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Health Promotion Staff, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn BA, MA, PhD, C.Psychol, C.Sci., AFBPsS [Email]

Lecturer in Health Promotion 

Full Publications List

2012

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012).  HBSC Ireland: Workshop to access young people’s opinions of the findings of the 2010 Health Behaviour of School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey. Short report.  download

de Looze, M., Pickett, W., Raaijmakers, Q., Kuntsche, E., Hublet, A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Bjarnason, T., Molcho, M., Vollebergh, W. & ter Bogt, T. (2012). Early Risk Behaviours and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries: A Cross-National Consistent Relationship. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32(1), 104-125. [ download] 324KB

de Róiste, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). Is School Participation Good for Children? Associations with Health and Wellbeing. Health Education, 112(2), 88-104. download (93KB)

Kelly, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2012). The Irish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2010. Dublin: Department of Health. download (93KB)

Richter, M., Rathmann, K., Nic Gabhainn, S., Zambon, A., Boyce, W. & Hurrelmann, K. (2012). Welfare state regimes, health and health inequalities in adolescence: a comparative study in 35 countries. Sociology of Health and Illness (DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01433).

ter Bogt, T.F.M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Simons-Morton, B.G., Ferreira, M., Hublet, A.,  Godeau, E., Kuntsche, E. & Richter, M. (2012). Dance is the new metal: adolescent music preferences and substance use across Europe. Substance Use and Misuse, 47(2), 130-142.

2011

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Murphy, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Documenting Health Promotion in Irish Youth Work: current status and recommendations. Dublin: National Youth Health Programme, National Youth Council of Ireland. http://www.youthealth.ie/sites/youthealth.ie/files/NYCI_Biblio_Report.pdf

Clarke, N., Kelly, C., Murphy, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Bibliography of Health Promotion in Irish Youth Work. Dublin: National Youth Health Programme, National Youth Council of Ireland. http://www.youthealth.ie/biblio

Clerkin, P., Hanafin, S., Kelly, C., Gavin, A., De Róiste, A. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011) Cross-national case studies of children’s data systems. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs.  download (247KB) .

Featherstone, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., Caroline Heary, C., Fives, A., Canavan, J. and Coen, L. (2011). Triple P evaluation report: baseline population survey. Galway: Child and Family Research Centre and the Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway.

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. and O’Callaghan, E. (2011) Key issues for consideration in the development of a data strategy: A review of the literature. Dublin: Department of Children and Youth Affairs. download (256KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Zannotti, C. (2011). A profile of young people’s sexual behaviour: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. Entre Nous, 72, 24-26. download (349KB)

Godeau, E. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Sexual health. In C. Currie, R. Griebler, J. Inchley, A. Theunissen, M. Molcho, O. Samdal and W. Dür (eds.) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study Protocol: Background, Methodology and Mandatory Items for the 2009/10 Survey. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research, University of Vienna.

Gobina, I., Välimaa, R., Tynjälä, J., Villberg, J., Vilerusa, A., Iannotti, R.J., Godeau, E., NicGabhainn, S., Andersen, A. & Holstein, B.E. (2011). Medicine use and corresponding subjective health complaints among adolescents, a cross-national survey. Pharmacoepidemology and Drug Safety, 20(4), 424-431. download (94KB)

Kelly, C., Fitzgerald, A., Molcho, M. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Weight concerns among boys in the Republic of Ireland. Poster presented to the Scottish Section Nutrition Society meeting, Nutrition: from conception to adolescence, Glasgow, Scotland, April 2011. (see also proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2010), 70 (OCE1), E3). download (117KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Immigrant children in Ireland: health and social wellbeing of first and second generation immigrants. In M. Darmody, N. Tyrrell and S. Song (eds), The Changing Faces of Ireland: Exploring the lives of immigrant and ethnic minority children. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Pp. 183-202.

Sentenac, M., Gavin, A., Arnaud, C., Molcho, M., Godeau, E., & Nic Gabhainn., S. (2011). Victims of Bullying Among Students With a Disability or Chronic Illness and Their Peers: A Cross-National Study Between Ireland and France. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(5), 461-466. download (143KB)

Sentenac, M., Arnaud, C., Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Godeau, E. (2011). Peer victimization among school-aged children with chronic conditions. Epidemiologic Reviews (doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxr024). download

Ter Bogt, T. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Cannabis use. In C. Currie, R. Griebler, J. Inchley, A. Theunissen, M. Molcho, O. Samdal and W. Dür (eds.) Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study Protocol: Background, Methodology and Mandatory Items for the 2009/10 Survey. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research, University of Vienna.

