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. ...

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• 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. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

The new diagnostic category of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in DSM-5 ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

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

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• 2010
• March 2010

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

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• 2016
• August 2016

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

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• 2016
• November 2016

Previous studies have shown that there is overlap between victimization and the perpetration of bullying, and social and motivational variables are known to mediate this relationship. However, the effects of different moral disengagement strategies have not been studied, despite the fact that they exert a major influence on aggressive behavior. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine whether teachers’ reports of relationship quality were associated with children's behaviour and gender. ...

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• 2014
• June 2014

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been vast and are not limited to physical health. Many adolescents have experienced disruptions to daily life, including changes in their school routine and family’s financial or emotional security, potentially impacting their emotional wellbeing. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

This study examined the association between typical parental work hours (including nonemployed parents) and children's behavior in two-parent heterosexual... ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

We provide a narrative review of Motivational Interviewing and map its core features onto the extant literature on self‐reported motivations for bullying ...

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• 2018
• April 2018

Lynne Renee Patricia Hannah Jade Emma Francis Millar Teal Lewis House Bondonno Charlton Mitrou LM RT PL HH JB EC FG BA(Psych honours) PhD BHlthSc(hons), PhD BA (Hons), MPH BComm(hons), MPH BPsych (Hon) BHSc (Food and Nutrition) BEc Senior Research ...

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