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Overview

Michal Molcho is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Their research spans several fields, primarily medicine, psychology, and social sciences, focusing extensively on social psychology, public health, sociology and political science, health, and clinical psychology.

Their work addresses various topics related to adolescent health and development, including:

  • Bullying, victimization, and aggression
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Intimate partner and family violence
  • School health and nursing education
  • Injury epidemiology and prevention

Michal Molcho has contributed to a number of publications, frequently appearing in notable venues such as the Journal of Adolescent Health and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Other publication venues include the International Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Cancer, and Frontiers in Pediatrics.

Selected recent papers by Michal Molcho include:

  • Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries (2020) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Intersectionality and Adolescent Mental Well-being: A Cross-Nationally Comparative Analysis of the Interplay Between Immigration Background, Socioeconomic Status and Gender (2020) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Clusters of Contemporary Risk and Their Relationship to Mental Well-Being Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents Across 37 Countries (2020) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Gender Differences in Bullying Reflect Societal Gender Inequality: A Multilevel Study With Adolescents in 46 Countries (2022) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Levels of Physical Activity and Mental Health in Adolescents in Ireland (2021) in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Sophie D. Walsh, Alina Cosma, Marta Malinowska-Cieślik, William Pickett, and Wendy Craig, with whom they have published multiple studies.

Best Publications

  • Researching health inequalities in adolescents: the development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) family affluence scale.

    Candace Currie;Michal Molcho;William Boyce;Bjørn Holstein

  • A cross-national profile of bullying and victimization among adolescents in 40 countries

    Wendy Craig;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Haya Fogel-Grinvald;Suzanne Dostaler

  • Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study protocol: Background, methodology and mandatory items for the 2013/14 survey

    Candace Currie;Jo Inchley;Michal Molcho;Michaela Lenzi

  • SLAN 2007: Survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in Ireland. Main report.

    Karen Morgan;Hannah McGee;Dorothy Watson;IJ Perry

  • Growing Up Unequal: Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Young People’s Health and Well-Being. Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study: International Report from the 2013/2014 Survey

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Taryn Young;Oddrun Samdal

  • Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries

    Wendy Craig;Meyran Boniel-Nissim;Nathan King;Sophie D. Walsh

  • Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994–2006: findings from Europe and North America

    Michal Molcho;Wendy M. Craig;Pernille Due;William Pickett

  • Cross-national time trends in bullying victimization in 33 countries among children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 2002 to 2010.

    Kayleigh L. Chester;Mary Callaghan;Alina Cosma;Peter Donnelly

  • Negative school perceptions and involvement in school bullying: A universal relationship across 40 countries

    Yossi Harel-Fisch;Sophie D. Walsh;Haya Fogel-Grinvald;Gabriel Amitai

  • Decreases in adolescent weekly alcohol use in Europe and North America: evidence from 28 countries from 2002 to 2010.

    Margaretha de Looze;Quinten Raaijmakers;Tom ter Bogt;Pernille Bendtsen

  • Cross-national Study of Fighting and Weapon Carrying as Determinants of Adolescent Injury

    William Pickett;Wendy Craig;Yossi Harel;John Cunningham

  • Adolescent Place Attachment, Social Capital, and Perceived Safety: A Comparison of 13 Countries

    Lorenza Dallago;Douglas D. Perkins;Massimo Santinello;Will Boyce

  • Cross national study of injury and social determinants in adolescents

    William Pickett;Michal Molcho;K. Simpson;Ian Janssen

  • Multiple Risk Behavior and Injury: An International Analysis of Young People

    William Pickett;Holger Schmid;William F. Boyce;Kelly Simpson

  • Structural determinants of youth bullying and fighting in 79 countries

    Frank J. Elgar;Britt McKinnon;Sophie D. Walsh;John Freeman

  • Is School Participation Good for Children? Associations with Health and Wellbeing.

    Aingeal de Róiste;Colette Kelly;Michal Molcho;Aoife Gavin

  • The relationship between immigrant school composition, classmate support and involvement in physical fighting and bullying among adolescent immigrants and non-immigrants in 11 countries

    Sophie D Walsh;Bart De Clercq;Michal Molcho;Yossi Harel-Fisch

  • Peer Victimization Among School-aged Children With Chronic Conditions

    Mariane Sentenac;Catherine Arnaud;Aoife Gavin;Michal Molcho

  • Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2013/2014 survey.

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Taryn Young;Oddrun Samdal

  • Victims of Bullying Among Students With a Disability or Chronic Illness and Their Peers: A Cross-National Study Between Ireland and France

    Mariane Sentenac;Aoife Gavin;Catherine Arnaud;Michal Molcho

Frequent Co-Authors

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn University of Galway
Sophie D. Walsh
Sophie D. Walsh Bar-Ilan University
William Pickett
William Pickett Brock University
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University
Margaret M. Barry
Margaret M. Barry University of Galway
Frank J. Elgar
Frank J. Elgar McGill University
Alessio Vieno
Alessio Vieno University of Padua
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Margarida Gaspar de Matos University of Lisbon
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford

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