerungen: Mobbingerfahrungen in der Schule und online sind für viele Kinder und Jugendliche eine alltägliche Erfahrung, sodass weiterhin Bedarf für eine breite Implementierung wirksamer Anti-Mobbing-Maßnahmen an Schulen besteht. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11871 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 67 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Winter, Kristina A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Markert, Jenny A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Bucksch, Jens A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Helmchen, Ronja M. A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Möckel, Juliane A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Schierl, Theresa A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Sendatzki, Saskia A1 - Stürmer, Elisabeth A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Konzept und Methodik der Studie Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children (HBSC) – Einblicke in den aktuellen Survey 2022 und die Entwicklung in Deutschland T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Hintergrund: „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“ ist eine der größten internationalen Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitsstudien und kooperiert mit der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO). In Deutschland werden im vierjährigen Turnus jeweils Heranwachsende im Alter von 11, 13 und 15 Jahren zur Gesundheit, zum Gesundheitsverhalten und zu sozialen Rahmenbedingungen befragt. Der Beitrag widmet sich der Beschreibung der HBSC-Studie und speziell der Methodik des aktuellen Surveys 2022 sowie der vorherigen Erhebungen von 2009/10 bis 2017/18. Methode: Am Survey 2022 beteiligten sich 174 Schulen mit insgesamt 6.475 Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die Erhebung erfolgte mittels Fragebogen und erfasst ein breites Themenspektrum (u. a. mentale Gesundheit, Bewegungsverhalten, Mobbingerfahrungen, soziale Determinanten der Gesundheit sowie Erfahrungen im Zusammenhang mit COVID-19). Ergänzt wurde die Erhebung 2022 um eine Schulleitungsbefragung (N = 160). Neben der aktuellen Stichprobe werden auch die Stichproben der vorangegangenen drei Surveys mit repräsentativen Angaben für Deutschland vorgestellt: 2009/10 (N = 5.005), 2013/14 (N = 5.961) und 2017/18 (N = 4.347). Diskussion: Die Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit hat eine hohe Public-Health-Relevanz. Dazu leistet die HBSC-Studie einen elementaren Beitrag, denn sie liefert international vergleichbare Ergebnisse, ermöglicht die Analyse von Trendentwicklungen und stellt umfangreiche, repräsentative Daten zum Gesundheitsmonitoring für Stakeholder bereit. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11877 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 108 EP - 127 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Behn, Steven A1 - Erhart, Michael A1 - Strelow, Lisa A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike T1 - Subjektive Gesundheit und psychosomatische Beschwerden von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der HBSC-Studie 2009/10 – 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Hintergrund: Die subjektive Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden stellen wichtige Gesundheitsindikatoren im Kindes- und Jugendalter dar. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt aktuelle Ergebnisse sowie zeitliche Trends zwischen 2009/10 und 2022. Methode: Die „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie erfasste in den Schuljahren 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18 und im Kalenderjahr 2022 bei N = 21.788 Schülerinnen und Schülern im Alter von 11 bis 15 Jahren deren subjektive Gesundheit, Lebenszufriedenheit und psychosomatische Beschwerden. Multivariate Regressionsanalysen zeigen die Zusammenhänge zwischen soziodemografischen Merkmalen und dem Wohlbefinden für 2022 sowie Trendverläufe seit 2009/10. Ergebnisse: Der Großteil der Kinder und Jugendlichen berichtet eine gute subjektive Gesundheit und eine hohe Lebenszufriedenheit. Etwa die Hälfte der Mädchen und ein Drittel der Jungen berichten multiple psychosomatische Gesundheitsbeschwerden, mit einem deutlichen Anstieg im zeitlichen Verlauf. Ältere Jugendliche, Mädchen und Genderdiverse haben ein erhöhtes Risiko für ein geringes Wohlbefinden. Zwischen 2009/10 und 2022 variierten die subjektive Gesundheit und die Lebenszufriedenheit mit einer deutlichen Verschlechterung von 2017/18 zu 2022. Schlussfolgerungen: Der hohe Anteil von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit psychosomatischen Beschwerden sowie die aufgezeigten Geschlechts- und Altersdiskrepanzen verdeutlichen den Bedarf an zielgruppenspezifischer Prävention, Gesundheitsförderung und einem kontinuierlichen Gesundheitsmonitoring. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11867 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 7 EP - 24 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Herke, Max A1 - Markert, Jenny A1 - Böhm, Marie A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Sudeck, Gorden A1 - Winter, Kristina T1 - Die zeitliche Entwicklung gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit im Kindes- und Jugendalter in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der HBSC-Studie 2009/10 – 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Hintergrund: Viele Studien berichten von gesundheitlichen Ungleichheiten im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Unklar ist, wie sich diese in den letzten Jahren, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der COVID-19-Pandemie, entwickelt haben. Methode: Die Analysen basieren auf den deutschen Daten der internationalen HBSC-Studie (Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children) von 2009/10 (n = 5.005), 2013/14 (n = 5.961), 2017/18 (n = 4.347) und 2022 (n = 6.475). Insgesamt wurden 21.788 Schülerinnen und Schüler im Alter von ca. 11 bis 15 Jahren berücksichtigt. Der sozioökonomische Status (SES) wurde mithilfe der Family Affluence Scale (FAS) erhoben. Verschiedene Gesundheitsindikatoren wurden mittels bi- und multivariaten Analysemethoden stratifiziert nach Geschlecht ausgewertet. Ergebnisse: 2022 zeigen sich deutliche sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten in der Lebenszufriedenheit, der subjektiven Gesundheit, im Obst- und Gemüsekonsum sowie im Bewegungsverhalten. Diese Ungleichheiten sind im Zeitverlauf von 2009/10 bis 2022 überwiegend konstant geblieben oder haben sich vergrößert. Zwischen 2017/18 und 2022 sind keine signifikanten Änderungen bezüglich der betrachteten Ungleichheiten zu erkennen. Schlussfolgerungen: Gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten zeigen sich kontinuierlich und reduzieren die Chancen auf ein gesundes Aufwachsen. Es gibt keine Hinweise darauf, dass sich die Ungleichheiten während des Pandemie-Zeitraums (zwischen 2017/18 und 2022) verändert haben. Die Veränderungen in den betrachteten Gesundheitsindikatoren betreffen vielmehr alle Heranwachsende in ähnlicher Weise. