• Associations between social media, adolescent mental health, and diet: A systematic review 

      Blanchard, Laurence; Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Onal, Furkan; Rutter, Harry; Helleve, Arnfinn; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Falcone, Jane; Savona, Natalie; Boyland, Emma; Knai, Cécile (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Social media use is integral to many adolescents' lives. It brings benefits but can also have detrimental effects on both physical and mental health. We conducted a systematic review examining associations between social ...
    • Co-creating obesity prevention policies with youth: Policy ideas generated through the CO-CREATE project 

      Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Cecile, Knai; Finegood, Diane; Johnston, Lee; Brinsden, Hannah; Aguiar, Anaely; Kopainsky, Birgit; Onal, Furkan; Helleve, Arnfinn; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Rito, Ana Isabel; Mestad Rønnestad, Alfred; Ulstein, Madeleine; Blanchard, Laurence; Savona, Natalie; Rutter, Harry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Despite growing recognition of the importance of applying a systems lens to action on obesity, there has only been limited analysis of the extent to which this lens has actually been applied. The CO-CREATE project used a ...
    • Learning from the CO-CREATE project: A protocol for systems thinking across research (STAR) 

      Knai, Cécile; Savona, Natalie; Finegood, Diane; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Blanchard, Laurence; Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Helleve, Arnfinn; Klepp, Knut Inge; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Vlad, Ioana; Rønnestad, Alfred Mestad; Rutter, Harry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The CO-CREATE project aimed to work with young people to create, inform, and disseminate obesity-preventive evidence-based policies using a complex systems perspective. This paper draws lessons from this experience and ...
    • Longitudinal relationship between adolescents' mental health, energy balance-related behavior, and anthropometric changes 

      Nwosu, Emmanuel; Makwambeni, Patricia; Herstad, Sondre Haugsbø; Etsebeth, Hanli; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Alaba, Olufunke; Blanchard, Laurence; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Lien, Nanna; Harbron, Janetta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) are considered the immediate causes of adolescents' body weight increases, but adolescents have identified mental health as a contributor. Cross-sectional studies have reported ...
    • Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance-related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation-based study 

      Aguiar, Anaely; Onal, Furkan; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Blanchard, Laurence; Romanenko, Eduard; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Herstad, Sondre Haugsbø; Savona, Natalie; Harbron, Janetta; Cecile, Knai; Samdal, Oddrun; Rutter, Harry; Lien, Nanna; Jalali, Mohammad S.; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Both obesity and poor mental wellbeing have a high prevalence in European youth. Adolescents in six countries identified mental wellbeing factors as main drivers of youth obesity through systems mapping. This study sought ...