ter Bogt, T.F.M., Mulder, J., Raaijmakers, Q.A.W. and Nic Gabhainn, S. (2011). Moved by Music: a typology of music listeners. Psychology of Music, 39(2), 147-163. download (260KB)

2010

Brooks, A-M., Hanafin, S., Kearns, N., Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Pursell, L. (2010). Ireland: the socio-environmental context of child well-being and the involvement of children in the development of a national set of well-being indicators. In Mathieson, A. and Nemer, L. (Eds.) Socioenvironmentally determined health inequities among children and adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (European Office). download (191KB)

Brooks, A-M., Hanafin, S., Cahill, H., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Molcho, M. (2010). State of the Nations Children 2010. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (1MB)

Doyle, P., Kelly, C., Cummins, G., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: What do children want to know? Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (1MB)

Felzmann, H., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Ni Chonnachtaigh, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Ethical Review and Children’s Research in Ireland. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. download (716KB) 

Gaudineau, A., Ehlinger, V., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vayssiere, C., Arnaud, C. & Godeau, E. (2010). Use of emergency contraception pill by 15 years old girls: results from the international health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study. Published on-line British Journal of Gynaecology, June 2010. download (129KB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Patterns of weight reduction by weight status in schoolchildren. Public Health Nutrition, 13(8), 1229-1236. download (115KB)

Kelly, C., Clerkin, P., Mulvihill, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Food marketing in Irish schools. Health Education, 110(5), 336-350. download (92KB)

Kelly, C., Mocho, M., Doyle, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010) Psychosomatic symptoms among schoolchildren in Ireland. International Journal of Adolescent Health and Medicine, 22(2), 223-230. download (312KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Deficits in health and well-being among immigrant children in Ireland: the explanatory role of social capital. Translocations: The Irish Migration, Race and Social Transformation Review, 6(1). download (145KB)

Molcho, M., Cristini, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Santinello, M., Moreno, C., Gaspar de Matos, M., Bjarnson, T., Baldassari, D. & Due, P. (2010). Health and well-being among child immigrants in Europe. Eurohealth, 16(1), 20-23. download (120KB)

Mulder J., ter Bogt, T.F.M., Raajimakers, Q.A.W., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sikkema, P. (2010) From death metal to R&B? Consistency of music preferences among Dutch adolescents and young adults. Psychology of Music, 33(1), 67-83. download (183KB)

Mulder, J., ter Vogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q.A., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (2010). Is it the music? Peer substance use as a mediator of the link between music preferences and adolescent substance use. Journal of Adolescence, 33, 387-394. download (295.57KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S. & Barry, M. (2010). The implementation of Social, Personal and Health Education in Irish schools. Health Education, 110(6), 452-470. download (102KB)

O’Higgins, S. Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Adolescents’ perceptions of the words ’health’ and ’happy’. Health Education, 110(5), 367-381. download (92.23KB)

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education in Ireland. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 10(4), 387-403. download (256KB)

Reynolds, C., Barry, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(2), 32- 41. download (374 KB)

Spriggs-Madkour, A., Farhat, T., Halpern, C.T., Godeau, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Early adolescent sexual initiation as a problem behaviour: a comparative study of five nations. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(4), 389-398.) download (318KB)

ter Bogt, T.F.M., Mulder, J., Raaijmakers, Q.A.W., Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Moved by Music: a typology of music listeners. Psychology of Music published online August 2010. (DOI: 10.1177/0305735610370223).

2009

Currie C, Nic Gabhainn S, Godeau E and the International HBSC Network Coordinating Committee (2009) The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008. International Journal of Public Health, 54, S131-139. download (207KB)

Due, P., Merlo, J., Harel-Fisch, Y., Damsgaard, M.T., Holstein, B., Hetland, J., Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Gaspar de Matos, M., Lynch, J. (2009). Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during adolescence: a comparative cross-sectional multilevel study in 35 countries. American Journal of Public Health, 99(5), 907-914. download (867KB)

Felzmann, H., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Ni Chonnactaigh, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009) Children’s Research and Ethical Review. Executive Summary. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland.  download (332KB)

Hublet, H., Schmid, H., Clays, E., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Joossens, L., Maes, L. & the HBSC Research Network. (2009). Association between tobacco control policies and smoking behaviour among adolescents in 29 European countries.   Addiction, 104, 1918–1926. download (173KB)

Kelly, C., Fitzpatrick, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Substance Use in New Communities: A Way Forward. Galway: Western Region Drugs Task Force. download (1.17MB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2006 Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people’s health. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (846KB)

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Health and related behaviour of children in DEIS schools. School Completion Programme Newsletter, Spring, 3. download (4KB)

