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Psychosocial resilience and vulnerability in Western Australian Aboriginal youthWe review findings from our previous studies which show the application of a person-based resilience framework of analysis in the context of WA aboriginal youth
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What Influences Parents’ Fear about Children’s Independent Mobility? Evidence from a State-Wide Survey of Australian ParentsTo identify factors associated with generalized and stranger-specific PF about CIM, a critical aspect of physical activity.
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Prenatal and perinatal risks for late language emergence in a population-level sample of twins at age 2This study investigated the extent to which prenatal and perinatal risk factors were associated with LLE in a population-level sample of twins at age 2 without overt disability.
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Proximity to Liquor Stores and Adolescent Alcohol Intake: A Prospective StudyLiquor store availability in early adolescence may be a risk factor for alcohol intake in early and middle, but not late, adolescence
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“Arguments online, but in school we always act normal”: The embeddedness of early adolescent negative peer interactions within the whole of their offline and online peer interactionsOur aim was to study was to investigate how negative peer interactions on/offline are associated with each and with other daily interactions among adolescents.
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Trajectories of interparental conflict and children's emotional-behavioural functioning at 10-11 years: an Australian population-based studyInterparental conflict (IPC) has the potential to adversely affect children's social, emotional, and behavioural functioning. The overall objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between both the severity and chronicity of IPC across early and middle childhood and children's emotional-behavioural functioning at 10-11 years. Specifically, we aimed to: (1) identify distinct trajectories of IPC spanning 10-11 years since birth of the study child as reported by mothers, and (2) examine the emotional-behavioural functioning of children exposed to the identified IPC trajectories.
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Associations Between Developmental Risk Profiles, Mental Disorders, and Student Absences Among Primary and Secondary Students in AustraliaThis study assessed if the association between mental disorders and higher student absences varies across different profiles of risk factors, and estimated the proportion of student absences associated with mental disorders. Data included responses from a nationally representative Australian survey of child and adolescent mental health.
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Prevalence and correlates of psychotic experiences in a nationally representative sample of Australian adolescentsHallucinatory and delusional experiences are common in Australian adolescents
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Pre-service teachers: Knowledge, attitudes and their perceived skills in addressing student bullyingThe lack of skills in managing future bullying and particularly cyberbullying incidents reported by pre-service teachers has social and emotional implications for young people
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Access to health professionals by children and adolescents with mental disorders: Are we meeting their needs?The typical number of visits to health professionals by children with mental disorders during a 12-month period is relatively small