Socio-environmental factors, including the neighbourhoods in which children live and grow, are key determinants of children's developmental outcomes. ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

The objective of this paper is to determine how well the EDI predicts a child's later literacy and numeracy outcomes as assessed by the National Assessment... ...

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• 2013
• April 2013

Measuring social inequalities in health is common; however, research examining inequalities in child cognitive function is more limited. ...

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• 2013
• October 2013

Tess Neida Zara Gregory Sechague Monroy Boulton TG NSM ZB BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BDS, MPH BPsych (Hons) Senior Research Fellow Research Assistant Research Assistant; Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Advisor +61 8 6375 6113 0863756104 ...

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Tess Mary Gregory Brushe TG MB BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) Senior Research Fellow Senior Research Officer +61 8 6375 6113 08 6375 6102 tess.gregory@telethonkids.org.au mary.brushe@telethonkids.org.au Senior ...

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Adolescents are heavily exposed to unhealthy outdoor food advertisements near schools, however, the marketing power of these advertisements among adolescents has not yet been explored. This study aimed to investigate the teen-directed marketing features present and quantify the overall marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools to explore any differences by content (ie, alcohol, discretionary, core and miscellaneous foods) school type (ie, primary, secondary, K-12) and area-level socio-economic status (SES; ie, low vs high). ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

To understand the prevalence of children and adolescents’ electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Therapist factors are generally thought to be important predictors of the capacity to understand and respond to clinical material. The current study aims to identify which features of personality and clinical symptomatology predict a trainee therapist's rating of cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic interpersonal processes in video recordings of these therapies. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

There are similarities in the performance demands of circus and other performance domains such as leanness sports and dance, yet little is known about the mental health of circus artists. We explored self-reported disordered eating and exercise addictions in a sample of 500 circus artists. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

While the majority of young people who meet the criteria for being considered at increased risk of psychosis do not go on to develop a psychotic disorder, young people are currently being identified and treated in early intervention services. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

These results show that a word gap related to maternal education is not apparent up to twelve months of age ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

Energy drinks (EDs) claim to boost mental performance, however, few studies have examined the prospective effects of EDs on mental health. This study examined longitudinal associations between ED use and mental health symptoms in young adults aged 20 years over a 2-year period. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020