Molcho, M., Bjarnason, T., Cristini, F., Gaspar de Matos, M., Koller, T., Moreno, C., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Santinello, M. (2009). Foreign-born children in Europe : an overview for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Report to the International Organisation for Migration, Switzerland. download (628KB)

Mulder, J., Ter Bogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (in press). Is it the music? Peer substance use as a mediator of the link between music preferences and adolescent substance use. Journal of Adolescence doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.09.001 download (187KB)

Mulder, J., ter Bogt, T., Raaijmakers, Q., Nic Gabhainn, S., Monshouwer, K. & Vollebergh, W. (2009). The soundtrack of substance use: Music preference as a risk factor for adolescent smoking and drinking. Substance Use and Misuse 44, 514-531. download (933KB) 

Nic Gabhiann, S., Baban, A., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & the HBSC Sexual Health Focus Group. (2009). How well protected are sexually active 15 year olds? Cross national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002 - 2006. International Journal of Public Health 54, S209-215.  download (112KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dolan, P., Canavan, J., O'Higgins, S. (2009). Current practice in meeting child health needs in family support services: variation by service type and perspectives on future developments. Child Care in Practice, 15(2), 109-125. download (202KB)  

O’Connell, A., Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The mean age of menarche of Irish girls in 2006. Irish Medical Journal, 102(3), 76-79. download (13KB)

Richter, M., Vereecken, C.A., Boyce, W., Maes, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Currie, C. (2009). Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 203-212. download (146KB)

Richter, M., Erhart, M., Vereecken, C., Zambon, A., Boyce, W. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). The role of behavioural factors in explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent health: a multilevel study in 33 countries. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 396-403. download (165KB)

Roberts C, Freeman J, Samdal O, Schnohr CW, de Looze ME, Nic Gabhainn S, Iannotti R, Rasmussen M and the International HBSC Study Group (2009) The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions. International Journal of Public Health, 54, S140-150. download (205KB)

Simons-Morton, B., Farhat, T., ter Bogt, T., Hublet, A., Kuntsche, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Kokkevi, A. & the HBSC Risk Behaviour Focus Group. (2009). Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions. International Journal of Public Health 54, S199-208. download (217KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Applicazione dei processi di ricerca partecipativa con I bambini [Exploring the application of Participatory Research Process (PRP) with children] Health and Territory, 172, 15-19. download (139KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2009). Ethical review and children’s research. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (332KB)

2008

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . HBSC Ireland: Child Wellbeing in South County Dublin. Short Report to South Dublin Country Council. download (47KB)

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . HBSC Ireland: Physical Activity Patterns by Age and Gender. Short Report to Dr. Niamh Martin, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford. download ( 33KB)

Brennan, G. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) . Substance use among 15-16 year olds in the HBSC Ireland sample. Short report to the Educational Research Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and the Department of Health and Children . download (4KB)

Clerkin, P., Hanafin, S., Kelly, C., Gavin, A., de Róiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008) Cross-national case studies of children’s data systems. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland.  download (4KB)

Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Roberts, C., Smith, R. & Currie, D. (Eds.) (2008). Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008 (Health Policy for Children and Adolescents, No. 5). download from the WHO website 

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s40-s41. download (960KB)

de Róiste, A., Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The development of an annotated bibliography of Irish infant feeding related research. Report to the Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

de Roiste, A., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s7-s8. download (882KB)

Fitzpatrick, C., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Substance Use in New Communities. Draft Report to the West Region Drugs Task Force, Galway. download (1.17MB)

Gavin, A., de Roiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: age related patterns in alcohol consumption among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the National Youth Council of Ireland.  download (211KB)

Gavin, A., de Roiste, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: urban and rural patterns in alcohol consumption among Irish children. Short report to the National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin.  download (33KB)

Gavin, A., Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn,S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: child well-being in Dublin City. Short report for the Dublin City Children’s Services Committee. download (338KB)

Gavin, A., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Key issues for conisderation in the development of a Data Strategy for Children in Ireland: a review of the literature. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

Gavin, A., Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s50-s51. download (885KB)

Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). The contribution of HBSC Ireland to the National Report of the State of the Nation’s Children. Report to the Office of the Minister for Children, Department of Health and Children, Government of Ireland. download (4KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S., Vignes, C., Ross, J., Boyce, W. & Todd, J. (2008). Contraceptive use by 15 year – old students at their last sexual intercourse – results from 25 countries. Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 162, 66-72.  download (133KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A.-M., Macken, A., Brady, G., McKeever, R., Judge, C., Ryan, B., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Gavin, A. (2008). State of the Nation’s Children: Ireland 2008. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (6.66MB)

Kelly, C., Davin, V., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Family structure and children’s eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s48-s49. download (916KB)

