Gender differences in coping strategies in childhood

Abstract. Despite an abundance of literature on stress and coping in adulthood, little is known about the role of coping in childhood. The aim of the present study was to analyze gender differences in ...

Stress-related determinants of eating behavior in overweight children

Abstract. Stress-related eating behavior of overweight children was investigated in the laboratory and under everyday conditions. The eating style of 50 overweight and 50 normalweight ...

Health concerns and substance use among adolescents between 1986 and 1998

Abstract. To be aware of the requirements for one’s own health can be considered as a basic condition for the prevention of health-compromising behaviours. However, the increasing ...

Distribution and correlation of legal and illegal drug consumption in adolescents

Abstract. This study examines the prevalence of legal and illegal drug use in a selected sample of pupils aged 14 to 16 in Saxony. The drugs taken into account are tobacco ...

Sport, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs in the development from adolescence to young adulthood. A prospective study

Abstract. A survey on health behavior of students aged 16/17 years from a Swiss city was carried out in 1995, and the sample was ...