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/11875 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 86 EP - 107 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Zeißig, Anke A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Möller, Julia A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - The association between boredom and creativity in educational contexts: A scoping review on research approaches and empirical findings T2 - Review of Education N2 - Assumptions around the association between boredom and creativity are contentious. Although studies suggest positive effects of boredom, it is also considered a negative predictor of creativity. Researchers also assume that creativity reduces boredom, but boredom can also occur during creative tasks. In this review, we identify and systematise the empirical evidence available to date on the association between creativity and boredom in educational contexts. The string‐guided electronic search yielded 2849 publications. Nineteen publications based on 27 empirical studies met the inclusion criteria. Two reviewers extracted definitions, theories, methods, operationalisations, measurement instruments, and outcomes from the studies using a coding scheme. We identified a range of different theoretical and methodological approaches. The largest cache of empirical evidence was obtained from experimental and quasi‐experimental studies (five positive associations, four negative, two contradictory, and three insignificant results). Correlation studies identified three negative, one contradictory, and seven insignificant correlations between boredom and creativity. In addition, two studies with exploratory, statistically not relevant results contributed to the body of research. The results from the identified and evaluated studies argue both for and against the sensitivity of creative processes in relation to boredom—but a clear causal, positive or negative effect of boredom on creativity is not currently supported by the empirical evidence available. Previous research has also not yet demonstrated an apparent effect of creative states or traits on academic boredom. Future research should aim to explore under what circumstances different relationships between boredom and creativity can be observed and reliably replicated. KW - Education Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3470 SN - 2049-6613 VL - 12 IS - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Espelage, Dorothy L. A1 - Wright, Michelle F. A1 - Gámez-Guadix, Manuel T1 - Individual and Contextual Correlates of Latent Bystander Profiles toward Racist Hate Speech: A Multilevel Person-centered Approach T2 - Journal of Youth and Adolescence N2 - Prior research into bystander responses to hate speech has utilized variable-centered analyses — such approaches risk simplifying the complex nature of bystander behaviors. Hence, the present study used a person-centered analysis to investigate latent hate speech bystander profiles. In addition, individual and classroom-level correlates associated with the various profiles were studied. The sample included 3225 students in grades 7–9 (51.7% self-identified as female; 37.2% with immigrant background) from 215 classrooms in Germany and Switzerland. The latent profile analysis revealed that four distinct profiles could be distinguished: Passive Bystanders (34.2%), Defenders (47.3%), Revengers (9.8%), and Contributors (8.6%). Multilevel logistic regression models showed common and distinct correlates. For example, students who believed that certain social groups are superior were more likely to be Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders, students who felt more connected with teachers were more likely to be Defenders, and students who were more open to diversity were less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. Students were less likely Defenders and more likely Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders in classrooms with high rates of hate speech perpetration. Further, in classrooms with high hate speech intervention, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In classrooms with stronger cohesion, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In conclusion, the findings add to our understanding of bystander profiles concerning racist hate speech and the relevance of individual and classroom-level factors in explaining various profiles of bystander behavior. KW - Hate speech KW - Bystanders KW - School climate KW - Social skills KW - Latent profile analysis KW - Multilevel modeling Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-01968-x SN - 0047-2891 VL - 53 IS - 6 SP - 1271 EP - 1286 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Wettstein, Alexander T1 - Teachers’ intervention strategies for handling hate-speech incidents in schools T2 - Social Psychology of Education N2 - Despite ongoing global efforts to combat discrimination, hate speech is a growing problem in many countries. Hate speech is also widespread among young people and thus also affects schools. Because of the negative consequences of hate speech for the targeted individuals and for society in general, schools and teachers are generally encouraged to moderate hate speech. This binational study examines intervention strategies for hate speech in schools using the newly developed Hate-Speech Interventions Scale for Teachers. Data from German and Swiss teachers (N = 486) were analyzed. Self-reported strategies were best described using a three-factor structure. Teachers primarily direct their interventions at those directly involved in hate speech and frequently employ teaching-oriented strategies. In comparison, external partners and colleagues are relatively rarely involved. Measurement invariance testing supported the scales’ construct validity. A link was found between the use of these strategies, teachers’ task-specific self-efficacy, gender, and professional experience. These results indicate that schools should play an important role in moderating hate speech and that increasing teachers’ confidence in their own ability to address this phenomenon could be an important element of teacher training. KW - Hate speech KW - Intervention KW - Teacher KW - School KW - Self-efficacy KW - Professional experience Y1 - 2024 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11218-024-09929-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-024-09929-9 