Kelly, C., Walker, L., Brennan, G., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC 2006 Full Variable Report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2006: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people’s lives. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download  (4.27MB)

Molcho, M., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: cannabis and volatile substance use between 1998 and 2006. Short report to the Alcohol and Drug Research Unit of the Health Research Board, Ireland. download (31KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Gavin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Inequalities in health among school-aged children in Ireland. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (657KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008). Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s42-s43. download (903KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C., Sheridan, A., Barry, M., Hanafin, S., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). Ireland: social cohesion for mental wellbeing in adolescence. In:  WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

Morgan, A., Currie, C., Due, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O. & Smith, R. (2008). Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. In:  WHO/HBSC Forum 2007: Social Cohesion for Mental Well-being among Adolescents. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. download from WHO website

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2008). HBSC Ireland: smoking behaviour between 1998-2006. Short report to the Population Health Directorate of the Health Services Executive, Ireland. download (27KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Kelly, C. (2008). HBSC Ireland: frequency of smoking behaviour in middle childhood and adolescence. download (18KB )

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2008). Indicators of Health Promoting Schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s35-s36. download (481KB)

Sixsmith J, Nic Gabhainn, S., Clerkin, P., D’Eath, M., O’Higgins, S., Stevens, E. & Keogh, M. (2008). A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s9-s10. download (487KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2008). Child well-being: children’s, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s44-s45. download (498KB)

Walsh, K., Molcho, M., Dineen, B., Kelleher, C. & Nic Gabhainn S. (2008) Cluster randomisation and design effects in school surveys: an exploration of the Irish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children data. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 4(4), s37-s39.  download (897KB)

2007

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Bogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2007). Cannabis use by 15-year old schoolchildren. Data from the HBSC/WHO international survey in 32 countries. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 29, 28S-34S.  download (300KB)

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A-M., Carroll, E., Fitzgerald, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2007). Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators. Social Indicators Research, 80(1), 79-104.   download (188KB) 

Hanafin, S., Brooks, A-M., McGee, H. Brady, G., Roche, G., McKeever, R., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Molcho, M. (2007). State of the Nations Children. Dublin: Stationary Office. download  (6.19MB)

Kelleher, C., Tay, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Influence on self-rated health of socio-demographic, lifestyle and affluence factors: an analysis of the Irish and International Health Behaviours among School-Going Children (HBSC) datasets. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 44 – 47.  download (1980KB)

Kelly, C., Clerkin, P., Galvin, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Marketing of Foodstuffs in Post-Primary Schools in Ireland. Dublin: Irish Heart Foundation.  download  (494KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Friendships and perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban children and adolescents in Ireland. Administration, 53(3), 205-226.  download (75KB)

McGrath, B. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). Worldviews apart? Perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban young people in Ireland. Youth Studies Ireland, 2 (1), 17-31.  download (88KB)

Molcho, M., Kelly, C. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). HBSC Ireland: smoking behaviour among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the Office of Tobacco Control, Ireland.  download (56KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Assessing the use of the Family Affluence Scale among Irish schoolchildren. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 38-40.  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Interpersonal relationships as predictors of postive health among Irish youth: the more the merrier? Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 34-37.  download (1980KB)

Molcho, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelly, C., Friel, S. & Kelleher, C. (2007). Food poverty and health among schoolchildren in Ireland: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Public Health Nutrition, 10(4), 364-370.  download (141KB)

Murrin, C.M., McNicholas, F., Shiely, F., Keogh, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Corrigan, H., & Kelleher. C. (2007). Determinants of increased risk of eating disorders in Irish School Children. Irish Medical Journal, 100(8), 41-43. download (1980KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Due, P., Currie, C., & Rasmussen, M. (2007). Risk Behaviours in school-aged children in Europe: Associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. Short Report to the HBSC Forum Steering Committee. download (44.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelly, C. & Molcho, M. (2007). HBSC Ireland 2006: National Report of the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children in Ireland. Dublin: Department of Health and Children. download (125MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Gallois, A. & Kelly, C. (2007). HBSC Ireland: bullying and disability among Irish Schoolchildren. Short report to the National Disability Authority, Ireland.  download (156KB)

Nic Gabhainn, O’Higgins, S., Galvin M., Kennedy, C. & Barry, M. (2007). The Implementation of SPHE at Post Primary Level: a case study approach. Executive Summary. Report to Social, Personal & Health Education Support Service. download (1.4MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Sixsmith, J., O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M. & Inchley, J. (2007). Health promoting school indicators: schematic models for children. Health Education, 107(6), 494-510. download (331KB)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E.N., Moore, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Inchley, J. (2007). Development of a method for improving student’s participation in Ireland. In V. Barnekow, G. Buijs, S. Clift, B. Bruun Jensen, P. Paulus, D. Rivett & I. Young (Eds.). Health Promoting Schools: A resource for developing indicators. Copenhagen: WHO-Europe. download (32KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Hurrelman, K. (2007). The impact of socio-economic status on adolescent drinking behaviour. In M. Jarvinen & R. Room (Eds.) Youth Drinking Cultures. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN: 978-0754649960

