• Community Violence Exposure and Eating Disorder Symptoms among Belgian, Russian and US Adolescents: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectives 

      Isaksson, Johan; Isaksson, Martina; Stickley, Andrew; Koposov, Roman A; Schwab-Stone, Mary; Ruchkin, Vladislav; Vermeiren, Robert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-22)
      Community violence exposure (CVE) is one of the most common adverse childhood experiences worldwide. Despite this, its potential effect on disordered eating in adolescents from different cultures is underexplored. In the present crosssectional study, self-reported data were collected from 9751 students (Mean age=14.27) from Belgium, Russia and the US on CVE (witnessing violence and violence ...
    • Community Violence Exposure and School Functioning in Youth: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectives 

      Koposov, Roman A; Isaksson, Johan; Vermeiren, Robert; Schwab-Stone, Mary; Stickley, Andrew; Ruchkin, Vladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-27)
      <i>Background</i>: Many children and adolescents experience violent events which can be associated with negative consequences for their development, mental health, school, and social functioning. However, findings between settings and on the role of gender have been inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate cross-country and gender differences in the relationship between community violence ...
    • Loneliness and health risk behaviours among Russian and U.S. adolescents: a cross-sectional study 

      Stickley, Andrew; Koyanagi, Ai; Koposov, Roman A; Schwab-Stone, Mary; Ruchkin, Vladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Loneliness and its association with psychological and somatic health problems among Czech, Russian and U.S. adolescents 

      Stickley, Andrew; Koyanagi, Ai; Koposov, Roman A; Blatný, Marek; Hrdlička, Michal; Schwab-Stone, Mary; Ruchkin, Vladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-04)
      Background: Loneliness is common in adolescence and has been linked to various negative outcomes. Until now, however, there has been little cross-country research on this phenomenon. The aim of the present study was to examine which factors are associated with adolescent loneliness in three countries that differ historically and culturally-the Czech Republic, Russia and the United States, and to ...