SN - 1381-2890 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Associations between teachers’ beliefs and their perception of hate speech in school: a study in Germany and Switzerland T2 - Frontiers in Education N2 - Hate speech is a global issue that is also prevalent among adolescents and requires an educational response. Teachers handle hate speech as part of their professional role. To date, we know little about their beliefs in relation to the early stages of their interventional actions, specifically to their perception of hate speech in school. Thus, this study examined associations between teachers’ social dominance orientation, their pluralist attitude, and their hate speech perception in school. A sample of 471 secondary school teachers from 38 schools (Germany: n = 251; Switzerland: n = 220) participated in a self-report survey from December 2020 to April 2021 (MAge = 42.8 years; 57.7% females; 21.0% with migration status). Data from a total of 3,560 students from grades 7–9 (Germany: n = 1,841; Switzerland: n = 1,719) were matched with teachers’ data to control for students’ hate speech perception in school. Fixed effects multilevel regressions were run, including covariates (teachers’ age, gender, migration status, students’ hate speech perception), teachers’ social dominance orientation, pluralist attitude, and their hate speech perception in school. Teachers perceived a higher frequency of offline hate speech than online hate speech. Contrary to the hypotheses, social dominance orientation was positively associated with offline and online hate speech perception. As predicted, teachers’ pluralist attitude was positively linked to their off- and online hate speech perception. Further research must now clarify how the investigated beliefs and attitudes and teachers’ hate speech perception in school relate to other aspects of their professional competence. KW - hate speech perception, teachers, school, beliefs, social dominance orientation, pluralist attitude Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1432013 SN - 2504-284X VL - 9 PB - Frontiers Media SA ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Valido, Alberto A1 - Espelage, Dorothy L. A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - The relation of classroom climate to adolescents' countering hate speech via social skills: A positive youth development perspective T2 - Journal of Adolescence N2 - Introduction. Hate speech is a current challenge for schools around the globe. At the same time, students worldwide stand up to hate speech by countering it. Guided by a positive youth development perspective, the present study investigated the direct and indirect associations between classroom climate (environmental assets), social skills (personal assets), and countering hate speech (as a proxy of thriving) among adolescents. Methods. The sample included 3225 students in grades 7–9 (51.7% self-identified as female) from 40 schools in Germany (n = 1841) and Switzerland (n = 1384). Students completed self-report questionnaires that assessed classroom climate, three facets of social skills (i.e., perspective-taking, prosocial behavior, assertiveness), and counterspeech. Results. The results of the 2-(1-1-1)-1 multilevel mediation analysis revealed that classroom climate (L2) and the three facets of social skills (L1) had a direct positive effect on counterspeech (L1). Furthermore, classroom climate (L2) also had a direct positive effect on the three facets of social skills (L1). Finally, classroom climate (L2) had an indirect positive effect on counterspeech (L1) via all three aspects of social skills (L1). Conclusion. The findings highlight that successful anti-hate speech programs may entail a combination of environmental and personal factors for increasing adolescents' active contribution to an inclusive and discrimination-free classroom environment where hate speech is not tolerated. KW - adolescents KW - classroom climate KW - counterspeech KW - hate speech KW - schools KW - social skills Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12180 SN - 1095-9254 VL - 95 IS - 6 SP - 1127 EP - 1139 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Espelage, Dorothy L. T1 - Validation of the multidimensional bystander responses to racist hate speech scale and its association with empathy and moral disengagement among adolescents T2 - Aggressive Behavior N2 - Our understanding of how bystanders respond to hate speech is limited. This may be due, in part, to the lack of available measurement tools. However, understanding adolescents’ responses to hate speech is critical because this kind of research can support schools in empowering students to exhibit courageous moral behavior. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly developed Multidimensional Bystander Responses to Hate Speech Scale (MBRHS) and to explore demographic differences and correlates of bystander behavior in school hate speech. The sample consisted of 3225 seventh to ninth graders from Germany and Switzerland. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a model with seven factors. We found that adolescents with immigrant background and boys showed particularly unfavorable response patterns. In addition, our study suggests that empathy is positively correlated with the factors comforting the victim, seeking help at school, and countering hate speech but negatively correlated with helplessness, revenge, reinforcing, and ignoring. Moral disengagement showed the opposite correlational pattern. The findings indicate that the MBRHS is a psychometrically valid and reliable measure that could aid in measuring varied responses to hate speech. In addition, this work highlights the relevance of empathy and moral engagement training in anti‐hate speech prevention programs. KW - adolescents KW - civic education KW - counter speech KW - empathy KW - hate speech KW - measurement invariance KW - discrimination Y1 - 2023 UR - https://phrepo.phbern.ch/7123/ SN - 1098-2337 VL - 50 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Direct and indirect effects of social dominance orientation on hate speech perpetration via empathy and moral disengagement among adolescents: A multilevel mediation model T2 - Aggressive Behavior N2 - Although it is known that social dominance orientation directly affects hate speech perpetration, few studies have explored the mechanisms by which this effect takes place during adolescence. Based on the socio-cognitive theory of moral agency, we aimed to fill this gap in the literature by exploring the direct and indirect effects of social dominance orientation on hate speech perpetration in offline and online settings. The