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2007). A Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003-2005. Dublin: National Advisory Committee on Drugs. download (683KB)

Sixsmith, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Fleming, C. & O’Higgins, S. (2007). Childrens’, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of child wellbeing. Health Education, 107(6), 511-523. download (314KB)

2006

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Dieting among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 6. download (202KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Exercise among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17. download (172KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Health perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 14. download (206KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Oral hygiene among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 7. download (209KB)

Clerkin, P., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). School perceptions among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 15.  download (206KB) 

Cotter, E., O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Towards a Sexual Health Policy for the West: Developing concensus on the potential goals, objective and actions.  Report to the Public Health Department, HSE Western Area. download (209KB)

Godeau, E., Vignes, C., ter Vogt, T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Navarro, F. (2006). Consommation de cannabis par les élèves de 15 ans - Données issues de l’enquête internationale HBSC/OMS dans 32 pays occidentaux. Alcoologie et Addictologie, 28(2), 135-142. download (292KB)

Hogan, V., Cannon, R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Construction apprentices attitudes to workplace drug testing in Ireland. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 4, 85-99. download (110KB)

Kelly, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M. & Walsh, K. (2006) Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3(3), 75-76.  download (77KB)

Kokkevi, A., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Spyropoulou, M. (2006). Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective. Journal of Adolescent Health, 5, 360-367. download (119KB)

Molcho, M., Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Food poverty among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13. download (207KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., D’Eath, M., Batt, V. & Galvin, M. (2006). Perceptions of the NUI Galway Counselling Service. Report to the NUI Galway Counselling Services / NUI Galway Vice-President for Student Services. download (109KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2006). Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research. Children & Society, 20, 249-259. download (505KB)

O’Higgins, S., Delaney, E-N., Moore, M., Inchley, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Development of a method for student’s participation: An example from the Republic of Ireland. Report to the European Network of Health Promoting Schools, WHO European Office, Copenhagen. download (162KB)

O’Higgins, S. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Mapping Child Health in Family Support Services. Report to the Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI Galway/HSE West. download (4KB)

Richter, M., Leppin, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S . (2006). The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey. BMC Public Health, 6, 289 (published on-line 28 November2006).  download (282KB)

ter Bogt, T., Schmidt, H., Nic Gabhainn, S. Fotiou, A. & Volleberg, W. (2006). Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries. Addiction, 101, 241-251.  download (113KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 8. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Bullying others among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9. download (204KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Cannabis use among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 10. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Emotional well-being among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 16.  download (169KB) 

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with fathers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 11. download (210KB)

Walsh, K., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Relationship with mothers among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 12. download (208KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Absence of seasonal effects in HBSC data. National Institutes for Health Sciences Research Bulletin, 3 (3), 77-79. download (82KB)

Walsh, K. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2006). Drunkeness among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 5. download (244KB)

2005

Bourke, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). HBSC Ireland: contribution to the national set of well-being indicators for children. A short report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (124KB)

Bourke, H. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs for 15-17 year olds: data from the Irish HBSC study. A short report to the Public Health Department of the HSE Western Region. download (141KB)

Byrne, M., Barry, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Newell, J. (2005). The development and evaluation of a mental health promotion programme for post-primary schools in Ireland. In S. Clift & B.B. Jensen (Eds. ) The Health Promoting School: International Advances in Theory, Evaluation and Practice. Copenhagen: Danish University of Education Press. download (5.82MB)

D’Eath, M., Sixsmith, J., Stevens, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign Phase 3. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Due, P., Holstein, B.E., Lynch, J., Nic Gabhainn, S., Scheidt, P., Currie, C., Overpeck, M., Azmann, A., Danielson, M., Gasper de Matos, M., Harel, Y., Pedersen, M., Szabo, M. & Zoborski, A. (2005). Bullying and symptoms among school-aged children: International comparative cross sectional study in 28 Countries. European Journal of Public Health. 15, 128-132. download (87KB)

Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Ross, J. (2005). Sexual health. In C. Currie, B. Smith, S. Nic Gabhainn, S. C. Roberts & O. Samdal (Eds) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

