The National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program (the Program) aims to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, commencing with the early years and going through to adolescence, by providing targeted grants for workforce and education activities that will build capabilities aligned to the Program objectives. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

This study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

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

Bullying is now regarded as a health problem and not just a disciplinary problem. Increasing evidence shows both traditional bullying (e.g. hitting, teasing) and cyberbullying have lasting effects on young people (both those who bully and those who are bullied), including damage to self-esteem, academic results and mental health. ...

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This study assessed the potential bias present in a sample of actively consented students, and in the estimates of associations between variables obtained... ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

Information and communication technology has allowed individuals to engage in aggressive behavior on multiple distinct platforms with different capabilities ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• May 2016

Young people's use of mobile phones and access to the Internet have increased dramatically in the last decade, especially among those aged 9-15 years. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Kevin Natasha Helen Runions Pearce Monks KC NP H BSc (Hons) BEd MA PhD PhD (Public Health), PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion), BApp Sc MPH BA(Psych) PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Senior Project Officer 08 6319 1470 ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

Elevated levels of emotional difficulties among school students with T1D and variable levels of support from school staff to assist these students to manage their diabetes at school ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

We discuss the implications of addressing Revenge and Recreation, as well as Reward and Rage aggression motives, for bullying prevention and intervention strategies ...

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• 2018
• September 2018

Research has implicated that changes in Zn metabolism may be associated with the biological underpinnings of eating disorders, in particular anorexia nervosa. ...

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• 2017
• October 2017