TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Albert, Mathias A1 - Quenzel, Gudrun T1 - Youth protest in Germany? An analysis based on the results of the Shell Youth Studies JF - Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung N2 - Youth protest, sometimes accompanied by riots, in a number of European countries over the last few years repeatedly trigger the question whether similar forms of protest can be expected in the near future from young people in Germany as well. While any, often spontaneous eruption of (violent) protest, can never be predicted with certainty, we argue, based on an analysis of the last Shell Youth Studies (cf. Shell Deutschland 2002, 2006, 2010), that it is rather unlikely to happen in Germany, indeed that if anything this likelihood has decreased over recent years. We identify three explanations for the – compared to a range of other European countries – striking acquiescence of the current young generation in Germany: 1. A range of institutions that keep young Germans in the education system until they finally find employment, 2. a strong culture of pragmatic individualism, and 3. a strong distrust of political parties. KW - Adolescent KW - Protest KW - Federal Republic of Germany KW - Research results KW - Youth research KW - Political attitude KW - Living conditions KW - Value-orientation KW - Education KW - Social background KW - Individualism KW - Pragmatics Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-391393 SN - 1862-5002 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 341 EP - 345 PB - Budrich CY - Leverkusen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Quenzel, Gudrun T1 - Lost in transition: status insecurity and inconsistency as hallmarks of modern adolescence JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth N2 - In highly developed countries, the adolescent phase of life is expanding more and more. The consequences are status insecurity and inconsistency. A side effect is that adolescence is no longer clearly separable as demarcated biographical stage from adulthood. In this paper, we argue that the developmental tasks of a typical adolescent and a typical adult can only be partially differentiated, and the exact point in time when adolescents become adults can no longer be clearly identified. We find evidence that adolescence is becoming more ‘adult’ and adulthood is correspondingly becoming more ‘juvenile’. In almost all important social areas of life, the behavioral patterns of adults and of adolescents are coalescing. Living with insecurity in the working life and in social relations, experiencing limitations of personal autonomy, and the continuous need to work on social status inconsistencies today are characteristic features of the life of adolescents and adults. As many adolescents meet these demands skillfully and flexibly, they have in many respects become ‘social models’ for the adult life phase. KW - Developmental tasks KW - Status insecurity KW - Status inconsistency KW - Socialization KW - Life course Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2013.785440 SN - 0267-3843 VL - 20 IS - 3 SP - 261 EP - 270 PB - Taylor and Francis CY - London [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Health inequalities and welfare state regimes: a research note JF - Journal of Public Health N2 - Aim Comparative research on health and health inequalities has recently begun implementing a welfare regime perspective. The aim of the study was to review the existing evidence for identifying the determinants of health and health inequalities in highly developed welfare states and to develop a theoretical model for future research approaches. Subject A welfare state regime typology is applied to comparatively analyse (1) the relationship between the level of economic prosperity in a society and its respective level of overall population health and (2) the nature of the corresponding relationship between economic inequalities and health inequalities in different groups of countries. Results Although the Social Democratic welfare states have a relatively equal distribution of material wealth as well as the highest levels of population health, they are not characterised by the smallest levels of health inequality. Rather, with respect to health equality, conservative countries seem to perform better than social democracies. We propose a comprehensive theoretical model that takes into account different factors on the structural (macro), organisational (meso) and individual (micro) level in order to contribute to a better understanding of this important challenge for public health policy and practice. Conclusion Future research will require an appropriate theoretical model with the potential to explain health and health inequalities in different types of welfare states. On the basis of this model, future research should test the hypothesis that in highly developed countries not only economic, but also social, cultural and lifestyle factors are important in determining health outcomes in different segments of the population. KW - Welfare state KW - Health inequalities KW - Economic inequalities KW - Social determinants of health KW - Scandinavian paradox KW - Health-sensitive public policy Y1 - 2011 UR - urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-216295 U6 - https://doi.org/http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-216295 SN - 1613-2238 VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 3 EP - 13 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Andresen, Sabine A1 - Schneekloth, Ulrich T1 - Care and freedom: Theoretical and empirical aspects of children’s wellbeing JF - Child Indicators Research N2 - In 2007, we published the first survey on children in Germany. In that “1st World Vision Children Study,” we decided to perform more than just a representative and standardized questionnaire survey of 1,600 children aged 8–11 years. We also chose to carry out qualitative interviews linked together with a game, and to extend these interviews to include children from the age of 6 years onward. One important finding of the 2007 survey was the devastating impact of social inequality on children’s lives and the growing numbers of children who experience poverty. In 2010, we published a new survey of children, the “2nd World Vision Study.” This covered a sample of 2,500 children aged 6 to 11 years. We added some questions on the feelings and everyday life experiences children have when they are poor. We also included questions on respect, and self-efficacy. Both studies are based on a concept of child well-being. We consider that the World Vision Study of 2010 delivers one major finding: What contributes to the well-being of children in Germany is the granting of freedoms and the experiences of autonomy embedded among experiences of parental care within committed relationships. Hence, it is precisely a combination of freedom and parental care, of co-determination and protection that leads to a high life satisfaction in 6- to 11-year-olds.(Publishers Information) KW - Child well-being KW - Freedom KW - Care KW - Time-use KW - Respect KW - Child well-being in Germany Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-012-9154-6 SN - 1874-897X VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 437 EP - 448 PB - Springer Netherlands ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Life course influences on health and health inequalities: A socialisation perspective JF - Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation N2 - This paper reviews life course approaches applied in epidemiology, sociology and psychology and proposes a theoretical framework that integrates the concept of socialisation. We argue that the paradigmatic principles of interdisciplinary life course research (human agency, timing in lives, linked lives and historical context) provide a strong basis for a more holistic and theory-driven view of the life course and its interdependent pathways. The ´agency within structure´ paradigm on which these principles are based is an essential part of socialisation theory. We emphasize that socialisation theory has the potential to act as a theoretical link between social science and epidemiology, because it offers a multi-causal framework to illuminate the association between social structure and health across the life course. In order to better understand the development of health and health inequalities in a life course perspective, an interdisciplinary approach is required. The increased attention to socialisation principles might open new dialogue and empirical research perspectives for health sociology and epidemiology. Keywords: ageing, health, life course, social inequalities, socialisation theory Y1 - 2016 SN - 1436-1957 VL - 3 SP - 264 EP - 280 PB - Beltz Juventa ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Pförtner, Timo-Kolja A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Osorio, Ana M. A1 - Bosakova, Lucia A1 - Elgar, Frank J. A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - The great recession, youth unemployment and inequalities in psychological health complaints in adolescents: a multilevel study in 31 countries JF - International Journal of Public Health N2 - Objectives Little is known about the impact of recessions on young people’s socioeconomic inequalities in health. This study investigates the impact of the economic recession in terms of youth unemployment on socioeconomic inequalities in psychological health complaints among adolescents across Europe and North America. Methods Data from the WHO collaborative ‘Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’ (HBSC) study were collected in 2005/06 (N = 160,830) and 2009/10 (N = 166,590) in 31 European and North American countries. Logistic multilevel models were used to assess the contribution of youth unemployment in 2009/10 (enduring recession) and the change in youth unemployment (2005–2010) to adolescent psychological health complaints and socioeconomic inequalities in complaints in 2009/10. Results Youth unemployment during the recession is positively related to psychological health complaints, but not to inequalities in complaints. Changes in youth unemployment (2005–2010) were not associated with adolescents’ psychological health complaints, whereas greater inequalities in complaints were found in countries with greater increases in youth unemployment. Conclusions