sample included seventh, eigth, and ninth graders (N = 3225) (51.2% girls, 37.2% with an immigrant background) from 36 Swiss and German schools who completed a survey about hate speech, social dominance orientation, empathy, and moral disengagement. A multilevel mediation path model revealed that social dominance orientation had a direct effect on offline and online hate speech perpetration. Moreover, social dominance also had indirect effects via low levels of empathy and high levels of moral disengagement. No gender differences were observed. Our findings are discussed regarding the potential contribution to preventing hate speech during adolescence. KW - adolescents KW - cyberhate KW - empathy KW - hate speech KW - moral disengagement KW - social dominance orientation Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22100 SN - 1098-2337 VL - 50(2024) IS - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Ballaschk, Cindy A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Hate speech in adolescents. A binational study on prevalence and demographic differences T2 - Frontiers in Education N2 - Hate speech, or intentional derogatory expressions about people based on assigned group characteristics, has been studied primarily in online contexts. Less is known about the occurrence of this phenomenon in schools. As it has negative consequences for victims, perpetrators, and those who witness it, it is crucial to characterize the occurrence of offline (i.e., in the school) and online hate speech to describe similarities and differences between these two socialization contexts. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hate speech witnessing, victimization, and perpetration, in a sample of 3,620 7th to 9th graders (51% self-identified as female) from 42 schools in Germany and Switzerland. We found that 67% of the students witnessed hate speech in their school, and 65% witnessed online hate speech at least once in the past twelve months. Approximately 21% of the students self-identified as offline perpetrators and 33% as offline victims, whereas these percentages were lower for online hate speech (13% and 20%, respectively). In both settings, skin color and origin were the most common group references for hate speech (50% offline and 63% online). Offline hate speech mainly came from classmates (88%), unknown sources (e.g., graffiti; 19%), or teachers (12%), whereas online hate speech mostly came from unknown persons (77%). The most frequent forms of offline hate speech were offensive jokes (94%) and the spread of lies and rumors about the members of a specific social group (84%). Significant differences by country, gender, and migration background were observed. Girls reported more offline victimization experiences, less perpetration, and a greater frequency of witnessing hate speech. This difference was larger in magnitude in the online setting. Students in Switzerland reported being exposed to hate speech more often than students in Germany. Students with a migration background reported higher hate speech victimization based on skin color and origin than students without a migration background. The high prevalence of hate speech highlights the need for school-based prevention programs. Our findings are discussed in terms of the practical implications. KW - Hate speech KW - adolescents KW - discrimination KW - victimization KW - Europe KW - immigrants KW - gender differences KW - racism KW - cyberhate speech Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1076249 SN - 2504-284X VL - 8 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kansok-Dusche, Julia A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Schwab, Céline A1 - Subramaniam, Abimanju A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Associations between Social Competence, Perceived Parents’ Prosocial Educational Goals and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in School T2 - Victims & Offenders N2 - Hate speech is a global challenge, requiring research on adolescents’ hate speech perpetration in schools. We examined whether perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals moderate the association between social competencies (social perspective-taking, openness to diversity) and hate speech perpetration in schools. In total, 1,719 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from 22 Swiss schools completed selfreport questionnaires (December 2020 to April 2021). Social perspective-taking and hate speech perpetration correlated negatively, alongside openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration. Perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals strengthened the negative association between openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration in schools but did not moderate the association with social perspective-taking. KW - Hate speech KW - prosocial educational goals KW - social perspective-taking KW - school KW - openness to diversity KW - adolescents Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2023.2189191 SN - 1556-4991 VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 419 EP - 446 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Psychische Gesundheit in der Schule T2 - Pädiatrie & Pädologie N2 - Der psychischen Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit zuteil geworden. Immer deutlicher zeichnet sich ab, dass psychische Probleme im Kindes- und Jugendalter eine hohe Vorhersagekraft für psychische Erkrankungen im Erwachsenenalter haben. Gleichzeitig verfügen wir über einen immer breiter werdenden Erkenntnisstand zur Bedeutung des psychischen Wohlbefindens von Kindern und Jugendlichen für ihren schulischen Erfolg und für ihre soziale Teilhabe. Der vorliegende Beitrag nimmt die Lebenswelt Schule in das Blickfeld. Es werden Befunde zu schulbezogenen Ressourcen und Risikofaktoren für die psychische Gesundheit von Schüler*innen und zur Rolle von Lehrkräften bei der Früherkennung vorgestellt sowie Schlussfolgerungen für die Förderung der psychischen Gesundheit in der Schule gezogen. KW - Students KW - mental well-being KW - mental disorders KW - school health promotion KW - early identification Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00608-022-01031-7 SN - 0030-9338 VL - 58 IS - S1 SP - 8 EP - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried T1 - Dem Hass entgeg(n)en – Eine qualitative Studie zu den Interventionsstrategien, -zielen und -effekten durch pädagogisches Schulpersonal bei Hatespeech in der Schule. T2 - Zeitschrift für Pädagogik N2 - Bisher ist wenig darüber bekannt, wie Schulen mit Hatespeech unter Schüler*innen umgehen. Die vorliegende Untersuchung soll einen ersten Überblick über die Interventionsstrategien, -ziele und -effekte des Schulpersonals bei Hatespeech in der Schule geben. Dazu wurden 46 episodische Interviews mit Schüler*innen (n = 21), Lehrkräften (n = 16) und anderem pädagogischen Schulpersonal (n = 9) aus Berlin und Brandenburg ausgewertet. Im Ergebnis konnten acht Strategien klassifiziert werden (Bestrafungen, polizeiliche und juristische Maßnahmen, Instruktionen, Einbezug der Eltern, Einbezug anderer Schulakteur*innen, Mediationen, partizipativ-integrative Verhandlungen, schulexterne Projekt- und Trainingsangebote), denen jeweils Interventionsziele und berichtete Effekte zugeordnet werden konnten. Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede mit Erkenntnissen aus der Mobbingforschung und Implikationen für die Schulpraxis sowie für weitere Forschung werden diskutiert. KW - Hatespeech KW - Intervention KW - Schule KW - Lehrkräfte KW - Diskriminierung Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.beltz.de/fachmedien/erziehungswissenschaft/zeitschriften/zeitschrift_fuer_paedagogik/artikel/51222-dem-hass-entgegnen.html U6 - https://doi.org/10.3262/ZP2303310 SN - 0044-3247 VL - 69 IS - 3 SP - 310 EP - 332 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Einsamkeit im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Zur Verbreitung eines Risikofaktors für die psychische Gesundheit unter 11- bis 15-jährigen deutschen Schülerinnen und Schülern T2 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz N2 - Hintergrund Einsamkeit ist sowohl im öffentlichen als auch im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs ein zunehmend präsentes Thema. Es liegen inzwischen zahlreiche Forschungsergebnisse zur Verbreitung und zu den gesundheitsbezogenen Zusammenhängen von Einsamkeit bei Erwachsenen vor. Zur Einsamkeit im Kindes- und Jugendalter gibt es für Deutschland nur wenige Erkenntnisse. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt dieser Beitrag Befunde zur Verbreitung von Einsamkeit bei 11- bis 15-jährigen deutschen Schüler*innen vor und untersucht Zusammenhänge mit soziodemographischen Merkmalen. Methoden Die Studie „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children“ (HBSC) ist eine globale Forschungskooperation unter Schirmherrschaft der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO). In Brandenburg erfasste die Studie Daten von 3819 Kindern und Jugendlichen an allgemeinbildenden Schulen in den Klassenstufen 5, 7 und 9 (MAlter = 13,5, SD = 1,6). Einsamkeit wurde anhand der University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale und eines Einzelitems erhoben. Ergebnisse 13,2 % der Befragten gaben an, sich „meistens“ einsam zu fühlen, „immer“ einsam fühlten sich 3,6 %. Einsamkeit war stärker ausgeprägt bei Mädchen, bei Schüler*innen mit der Geschlechtszuschreibung „divers“ sowie bei älteren Heranwachsenden und bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit niedrigerem sozioökonomischen Status. Diskussion Die Befunde weisen darauf hin, dass Einsamkeit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen ein weit verbreitetes Phänomen ist. Dass sich Mädchen, ältere Schüler*innen sowie Kinder und Jugendliche mit geringerem familiären Wohlstand einsamer fühlen, stimmt mit Ergebnissen aus anderen Ländern überein und liefert Ansatzpunkte für die Planung von Präventionsmaßnahmen. Es bedarf in Deutschland weiterer Forschung zu möglichen gesundheitsbezogenen Zusammenhängen von Einsamkeit. KW - Einsamkeit KW - Kinder KW - Jugendliche KW - UCLA Loneliness Scale KW - HBSC Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03728-x SN - 1436-9990 SN - 1437-1588 VL - 66 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krause, Norman A1 - Wachs, Sebastian A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Schubarth, Wilfried T1 - „Eine Einschätzung, die in Sekunden passieren muss“. Eine qualitative Studie zu Gründen für ausbleibende Interventionen durch das pädagogische Schulpersonal bei Hatespeech unter Schüler:innen T2 - Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft N2 - Die vorliegende Studie ermittelt erstmals Gründe für ausbleibende Interventionen durch pädagogische Fachkräfte bei Hatespeech-Vorfällen in der Schule anhand des Entscheidungsmodells für Hilfeverhalten, das einen fünfstufigen, kognitiven Abwägungsprozess beschreibt, der einer möglichen Intervention vorausgeht. Ausgewertet wurden 46 episodische Interviews mit Schüler:innen (n = 21), Lehrkräften (n = 16) und anderem pädagogischem Schulpersonal (n = 9) aus Berlin und Brandenburg. Die Analyse des qualitativen Datenmaterials zeigt, dass sich auf allen fünf Stufen des Abwägungsprozesses Gründe finden lassen, warum Interventionen bei Hatespeech ausbleiben: Das Schulpersonal kann Hatespeech nicht immer wahrnehmen (1), deutet es vor dem Hintergrund jugendtypischer bzw. gewaltvoller Sprachnormen teils nicht als interventionswürdig (2), übernimmt die Verantwortung teils nicht – insbesondere bei Online-Hatespeech (3), schätzt die eigenen Interventionskompetenzen als unzureichend ein (4) oder wägt Kosten und Nutzen eines möglichen Eingreifens zulasten einer tatsächlichen Interventionshandlung gegeneinander ab (5). Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass eine Sensibilisierung für Hatespeech und ihre Folgen für die Beteiligten, z. B. durch Aufklärung, die Verantwortungsübernahme stärken könnte. Im qualitativen Datenmaterial lassen sich zudem Wünsche des Schulpersonals nach Aus- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten sowie Forderungen nach den notwendigen Kapazitäten im Schulalltag finden, um bei Hatespeech angemessen intervenieren zu können. KW - Hatespeech KW - Bystander KW - Intervention KW - Schule KW - Lehrkräfte Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-023-01179-3 SN - 1434-663X VL - 26 IS - 6 SP - 1527 EP - 1545 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Castellanos, Melisa A1 - Wettstein, Alexander A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Wachs, Sebastian T1 - Racist Hate Speech at School and its Association with Bystanders’ Active Defending – The Protective Role of Immigrant Background T2 - International Journal of Developmental Science N2 - There are scarce studies on bystanders’ responses to racist hate speech. The present study was rooted in the general aggression model to examine the direct and indirect associations between witnessing racist hate speech and bystanders’ active defending behaviors. Moreover, we examined if these associations varied as a function of the immigration background of bystanders. The sample included 3,225 7th, 8th, and 9th graders (51.7% girls, 37.2% with an immigrant background) from 40 schools in Switzerland and Germany. A multilevel mediation path model revealed that witnessing racist hate speech negatively predicted bystanders’ active defending. It