Klein, K., Thompson, D., Scheidt, P., Overpeck, M., Gross, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., Schlep, L., Harel, Y., Pedersen, J.M., Boyce, W., Godeau, E. & Aszmann, A. (2005).. Factors associated with bicycle helmet use among young adolescents in a multinational sample. Journal of Injury Prevention, 11, 288-293.  download  (96KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Classmate relationships among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.4. download (218KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Family structure among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.2. download (823KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Injuries among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.3. download (200KB)

Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Smoking among Irish schoolchildren. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No.1. download (231KB)

Neeson, B., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walker, A. (2005). Health Promotion and the Health Service Reforms in Ireland: a position paper. Dublin: Association for Health Promotion, Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Women in Science and Technology. Perspectives from the research staff of NUI Galway. Report to the Science Foundation Ireland Scoping Study Steering Committee, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V.J. (2005). Evidence. In National Committee on Breastfeeding (Eds) Breastfeeding in Ireland: A five year strategic action plan. Dublin: Government of Ireland Stationary Office. download (2.12MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Bourke, H. & Molcho, M. (2005). Data on Community Involvement and Perceptions from HBSC Ireland 2002. A short report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (255KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2005). Children’s Understandings of Well-being. Dublin: National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children. download (979KB)

O’Higgins, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2005 ). Perspectives on the provision of sexual health services to sex workers. Report to the Good Shepherd Sisters, Galway. download (57.3KB)

Shiely, F., Sweeney, M.R., Lavin, T., Craven, F., Nic Gabhainn, S., Collins, C., Daly, L., Staines, A. & Kelleher, C. (2005). Feasibility study on the inclusion of blood and tissue data as a component of the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., D’Eath, M., Clerkin, P., Nic Gabhainn, S., O’Higgins, S. & Stevens, E. (2005). The Process Evaluation of the National Drugs Awareness Campaigns: Final Report 2004-2005. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Smith, P.R. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Quantitative Microbiology; using InStat 3.0 for statistical analysis. http://www.nuigalway.ie/microbiology/b_sc__microbiology_.html

ter Bogt, T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2005). Illict drugs. In Currie, C., Smith, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Roberts, C. & Samdal, O. (Eds.) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: A World Health Organisational Cross-National Study: Research Protocol for the 2005/2006 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

2004

Lissau, I., Overpeck, M., Ruan, W.J., Hediger, M.L., Due, P., Holstein, B.J., Godeau, E., Maes, L., Casper de Matos, M., Molcho, M., Harel, Y., Nic Gabhainn, S., Välimaa, R., Vereecken, C. & Zaborskis, A.  (2004). Body mass index, overweight and obesity in adolescents in Europe and the United States . Archives of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 27-33.  download (104KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Young people's health and health-related behaviour: Introduction. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (Europe).  download (6.07MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Bergh, O., Dixon, B., Donachie, L., Carson, J., Coyne, R., Curtin, J., Dalsgaard, I., Manfrin, A. & Smith, P. (2004). The precision and robustness of published protocols for disc diffusion assays of antimicrobial agent susceptibility: an inter-laboratory study. Aquaculture, 240, 1-18. download (153KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V. (2004). Breastfeeding Strategic Action Plan. Report to the National Breastfeeding Committee, Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Clerkin, P. (2004). Health Promoting Schools: Regenerating a model of school health in Ireland. Report to the National SPHE Partnership Committee, Departments of Education and Science and Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Wellbeing: the contribution of animals, places and things to do. Report to the National Children’s Office, Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., O’Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Health Impact Assessment of the Ban on Smoking in Workplaces. Environmental Change Institute, NUI, Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., O’Keefe, J., O’Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Evaluation of pilot health impact assessments conducted in Ireland. Environmental Change Institute, NUI, Galway. download (4KB)

Schmidt, H., & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Alcohol use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (Europe).  download (6.07MB)

Smith-Khuri, E., Iachan, R., Scheidt, P.C., Overpeck, M.D., Nic Gabhainn, S., Pickett, W., Harel, Y.A. and the HBSC International Violence Study Group. (2004).. Cross-national study of violence-related behaviours in adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 158(6), 539-44. download (96KB)

Tay, J., Kelleher, C.C., Hope, A., Barry, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Sixsmith, J. (2004). Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58, 904-911. download (96.2KB)

ter Bogt, T., Fotiou, A. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Cannabis use. In C. Currie, C. Roberts, A. Morgan, R. Smith, W. Settertobulte, O. Samdal and V. Barnekow-Rasmussen (Eds) Young people’s health in context: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: International report from the 2001/2002 survey. Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Series. Copenhagen: World Health Organisation (Europe).  download (6.07MB)

