To prevent persistent victimization, schools and teachers need to be better equipped to respond effectively when a student first becomes a target of bullying ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

This study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

Findings were mixed, with support both for negative and for positive associations of central nervous 5-HT function with aggression in children and adolescents ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

Acute tryptophan depletion, and therefore, diminished substrate availability for brain 5-HT synthesis did not lead to significant changes in serum neuropeptide Y concentrations over time ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018

These findings demonstrate the immediate value of whole-school interventions to reduce bullying behaviour and associated harms among students ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• December 2018

ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders in child and adolescent psychiatry and is characterized by attentional deficits, hyperactivity, and impulsivity ...

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

There are links between problem behaviours associated with Internet use and electronic gaming, and mental disorders and risk-taking behaviour in young people ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• January 2016

Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationships between maternal protectiveness and... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• June 2014

This essay examines wages and the gender wage gap between 1993 and 2008 in Vietnam ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• September 2018

Amidst the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the transmission dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is key to providing peace of mind for the community and informing policy-making decisions. While available data suggest that school-aged children are not significant spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the possibility of transmission in schools remains an ongoing concern, especially among an aging teaching workforce. Even in low-prevalence settings, communities must balance the potential risk of transmission with the need for students' ongoing education. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• February 2021

Maternal stressful life events during pregnancy have been associated with immune dysregulation and increased risk for asthma and atopy in offspring. Few studies have investigated whether prenatal stress is associated with increased overall or specific infectious diseases in childhood, nor explored sex differences. We sought to examine the relationship between the nature and timing of maternal stress in pregnancy and hospitalisation with infection in offspring. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• January 2021

Adolescents reporting any sychotic experiences in the past 12 months reported increased likelihood of non-accidental self-injury in the same time period ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019