also had indirect associations with bystanders’ active defending via low levels of empathy. Finally, associations were not observed in students with an immigrant background. The findings regarding the potential contribution of these results to preventing hate speech in school are discussed. KW - hate speech KW - general aggression model KW - bystanders' responses KW - desensitization KW - migration background Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3233/DEV-230341 SN - 2192-001X SN - 2191-7485 VL - 17 IS - 1-3 SP - 31 EP - 41 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Increasing loneliness among German children and adolescents from 2018 to 2022: a cross-sectional survey before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic T2 - Journal of Public Health N2 - Aim. Loneliness is an increasingly present topic in scientific and public discourse, and has gained relevance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, there is a lack of representative studies examining the prevalence of loneliness among children and adolescents before and after the pandemic. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of loneliness among 11- to 15-year-old students before (2018) and after (2022) the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate subgroup differences. Subject and methods. In this cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, the prevalence of loneliness was compared in two representative samples from the German federal state of Brandenburg from 2018 and 2022. In 2018, data were collected from 3,057 (51.8% girls, Mage = 13.1, SD = 1.7) and, in 2022, from 3,801 (52.6% girls, Mage = 13.5, SD = 1.6) students in general education schools. Loneliness was assessed using a single item from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Chi-square test and logistic regressions were performed. Results. In total, 11.8% of the students reported being lonely in 2018, and 19.3% reported being lonely in 2022. Loneliness was more prevalent among girls, nonbinary, older adolescents, and students with lower family affluence. The increase in loneliness did not differ depending on age, gender, or family affluence. Conclusion. The findings highlight that loneliness among children and adolescents is a widespread phenomenon that has increased significantly from 2018 to 2022. There is a need for prevention measures and further research into health-related associations of loneliness. KW - Loneliness KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - COVID-19 KW - HBSC Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02356-2 SN - 2198-1833 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Cosma, Alina A1 - Martin, Gina A1 - Looze, Margreet E. de A1 - Walsh, Sophie D. A1 - Paakkari, Leena A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Gobina, Inese A1 - Page, Nicholas A1 - Hulbert, Sabina A1 - Inchley, Jo A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Gaspar, Tania A1 - Stevens, Gonneke W.J.M. T1 - Cross-national trends in adolescents psychological and somatic complaints before and after the onset of COVID-19 Pandemic T2 - Journal of Adolescent Health N2 - Purpose Building on research suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an exacerbation of deteriorating trends in mental health among adolescents, this paper examined trends in adolescents' psychological and somatic complaints across 35 countries from 2010 to 2022, and tested trends in sociodemographic inequalities in these outcomes between 2018 and 2022. Methods Using data from 792,606 adolescents from 35 countries (51% girls; mean age = 13.5; standard deviation 1.6) across four Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), hierarchical multilevel models estimated cross-national trends in adolescent psychological and somatic complaints. We tested whether observed values in 2022 were in line with predicted values based on 2010–2018 linear trends. Finally, moderation effects of age, family affluence, and family structures on the outcomes were tested (2018–2022). Results Both girls and boys showed substantially higher levels of psychological complaints in 2022 compared with the predicted values. For somatic complaints, higher levels than predicted in 2022 were observed only in girls. Moderation analyses revealed an increase from 2018 to 2022 in age gaps and a narrowing in the socioeconomic gap for both outcomes. Also, there was a widening gap between adolescents living with 2 parents and those living in a single parent household in 2022 compared to 2018. Discussion Cross-national increases in adolescent psychological and somatic complaints were higher than expected in 2022, based on previous trends. Magnitudes of change varied across different sociodemographics groups, with implications for pre-existing mental health inequalities. KW - mental health KW - gender KW - cross-cultural KW - socio-economic inequalities KW - time trends KW - HBSC Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.09.028 SN - 1054-139X PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Sendatzki, Saskia A1 - Helmchen, Ronja M. A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Problematische Nutzung digitaler Medien und Gesundheitskompetenz von Schülerinnen und Schülern in Deutschland : Befunde der HBSC-Studie 2022 T2 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz N2 - Hintergrund Der digitale Alltag von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist durch eine hohe Nutzung sozialer Medien und digitaler Spiele geprägt. Bisherige Forschung konnte gesundheitsabträgliche Konsequenzen einer problematischen Mediennutzung aufzeigen. Hingegen wurden Zusammenhänge mit der Gesundheitskompetenz kaum untersucht, obgleich Rahmenmodelle Gesundheitskompetenz als Determinante des Gesundheitsverhaltens nahelegen. Methoden Dieser Beitrag greift auf Daten der repräsentativen Studie „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children“ (HBSC) in Deutschland aus dem Jahr 2022 mit n = 6475 Schülerinnen und Schülern zurück. Es wurden Zusammenhänge zwischen der problematischen Nutzung von sozialen Medien und der Videospielintensität sowie der Gesundheitskompetenz unter Berücksichtigung soziodemografischer und -ökonomischer Merkmale bivariat und multivariat untersucht. Ergebnisse Die Prävalenz der problematischen Nutzung sozialer Medien betrug 11,1 % und etwa ein Drittel gab an, mehr als 9 h pro Woche mit digitalen Spielen zu verbringen. Eine geringe Gesundheitskompetenz stand mit beiden Formen der Mediennutzung in signifikantem Zusammenhang. Zudem war die problematische Nutzung sozialer Medien mit einer weiblichen und genderdiversen Geschlechtszugehörigkeit, dem Alter von 13 Jahren, dem Vorliegen eines Migrationshintergrunds und der Zugehörigkeit zu einer anderen Schulform als das Gymnasium verbunden. Eine hohe Spielintensität war mit einer männlichen und genderdiversen Geschlechtszuordnung, der Zugehörigkeit zu den Altersgruppen der 13- und 15-Jährigen und einem geringen familiären Wohlstand assoziiert. Diskussion Die Ergebnisse liefern nicht nur Hinweise für die Identifikation von Heranwachsenden mit besonderem Präventionsbedarf, sondern betonen auch die Relevanz, die der Gesundheitskompetenz für das Mediennutzungsverhalten zukommt. Exemplarische Empfehlungen werden unter Rückgriff auf die internationale Literatur aufgegriffen. