Frank J Elgar

Biographic Data

ID293145
NAMEFrank J Elgar
GIVEN NAMESFrank J
FAMILY NAMEElgar
SIGNATUREELGAR F J
AFFILIATIONSMcGill University
ORCID0000-0003-0290-5500
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS73
TOTAL CITATIONS354
AUTHOR COUNT73
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX13

  • A moderated mediation model linking financial difficulties to support for violent radicalization

    Open AccessMohammed Akhtar, Diana Miconi et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2026

  • Left out and languishing

    Open AccessFrank J Elgar, Valerie Michaelson et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026

  • Associations between relative deprivation and problematic gaming in adolescence

    Open AccessTommaso Galeotti, Matteo Lenzi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2026References: 48

    BACKGROUND: Problematic gaming is a known risk factor for adolescent well-being. Yet, socioeconomic factors that might contribute to problematic gaming in adolescence have not been fully explored. This study examined the association between relative deprivation, defined as an individual's financial gap relative to their classmates, and problematic gaming in a representative sample of Italian adolescents. METHODS: We analysed data on family materi…

  • Problem gaming and adolescents’ health and well-being

    Open AccessNatale Canale, Frank J Elgar et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2025

    Playing video games is a common leisure activity for adolescents, but a minority can develop maladaptive gaming patterns and experience impairments in various health domains. Most research has been conducted within the dichotomy of “non-problematic gaming” and “problematic gaming” with convenience and unrepresentative samples, necessitating further investigation to provide more robust and generalizable evidence. In this study, we examined the imp…

  • Exploring mechanisms behind the increasing gender gap in adolescent psychological symptoms, 2002–2022

    Open AccessMargreet E de Looze, Alina Cosma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2025

    BACKGROUND: Internalising problems have increased considerably among adolescents in the last decades, particularly among girls, resulting in widening gender gaps. This study examined whether the gender gap in psychological symptoms increased more in more gender-equal countries in the period 2002-2022, and if so, to what extent this could be explained by changes over time in the experience of stressors (i.e. schoolwork pressure, body dissatisfacti…

  • Relative socio-economic position and meaning and purpose in life in adolescents

    Open AccessWilliam Pickett, Nathan King et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2025

    Having a sense of meaning in life supports adolescent health but is affected by experiences of wealth or poverty. We examined its associations with relative advantage (RA) and relative deprivation (RD) in a sample of Canadian adolescents (n = 17,634) using survey data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. We calculated RA and RD using all other schoolmates as reference groups in 238 schools. Descriptively, RA was associated wit…

  • Food insecurity and youth suicidal behaviours

    Open AccessLilia Lounis, Lovena Jacqdom et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2025References: 42

    Household food insecurity is associated with youth suicidal behaviours, independently of household income. Its underlying pathway to youth mental health includes social and psychological factors that require targeted policy intervention

  • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

    Open AccessMichael Brauer, Gregory A Roth et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…

  • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

    Open AccessMohsen Naghavi, Kanyin Liane Ong et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…

  • Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessAustin E Schumacher, Hmwe Hmwe Kyu et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides new demographic estimates for 204 cou…

  • Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021

    Open AccessJaimie D Steinmetz, Katrin Seeher et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Neurology2024

    BACKGROUND: Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by…

  • Perceived stress and well-being in doctoral students

    Samira Feizi, Bärbel Knäuper et al.ARTICLEHigher Education Research &…2024

    Stress is a common negative emotion in students. Given the stress associated with doctoral studies, it is crucial to examine the influence of stress on well-being, program satisfaction, and retention in doctoral programs. This study examined stress-related issues and their relationships with intention to quit in a sample of 2,486 students enrolled in doctoral programs representing 38 disciplines. Participants completed a web-based questionnaire i…

  • Socioeconomic differences and global trends in youth wellbeing and emotional distress in 165 countries and territories

