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Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Ireland
2025

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
8881
World Ranking
2972
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research spans social sciences and psychology, with particular focus on areas such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's main topics of investigation include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; sexuality, behavior, and technology; sex work and related issues; gender, feminism, and media; obesity, physical activity, and diet; children's rights and participation; and early childhood education and development.

Recent publications by Saoirse Nic Gabhainn include the following works:

  • 'It's Hard to Make Good Choices and It Costs More': Adolescents' Perception of the External School Food Environment, 2021, published in Nutrients
  • The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2018, 2020, published in Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • A critical consideration of the relationship between professional and public understandings of Family Support: Towards greater public awareness and discursive coherence in concept and delivery, 2020, published in Children and Youth Services Review
  • LGBTI+ Youth in Ireland and across Europe: A two-phased landscape and research gap analysis, 2021, published in ARAN (University of Galway Research Repository) (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway)
  • Transport to School and Mental Well-Being of Schoolchildren in Ireland, 2021, published in International Journal of Public Health

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • András Költő
  • Colette Kelly
  • Aoife Gavin
  • Emmanuelle Godeau
  • Elizabeth Saewyc

Saoirse Nic Gabhainn's work is regularly published in several scholarly venues, including:

  • Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • ARAN (University of Galway Research Repository) (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway)
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Public Health

Best Publications

  • Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey

    Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau;Chris Roberts

  • Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries

    Pernille Due;Juan Merlo;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Mogens Trab Damsgaard

  • The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982-2008

    Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau

  • Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations

    Aubrey Spriggs Madkour;Tilda Farhat;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Emmanuelle Godeau

  • Drinking Motives and Links to Alcohol Use in 13 European Countries

    Emmanuel Kuntsche;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Chris Roberts;Béat Windlin

  • A Cross-national Study of Violence-Related Behaviors in Adolescents

    Eleanor Smith-Khuri;Ronaldo Iachan;Peter C. Scheidt;Mary D. Overpeck

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

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

  • Contraceptive Use by 15-Year-Old Students at Their Last Sexual Intercourse: Results From 24 Countries

    Emmanuelle Godeau;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Céline Vignes;Jim Ross

  • Moved by Music: A Typology of Music Listeners.

    Tom F.M. Ter Bogt;Juul Mulder;Quinten A.W. Raaijmakers;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

  • The role of behavioural factors in explaining socio-economic differences in adolescent health: A multilevel study in 33 countries

    Matthias Richter;Michael Erhart;Carine A. Vereecken;Alessio Zambon

  • Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions.

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Tilda Farhat;Tom F. M. ter Bogt;Anne Hublet

  • Peer Victimization Among School-aged Children With Chronic Conditions

    Mariane Sentenac;Catherine Arnaud;Aoife Gavin;Michal Molcho

  • Children Photographing Well‐being: Facilitating Participation in Research

    Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Jane Sixsmith

  • 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

  • Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the National Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN.

    C.C Kelleher;S Friel;S Nic Gabhainn;Joseph B Tay

  • The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey

    Matthias Richter;Anja Leppin;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

  • Is Obesity at Individual and National Level Associated With Lower Age at Menarche? Evidence From 34 Countries in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study

    Candace Currie;Naman Ahluwalia;Emmanuelle Godeau;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

  • Childrens', parents', and teachers' perceptions of child wellbeing

    Jane Sixsmith;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Collette Fleming;Siobhan O'Higgins

  • Toward a Model of Porn Literacy: Core Concepts, Rationales, and Approaches.

    Kate Dawson;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Pádraig MacNeela

  • Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective.

    Anna Kokkevi;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Maria Spyropoulou

  • Economic and cultural correlates of cannabis use among mid-adolescents in 31 countries.

    Tom ter Bogt;Holger Schmid;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Anastasios Fotiou

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Molcho
Michal Molcho University of Galway
Candace Currie
Candace Currie Glasgow Caledonian University
Tom F. M. ter Bogt
Tom F. M. ter Bogt Utrecht University
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Margaret M. Barry
Margaret M. Barry University of Galway
Matthias Richter
Matthias Richter Technical University of Munich
Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Margarida Gaspar de Matos University of Lisbon
Elizabeth M. Saewyc
Elizabeth M. Saewyc University of British Columbia
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers Utrecht University

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