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-025-04008-6 SN - 1436-9990 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Helmchen, Ronja M. A1 - Schierl, Theresa A1 - Sendatzki, Saskia A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Study Group Germany, HBSC A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike T1 - Effects of the corona measures on the life of children and adolescents : results of the German HBSC study 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Background: The containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic have changed many people’s daily lives. The study examines how children and adolescents assess the impact of the coronavirus measures on various areas of life. Methods: Overall, N = 6,475 students (11 –15 years) in Germany took part in the representative ‘Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC)’ study in 2022. Logistic regressions were performed to investigate the relationships between the perceived impact of the coronavirus measures on various areas of their lives by age, gender and family wealth. Results: Two years after the onset of the pandemic, children and adolescents reported both, positive and negative effects of the coronavirus measures. About a half of those surveyed perceived positive effects regarding social relationships. In contrast, approximately one in three respondents reported a deterioration in mental health and school performance. In particular, 11-year-olds, boys and wealthy students reported more often positive effects. Conclusions: The positive effects of the pandemic on the lives of children and adolescents in individual areas and the resilience (resistance) that is emerging here, as well as the results on more negative assessments of adolescents, girls and respondents with lower family wealth, can be used as a starting point for a needs-oriented and target group-specific health promotion in times of crisis. Future research should focus on the pandemic’s long-term effects on young people’s development. KW - HBSC KW - COVID-19 pandemic KW - children KW - adolescents KW - mental health KW - social relationships KW - Germany Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/13002 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 2025 IS - 10 (1) ER - TY - GEN A1 - Fischer, Saskia M. A1 - Macaulay, Peter J. R. A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Staff communication at school and student–student relationship quality in the classroom : direct and indirect effects on students’ experiences as bullies, bullied, and bully-victims T2 - International Journal of Bullying Prevention N2 - Bullying research is often based upon Bronfenbrenner’s socioecological model, focusing on contextual level aspects associated with individual bullying experiences. Thus, various relevant contextual determinants of bullying have been identified, including classroom climate and school climate. However, even if interpersonal relationships are defined broadly in the definitions of classroom and (especially) school climate, its empirical investigation is limited to student–student or student–teacher relationships. In the current study, we included aspects of teacher–teacher relationships in the analyses by investigating staff communication at school. We investigated the associations between staff communication, student–student relationship quality in the classroom, and students’ bullying experiences. In addition, we investigated if staff communication may be indirectly linked to students’ bullying experiences via student–student relationships in the classroom. The sample was drawn from 556 teachers (79% female, Mage = 50.6, SDage = 8.44) and 2,071 students (49% female, Mage = 13.63, SDage = 1.17) in 114 classes across 24 schools in Germany. Two-level- and three-level models were performed. Findings suggest that rivalry as an aspect of student–student relationships in the classroom (a part of the classroom climate) is associated with students’ bullying experiences as bullies, victims, and bully-victims. While staff communication is not directly associated with students’ bullying experiences, it is indirectly associated with it via rivalry in the classroom. The findings also show that staff communication at school is associated with student–student relationships in the classroom. The study has implications for school-wide anti-bullying measures that should also include teacher–teacher aspects, and that future research should endeavour to include both class-level and school-level contexts. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-024-00283-0 SN - 2523-3653 VL - 2025 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC ER - TY - GEN A1 - Reiß, Franziska A1 - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Helmchen, Ronja M. A1 - Schierl, Theresa A1 - Sendatzki, Saskia A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Deutschland, HBSC-Studienverbund A1 - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike T1 - Auswirkungen der Corona-Maßnahmen auf das Leben von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Ergebnisse der bundesweiten HBSC-Studie 2022 T2 - Journal of Health Monitoring N2 - Hintergrund: Die Eindämmungsmaßnahmen der COVID-19-Pandemie haben den Alltag vieler Menschen verändert. Untersucht wird, wie Kinder und Jugendliche die Auswirkungen der Corona-Maßnahmen auf verschiedene Lebensbereiche einschätzen. Methode: An der repräsentativen „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie haben 2022 bundesweit N = 6.475 Schülerinnen und Schüler (11 –15 Jahre) teilgenommen. Mittels logistischer Regressionen wurden Zusammenhänge zwischen den wahrgenommenen Auswirkungen der Corona-Maßnahmen auf verschiedene Bereiche ihres Lebens und den Faktoren Alter, Geschlecht und familiärer Wohlstand untersucht. Ergebnisse: Zwei Jahre nach Pandemiebeginn berichteten Kinder und Jugendliche sowohl positive als auch negative Auswirkungen der Corona-Maßnahmen. Bei den sozialen Beziehungen nahm etwa die Hälfte der Befragten positive Auswirkungen wahr. Dagegen gab etwa jede bzw. jeder dritte Befragte Verschlechterungen bei der seelischen Gesundheit