    Open AccessFrank J Elgar, Timo‐kolja Pförtner et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024Cited by: 1References: 4

    Social stratifications in youth wellbeing are a concern for social policy. Using data from the Gallup World Poll (2009-2022), we examined time trends and income differences in youth wellbeing and their associations with area-level income and income inequality. Results showed that a growing proportion of youth have experienced emotional distress in recent years, and this trend disproportionately affected youth at lower incomes. Higher income inequ…

  • Health trends in Canada 1990–2019

    Open AccessJacek A Kopec, Farshad Pourmalek et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2024References: 17

  • School socioeconomic status and psychological complaints among adolescents in 44 countries

    Open AccessMathilde E Brons, Marco Helbich et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024Cited by: 1References: 67

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent health complaints

    Open AccessNour Hammami, Inese Gobiņa et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

    Our study evaluated the relationship between adolescent health complaints and socioeconomic position in 45 countries. Data are from the 2017/2018 international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey which used proportionate sampling among adolescents aged 11 to 15 years old ( n =228,979). Multilevel, multinomial regression analysis assessed the association between the multilevel latent classes with socioeconomic status (SES; at the house…

  • Socioeconomic Differences in the Association Between Bullying Behaviors and Mental Health in Canadian Adolescents

    Open AccessKana Yokoji, Nour Hammami et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Bullying and poverty are each associated with poor health in adolescents. We examined socioeconomic differences in the association of bullying and health. METHODS: The 2017/2018 Canadian Health Behaviour of School-aged Children study surveyed 21,750 youth (9-18 years). We used linear regression models to investigate interactive effects of bullying involvement (traditional and cyberbullying) and socioeconomic position (SEP) on self-rep…

  • Can an equal world reduce problematic social media use? Evidence from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study in 43 countries

    Matteo Lenzi, Frank J Elgar et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2023

    Research on the social determinants of Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU) among adolescents is scant and focused on proximal contexts and interpersonal relationships. This study examines the relation of PSMU with economic inequality, measured at country, school and individual levels. It also evaluated the moderating role of family and peer support in these associations. The 2017/18 Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) study measured PS…

  • Mental health and cannabis use among Canadian youth

    Open AccessAlexandra Butler, Nathan King et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2023

  • Food insecurity and its association with health and well-being in middle-aged and older adults in India

    Y Selvamani, Frank J ElgarARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2023References: 34

    AIM: Food insecurity is a global public health concern; however, there is limited knowledge about its health impacts in India. We examined the associations of food insecurity with socioeconomic conditions, chronic disease and various domains of health and well-being in a community sample of middle-aged and older adults (45+ years) in India. METHODS: Cross-sectional nationally representative data were collected in wave 1 (2017-2018) of the Longitu…

  • Early physical maturation and subjective health complaints in adolescent girls

    Qiguo Lian, Ruili Li et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2023Cited by: 1References: 37

    BACKGROUND: Although adolescents are generally healthy, subjective health complaints (SHC) are common in this age group, especially in adolescent girls. We explored the association between early menarche and the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms and how this association varies between countries. METHODS: Our sample included 298 000 adolescent girls from 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 cycles of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) stud…

  • Adolescent mental health in military families

    Open AccessJohn Kinley, Samira Feizi et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2023References: 28

  • Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year

    Open AccessDana Bryazka, Marissa B Reitsma et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2022

    BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…

  • Structural gender inequality and gender differences in adolescent substance use

    Open AccessAlina Cosma, Frank J Elgar et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2022

    Societal gender inequality relates to gender differences in adolescent substance use.-The gender gap in adolescent substance use is larger in countries with higher levels of gender inequality.-Girls in these countries were less likely to get drunk, use alcohol or smoke cigarettes than boys

  • Commentary on “Different roles of interpersonal trust and institutional trust in Covid-19 pandemic control”

    Open AccessAlexander Stefaniak, Anna Stefaniak et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022