relationship changed over recent years? To address this, we compare results from the 2018 and 2O22 waves of the HBSC study, focusing on countries that participated in both surveys. psychological complaints and life evaluation, the 0.144 in 2018 t0 0.166 in 2022 (p < 0.001), while than in 2018. Adolescents with higher problematic strengthens from -0.177 to -0.217 (p < 0.001) in 2022 compared to four years earlier. The Baseline associations strengthen from 2018 to 2022 (psychological complaints: 0.144 = 0.166, p < 0.001; life evaluation: -0.177 → -0.217, p < 0.001).