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        Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and the development of behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study

        To examine whether maternal gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are associated with behavioral problems in offspring ...

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        Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents sentenced to detention in Western Australia with and without prenatal alcohol exposure

        Youth with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are under-recognised in the justice system, warranting improved identification. This study aimed to compare neuropsychological profiles of adolescents, with and without PAE and identify neuropsychological tasks predictive of PAE-group membership. It was hypothesised that participants with PAE would score significantly lower on neuropsychological tests. ...

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        The pervasive effects of timing of parental mental health disorders on adolescent deliberate self-harm risk

        This study shows that timing is important for understanding intergenerational transmission of deliberate self-harm risk ...

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        Poverty, Parental Mental Health and Child/Adolescent Mental Disorders: Findings from a National Australian Survey

        The purpose of this study is to examine the association between poverty and child mental disorders ...

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        Borderline Personality Disorder and Peers: A Scoping Review of Friendship, Victimization and Aggression Studies

        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. ...

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        How outreach facilitates family engagement with universal early childhood health and education services in Tasmania, Australia: An ethnographic study

        This paper presents qualitative findings focusing on the scope and role of outreach in supporting family engagement in the Tasmanian early childhood services ...

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        Pets Are Associated with Fewer Peer Problems and Emotional Symptoms, and Better Prosocial Behavior: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

        Pets may protect children from developing social-emotional problems and should be taken into account when assessing child development and school readiness ...

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        Moral Disengagement of Pure Bullies and Bully/Victims: Shared and Distinct Mechanisms

        This study advances bullying research by extending the role of moral disengagement in bullying episodes beyond pure bullies to victims, both pure victims and bully/victims ...

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        Grief and functional impairment following COVID-19 loss in a treatment-seeking sample: the mediating role of meaning

        The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented levels of grief and psychological distress in community samples. We examined unique pandemic grief risk factors, dysfunctional grief, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, general psychiatric distress, disrupted meaning, and functional impairment in a treatment-seeking sample of people bereaved from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. ...

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        “Why don’t I look like her?” How adolescent girls view social media and its connection to body image

        Adolescent girls appear more vulnerable to experiencing mental health difficulties from social media use than boys. The presence of sexualized images online is thought to contribute, through increasing body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls. ...

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        “It helps and it doesn’t help”: maternal perspectives on how the use of smartphones and tablet computers influences parent-infant attachment

        As families increase their use of mobile touch screen devices (smartphones and tablet computers), there is potential for this use to influence parent-child interactions required to form a secure attachment during infancy, and thus future child developmental outcomes. Thirty families of infants (aged 9-15 months) were interviewed to explore how parents and infants use these devices, and how device use influenced parents' thoughts, feelings and behaviours towards their infant and other family interactions. ...

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        Investigating the Validity of the Australian Early Development Census

        This article continues evaluation of the construct validity of the Australian Early Development Census through comparison with linked data from a sample of 2216 4-5 year old children collected as part of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. ...

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