This study highlights the need to tackle the impact of increasing unemployment on adolescent health and health inequalities during economic recessions. KW - Subjective health KW - Health inequalities KW - Recession KW - Youth unemployment KW - Adolescence KW - Multilevel analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0866-0 SN - 1661-8556 VL - 61 IS - 7 SP - 809 EP - 819 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Rathmann, Katharina A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Kunst, Anton E. A1 - Dragano, Nico A1 - Pförtner, Timo-Kolja A1 - Elgar, Frank J. A1 - Kannas, Lasse A1 - Baška, Tibor A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Is educational differentiation associated with smoking and smoking inequalities in adolescence? A multilevel analysis across 27 European and North American countries JF - Sociology of Health & Illness N2 - This study aims to determine whether educational differentiation (i.e. early and long tracking to different school types) relate to socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking. Data were collected from the WHO-Collaborative 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)' study 2005/2006, which included 48,025 15-year-old students (Nboys = 23,008, Ngirls = 25,017) from 27 European and North American countries. Socioeconomic position was measured using the HBSC family affluence scale. Educational differentiation was determined by the number of different school types, age of selection, and length of differentiated curriculum at the country-level. We used multilevel logistic regression to assess the association of daily smoking and early smoking initiation predicted by family affluence, educational differentiation, and their interactions. Socioeconomic inequalities in both smoking outcomes were larger in countries that are characterised by a lower degree of educational differentiation (e.g. Canada, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom) than in countries with higher levels of educational differentiation (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Hungary and The Netherlands). This study found that high educational differentiation does not relate to greater relative inequalities in smoking. Features of educational systems are important to consider as they are related to overall prevalence in smoking and smoking inequalities in adolescence. KW - HBSC KW - Adolescence KW - Educational differentiation KW - Multilevel analysis KW - Socioeconomic inequality KW - Socioeconomic status KW - Tobacco smoking Y1 - 2016 VL - 38 IS - 7 SP - 1005 EP - 1025 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Ruo-Xi, Yu A1 - Köcher, Wolfgang A1 - Darvin, Maxim E. A1 - Büttner, Monika A1 - Jung, Sora A1 - Lee, Bich Na A1 - Klotter, Christoph A1 - Meinke, Martina C. A1 - Lademann, Jürgen T1 - Spectroscopic biofeedback on cutaneous carotenoids as part of a prevention program could be effective to raise health awareness in adolescents JF - Journal of Biophotonics N2 - The cutaneous carotenoid concentration correlates with the overall antioxidant status of a person and can be seen as biomarker for nutrition and lifestyle. 50 high school students were spectroscopically measured for their cutaneous carotenoid concentrations initially in a static phase, followed by an intervention phase with biofeedback of their measured values, living a healthy lifestyle and on healthy food this time. The volunteers showed higher carotenoid concentrations than found in previous studies. A significant correlation of healthy lifestyle habits and a high antioxidant status could be determined. Subjects improved their nutritional habits and significantly increased their carotenoid concentration during intervention. Follow-up five months later showed a consolidation of the increase. The investigations show that a healthy diet and a well-balanced lifestyle correlate with a high cutaneous antioxidant concentration and that spectroscopic biofeedback measurement of cutaneous carotenoids as part of an integrated prevention program is a feasible and effective means to raise the health awareness in adolescents. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201300134 SN - 1864-063X VL - 7 IS - 11-12 SP - 926 EP - 937 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berens, Eva-Maria A1 - Vogt, Dominique A1 - Schaeffer, Doris A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus A1 - Messer, Melanie T1 - Health literacy in old age: results of a German cross-sectional study JF - Health Promotion International KW - Health Literacy Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax012 SN - 0957-4824, 1460-2245 SP - 1 EP - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schaeffer, Doris A1 - Gille, Svea A1 - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Implementation of the National Action Plan Health Literacy in Germany—Lessons Learned JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health KW - - KW - health literacy KW - national action plan KW - diffusion KW - dissemination KW - implementation KW - collaborative approach KW - Germany Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124403 SN - 1660-4601 VL - 17 IS - 12 PB - MDPI ER -