To determine whether the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents on court ordered remand in South Australia has changed since 1989 ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• December 2010

To test the fit of a seven-syndrome model to ratings of preschoolers' problems by parents in very diverse societies. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• December 2010

Over the past decade we have seen declining rates in child engagement in physical activity with escalating health problems ensuing. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• April 2010

The importance of play for a child’s development is irrefutable. Playgroups provide a safe environment for children of similar ages to play and develop prior to starting school. ...

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships. To date no reviews have scoped the extant research on peer relationship functioning for young people diagnosed with BPD or showing borderline personality features. The current review provides this scoping of studies on all facets of peer relationships, including friendship quality, peer victimization and bullying and peer aggression, and relevant studies of social–cognitive processes with relevance to peer relationships. From 282 studies identified up to August 2019, 39 studies were included for review. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• October 2020

To explore the perceptions of parents who had a child or adolescent (6-18 years) diagnosed with a rare disease who attended a mainstream school in Western Australia. Design and methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 41 parents of children with a rare disease. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021

The study of moral disengagement has greatly informed research on aggression and bullying. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Traditional conceptualizations of aggression distinguish between reactive (e.g., rage) and proactive (e.g., reward) functions of aggression. However, critiques of this dichotomy have pointed out these models conflate motivational valence and self-control. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

Using data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we examined the association between changes in family... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• March 2010

Precautionary allergen labelling is the main tool available to indicate safety levels for food-allergic consumers with regard to potential allergens ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

The infant simulator-based Virtual Infant Parenting programme did not achieve its aim of reducing teenage pregnancy ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• November 2016