und den schulischen Leistungen an. Vor allem 11-Jährige, Jungen und Befragte mit hohem familiären Wohlstand berichteten von positiven Auswirkungen. Schlussfolgerungen: Die in Einzelbereichen positiven Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf das Leben von Kindern und Jugendlichen und die sich hier abzeichnende Resilienz (Widerstandskraft) sowie die Ergebnisse zu negativeren Einschätzungen von Jugendlichen, Mädchen und Befragten mit niedrigerem familiären Wohlstand können als Ausgangspunkt für eine bedarfsorientierte und zielgruppenspezifische Gesundheitsförderung in Krisenzeiten genutzt werden. Gegenstand zukünftiger Forschung sollten die Langzeitfolgen der Pandemie auf die Entwicklung junger Menschen sein. KW - HBSC KW - COVID-19-Pandemie KW - Kinder KW - Jugendliche KW - psychische Gesundheit KW - Soziale Beziehungen KW - Deutschland Y1 - 2025 UR - https://www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles/Publikationen/Journal-of-Health-Monitoring/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus/JHealthMonit_2025_01_HBSC_CORONA.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.25646/12954 SN - 2511-2708 VL - 10 IS - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Reiss, Franziska A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Kaman, Anne A1 - Bilz, Ludwig T1 - Lonely children and adolescents are less healthy and report less social support : a study on the effect of loneliness on mental health and the moderating role of social support T2 - BMC public health N2 - Background Loneliness among children and adolescents has been increasingly recognized as a public health issue, for example, because of its associations with mental health problems. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence regarding the links between loneliness and mental health and the potential buffering role of social support. Thus, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of loneliness among children and adolescents in Germany and its associations with mental health. Furthermore, we analyze whether social support is negatively correlated with loneliness and mental health problems and whether it acts as a moderator of the association between loneliness and mental health issues. Methods This study analyzed data from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Germany in 2022, which included 6,475 students aged 11, 13, and 15 years (girls: 50,6%, Mage = 13,4, SD = 1,7). Loneliness was measured via the University of California–Los Angeles Scale (UCLA) and a single-item measure. The mental health indicators included subjective health, life satisfaction, and multiple psychosomatic complaints. Social support from family, teachers, and classmates was assessed. Chi-square tests, t tests, logistic regressions, and moderation analyses were conducted. Results A total of 17.2% of the students reported high levels of loneliness. Compared with boys, girls and gender-diverse students reported higher rates of loneliness. High levels of loneliness were strongly linked to poorer subjective health (OR = 5.56, p <.001), lower life satisfaction (OR = 7.32, p <.001), and increased psychosomatic complaints (OR = 7.38, p <.001). High social support from family, teachers, and students was associated with reduced loneliness and better mental health outcomes. Teacher support in grades 7 and 9 buffered the effect of loneliness on multiple psychosomatic complaints. Conclusion The findings highlight that loneliness is a prevalent phenomenon among children and adolescents and is strongly associated with mental health issues. Greater social support is linked to reduced loneliness and better mental health, so targeted interventions to promote social support in schools and families are needed to address loneliness. Future research should explore longitudinal relationships and further elucidate the mechanisms underlying these associations. KW - Loneliness KW - Mental health KW - Social support KW - HBSC KW - Children KW - Adolescents Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23247-5 SN - 1471-2458 VL - 25 SP - 1 EP - 21 PB - BioMed Central (BMC) CY - London ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schütz, Raphael A1 - Dadaczynski, Kevin A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Bilz, Ludwig A1 - HBSC Study Group Germany, T1 - How, when, and with whom : a study on the moderating aspects of the association between social media use and loneliness among school-aged children T2 - Journal of technology in behavioral science N2 - The relationship between social media use and loneliness among adolescents is a growing area of research, with mixed findings on whether social media use is associated with increased (displacement hypothesis) or decreased (stimulation hypothesis) loneliness. So far, the relationship between social media use and loneliness by online interaction partner or age has hardly been investigated. Therefore, this study explores the associations between social media communication with different persons and loneliness. Furthermore, the link between problematic social media use and loneliness, as well as age differences, were analyzed. Data from the representative 2022 German Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, including 6,475 students aged 11, 13, and 15 years (girls: 50,6%, Mage = 13,4, SD = 1,7), were used. Loneliness was measured via the University of California–Los Angeles Scale (UCLA). Chi-square tests and regression analyses were conducted. In total, 11.8% of the children were classified as lonely, with girls and gender-diverse individuals showing higher levels of loneliness than boys. High levels of contact with close friends via social media were linked to lower levels of loneliness, whereas interaction with internet friends was associated with greater levels of loneliness. A total of 11.1% of students reported problematic social media use, which was associated with a higher likelihood of feeling lonely. The relationship was not moderated by age. These findings support both the displacement and stimulation hypotheses, suggesting that the role of social media depends on how and with whom it is used. Interacting with close friends on social media is linked with lower levels of loneliness, whereas problematic use and online-only interactions are associated with higher levels of loneliness, regardless of age. Thus, interventions should focus on promoting healthy social media habits and encouraging meaningful connections with close friends. KW - Loneliness KW - Social media KW - Online interaction KW - Problematic social media use KW - HBSC Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-026-00605-7 SN - 2366-5963 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC CY - Cham ER -