• 12-year trends in active school transport across four european countries—findings from the health behaviour in school-aged children (Hbsc) study 

      Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Bucksch, Jens; Brindley, Catherina; Pavelka, Jan; Hamrik, Zdenek; Inchley, Joanna; Roberts, Chris J.; Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Sigmundova, Dagmar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Active school transport (AST) is a source of daily physical activity uptake. However, AST seems to have decreased worldwide over recent decades. We aimed to examine recent trends in AST and associations with gender, age, ...
    • Are associations between electronic media use and BMI different across levels of physical activity? 

      Melkevik, Ole; Haug, Ellen; Rasmussen, Mette; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Wold, Bente; Borraccino, Alberto; Sigmund, Erik; Balazsi, Robert; Bucksch, Jens; Inchley, Jo; de Matos, Maria Margarida Nunes Gaspar; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)
      Background The use of electronic media has been found to be a risk factor for higher BMI and for being overweight. Physical activity has been found to be associated with lower BMI and lower risk for being overweight. Little ...
    • Gender-specific social and environmental correlates of active travel to school in four European countries: the HBSC Study 

      Brindley, Catherina; Hamrik, Zdenek; Kleszczewska, Dorota; Dzielska, Anna; Mazur, Joanna; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Kopcakova, Jaroslava; Marques, Adilson; Altenburg, Teatske; Demetriou, Yolanda; Bucksch, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: Despite the health benefits, a large proportion of girls and boys in Europe do not travel to school actively. A better understanding of the correlates associated with this behavior could guide interventions. ...
    • Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America 

      Sigmundova, Dagmar; Sigmund, Erik; Tesler, Riki; Ng, Kwok W.; Hamrik, Zdenek; Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Inchley, Jo; Bucksch, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-05)
      Objectives The aim of the study was to determine secular trends in vigorous physical activity (VPA) among adolescents in relation to family affluence across 34 countries. Methods This study used data from the Health Behaviour ...