2003

Kelleher, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Tay, J. (2003). Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the national survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition. Social Science and Medicine, 57(3), 477-486. download (135KB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Corrigan, H., Friel, S., Sixsmith, J., Daly, E., Galvin, M., Daly, L. & Lotya, M. (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys 2003. Report to the Health Promotion Unit of the Department of Health and Children, Dublin. download (4KB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Corrigan, H., Nolan, G., Sixsmith, J., Walsh, O. & Cooke, M. (2003). The National Health and Lifestyle Surveys (II) Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (1.52MB)

Kelleher, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Friel, S., Corrigan, H., Nolan, G., Sixsmith, J., Walsh, O. & Cooke, M. (2003). Regional Report of the National Health and Lifestyle Surveys (II) Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (4.4MB)

McDonald, B., Nic Gabhainn, S., Neeson, B., Mulvihill, M. & Hyland, B. (2003). Health Promotion Performance Indicators: a position paper. Dublin: Association for Health Promotion Ireland. download (4KB)

Mullan, E. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Self-esteem and health risk behaviour: is there a link? Irish Journal of Psychology, 23(1-2 ), 27-36.  download (75KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). Assessing sobriety and successful membership of Alcoholics Anonymous . Journal of Substance Abuse, 8, 55-61. download (285KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V. (2003). Crisis pregnancy counselling in Ireland. Dublin: Crisis Pregnancy Agency. (see also Crisis Pregancy Agency (2004). Crisis Pregnancy Counselling in Ireland. A summary of research conducted by Dr. S. Nic Gabhainn and Dr. V. Batt. Crisis Pregnancy Agency Report No. 4. Crisis Pregnancy Agency, Dublin. download (206KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Corrigan, H. (2003). Best practice in youth health promotion in Ireland. Country Report to the German Youth Institute, Munich. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Dring, C., Walsh, O., Kelleher, C. (2003). Stimulant drink consumption across the Island of Ireland; context and risk factors. Report to the Food Safety Promotions Board, Ireland.  download (870KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Mullan, E. (2003). Self-esteem in Irish children and adolescents: norms and patterns. Psychological Reports, 92, 829-830.  download (14KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Whyte, M. (2003). NUI Galway Student Life. Report to Sr. Imelda Byrne, NUI Galway. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J., Clerkin, P. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). The Development Process of the National Drugs Awareness Campaign 2003/5. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

Sixsmith, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2003). A review of the literature on the effectiveness of mass media campaigns for drug prevention and harm reduction. Report to the National Advisory Council on Drugs, Dublin. download (4KB)

2002

Batt, V.J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Falvey, F. (2002). Perspectives on the Provision of Counselling to Women in Ireland. Dublin: Women’s Health Council. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2002). Evaluation in Health Promotion: principles and perspectives (Book Review). Irish Medical Journal, 95(5), 157. download (7.04KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2002). The sensitivity of the Draw and Write technique. Health Education, 102(2), 68-75. download (98.6KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Mullally, M., Donovan, D. & Sammon, P. (2002). Community arts in schools. Effects on self-esteem and attainments in primary school children . Irish Journal of Psychology, 22(3-4), 269-276. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Nolan, G., Kelleher, C. & Friel, S. (2002). Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school aged children in the Republic of Ireland. Public Health Nutrition, 5(1), 1-7. download (119KB)

2001

Nic Gabhainn, S., Murphy, A. & Kelleher, C. (2001). A national general practice census: characteristics of rural general practices. Family Practice, 18(6), 627-631. download  (121KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Ní Riain, A. & Barry-Murphy, B. (2001). Health Behaviours: Reports from the working groups. Developing an Adolescent Friendly Health Service. Dublin: Best Health for Children.  download (4KB)

Ross, J., Godeau, E., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Aszmann, A. (2001). Focus area rationale: Sexual Health. In C. Currie, O. Samdal, W. Boyce, & B. Smith.  (Eds) Health Behaviour in School Aged Children: a World Health Organisation cross-national study; Research protocol for the 2001/2002 Study. Edinburgh: Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh. download (4KB)

2000

François, F. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). L'alcool en Europe à 11, 13 et 15 ans. L'enquête HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children), OMS. In F. Navarro, E. Godeau & C. Vialas (Eds.) Actes du colloque interdisciplinaire les jeunes et l'alcool en Europe. Toulouse: Editions Univers du Sud.  download (2MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Health Behaviour in school-aged children: Results from the Irish HBSC survey. Journal of Health Gain, 4, 20-21. download (73KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (2000). Meaning and measurement in health promotion strategies to combat substance abuse. In C. Kelleher & R. Edmundson (Eds) Health Promotion: Multidiscipline or New Discipline. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ISBN 186134535

