Measure
Feeling lonely
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Feelings of loneliness among adolescents can be prevalent yet hidden. The ‘Feeling Lonely’ measure explores the emotional solitude they might experience, even in social settings, aiding researchers, educators, and parents in formulating better supportive strategies for their mental health.
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Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Related report
A focus on adolescent mental health and wellbeing in Europe, central Asia and Canada
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Cosma A, Abdrakhmanova S, Taut D, Schrijvers K, Catunda C, Schnohr C. A focus on adolescent mental health and wellbeing in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 1. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2023. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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