Health Behaviour, Health Literacy and Mental Health in Children: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 957
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health behaviour of children; health behaviour of ethnic minorities; prevention programs
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Dear Colleagues,
The health behaviour of children is changing over time. In addition to the well-known and traditional risks factors, we have to face new risk factors (e.g., the use of electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products (IQOS), and video game or smartphone addiction), which influence not only the physical but also the mental and emotional statuses of children and adolescents. On the other hand, we have limited knowledge about the long-term health effects of new types of electronic cigarettes on children. Some special, vulnerable groups (e.g., disabled people, ethnic minorities) are more affected by harmful health behaviours; therefore, we have to pay more attention to their prevention in these groups.
Health literacy can influence the health behaviour not only of adults but also children. It could be an interesting question as to how we can measure health literacy in children and whether there is any association between their health literacy and behaviours or health statuses.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide insights into health literacy, mental health, and new trends in risk behaviour in children, and to show what kinds of prevention methods (innovative methods) were implemented and used effectively in this field.
We invite original articles, review articles, and meta-analyses related to these topics for this Special Issue. We hope that this Special Issue will contribute to better understanding of current processes and new insights as well as innovative methodologies in their prevention.
Prof. Dr. Attila Sárváry
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smoking
- electronic cigarette use
- alcohol consumption
- illegal drug use
- physical activity
- eating habits
- video game use
- smartphone use
- screentime
- physical health
- mental health
- prevention
- intervention
- health literacy
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