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people: Reported smoking among school children in Europe and North America. Interaction: the European Network on Young People and Tobacco, 13, 11.  download (14KBKB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & François, Y. (2000). Substance use. In Currie, C., Hurrelmann, K., Settertobulte, W., Smith, R. & Todd, J. (Eds.) (2000). Health and health behaviour among young people. International Report from the 1997/1998 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. WHO Policy Series: Health Policy for Children and Adolescents Issue 1. WHO Regional Office for Europe: Copenhagen. download (1.47MB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). School health education and gender: an interactive effect? Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 15 (5), 591-602.  download (99KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (2000). National Survey of General Practice: Final Report. Dublin: Irish College of General Practitioners. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., McCarthy, E. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Bí Follain: Review and Evaluation. Limerick: Mid-Western Health Board.  download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., McCarthy, E. & Kelleher, C. (2000). Bí Follain: Review and Evaluation. Report(s) to the Midland Health Board and the Mid-Western Health Board.  download (4KB) 

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Walsh, F. (2000). Drug prevention: perspectives on family and community interventions. In P. Dolan, J. Canavan & J. Pinkerton (Eds.) Family Support: Direction from Diversity. London: Jessica Kingsley.  ISBN 1853028509

1999

Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1999). The National Lifestyle Surveys: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (890KB)

Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1999). Regional results from the National Lifestyle Surveys: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) and the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged children survey (HBSC). Dublin: Department of Health and Children.  download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1999). Schoolchildren and Lifestyle: A Survey. In Learnings from the Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools Conference Report. Departments of Health and Children, and Education and Science with the Marino Institute of Education: Dublin. download (13KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Kelleher, C.C., Naughton, A.M., Carter, F., Flanagan, M. & McGrath, M.J. (1999). Socio-demographic variations in perspectives on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors. Health Education Research; Theory and practice, 14(5), 619-628. download (60.2KB)

Smith, P., Carroll, C., Wilkins, B., Johnson, P., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, L.P. (1999). The effect of wind speed and direction on the distribution of sewage-associated bacteria. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 28 (3), 184-188. download (212KB)

1998

Connolly, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Becker, G. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Attitudes of young men and women to breastfeeding. Irish Medical Journal, 91, 88-90. download (18.3KB) 

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1998). The Irish Network of Health Promoting Schools: A collaborative report. Dublin: Department of Education. download (4KB)

1997

Burke, S., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Metcalfe, O. (1997). The health related concerns of young people at risk in Ireland. Report to the National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion Sub-Committee on Young People, Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland. download (4KB)

Kerry, J., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1997). Changes in oxytetracycline resistance of intestinal microflora following oral administration of this agent to Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar L.) smolts in a marine environment. Aquaculture, 157, 187-195. download (668KB)

Lahiff, J. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1997) Parents are important. Network News: The European Network of Health Promoting Schools, 3, 13. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Comer, S. (1997). Prevention, Policies, Perspectives: Substance Misuse in the Western Health Board. Galway: Community Addiction Team of the Western Health Board. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1997). General Practice in Ireland: A census survey of General Practitioners in Ireland - 1996. Report to the Irish College of General Practitioners, the Irish Medical Organisation and the Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland. download (4KB)  

1996

Batt, V. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (1996). Putting a value on women’s work. Report to the Moygownagh Women’s Research Project, Moygownagh, Co. Mayo, Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1996). Attitudes to Cardiovascular Disease in Ireland. Report to the National Cardiovascular Disease and Health Promotion Research Group (CHIRP). download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F., Barker, G., Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? In N. Haagsma & A. Ruiter (Eds.) Euroresidues III: Residues of veterinary drugs in food. Volume 2. Veldhoven, The Netherlands: Euroresidues. ISBN 906159023

1995

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Nic Gabhainn, S. (1995). Fish feed as a source of oxytetracycline-resistant bacteria in the sediments under fish farms. Aquaculture, 131, 101-113. download (930KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Batt, V.J. (1995). The Health Promoting potential of the Western Health Board. Report to the Health Promotion Working Group of the Western Health Board, Galway, Ireland. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Lifeskills for Health Promotion: The evaluation of the North Western Health Boards Health Education Programmes. Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelleher, C. (1995). Lifeskills for Health Promotion: The evaluation of the North Western Health Boards Health Education Programmes (Executive Summary). Galway: Centre for Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

1994

Kerry, J., Hiney, M., Coyne, R., Cazabon, D., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Smith, P.R. (1994). Frequency and distribution of resistance to oxytetracycline in microorganisms isolated from marine fish farm sediments following therapeutic use of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture, 123, 43-54. download (4KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S. (1994). Evaluation of the SF 36. Report to the Health Care Management Group of the Western Health Board, Galway, Ireland. download (4KB)

 

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