Key findings: Students’ perceptions of their bodies and their dieting habits differ significantly between girls and boys, with girls more often perceiving themselves as too fat (35.4% of...

Students in France do not differ significantly from those in the 41 other countries that participated in the 2014 HBSC survey, but they do stand out in a few respects: a particularly...

The majority of middle school students say they like school (two-thirds), but this perception changes significantly between the beginning and end of middle school. It remains more...

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a cross-sectional survey conducted every four years since 1982 under the auspices of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office...

Key Findings: Middle school years remain a significant period for experimentation with psychoactive substances, with major variations from one grade to the next, as usage levels increase...

Key findings: More than half of middle school students report eating breakfast on school days, with boys doing so more often than girls, and 6th and 7th graders more often than 8th and...

Key findings: The proportion of students reporting sexual activity in 8th and 9th grade remains moderate (1 in 10 and 1 in 5, respectively) and has been declining slightly since 2010;...

Key Points COVID-19 Indicators stable or declining. Low levels. Extreme heat, heat wave An increase in healthcare utilization for heat-related conditions was observed in S31, a period...