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Colette Kelly¹, Michal Molcho, Priscilla Doyle

¹Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 12 Distillery Road, Galway, Ireland. Colette.kelly@nuigalway.ie

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Psychosomatic symptoms like irritability and headaches are common in Irish schoolchildren. Lower family affluence is linked to more frequent symptoms, especially in girls.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Child Psychology
Epidemiology

Background:

Psychosomatic symptoms are prevalent in young people, often co-occurring and impacting daily life.
These symptoms pose a significant burden on individuals and healthcare systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the weekly prevalence of somatic and psychological symptoms in Irish schoolchildren.
To investigate the influence of family material affluence on reported symptoms.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the 2006 Irish Health Behaviour in the School-aged Children survey (n=9969).
Included a nationally representative sample of schoolchildren aged 11-17 years.
Response rates were 63% for schools and 83% for students.

Main Results:

Irritability (43.0%) and headache (26.0%) were the most reported symptoms.
Symptom prevalence was higher in girls and older children.
Girls from less affluent backgrounds reported more frequent symptoms (55.5% vs. 50.7%).

Conclusions:

Multiple symptoms showed an inverse relationship with family material affluence for girls.
Further research is needed on factors and consequences of psychosomatic symptoms in schoolchildren.