A5077575512- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Global Health Care Issues
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Community Health and Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Sleep and related disorders
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
McGill University
2016-2025
McGill University Health Centre
2012-2020
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2012-2017
Oregon State University
2017
Institute of Social Work
2017
Carleton University
2006-2011
University of Manitoba
2005-2006
University of Bristol
2005
Cardiff University
2003-2004
Dalhousie University
2002-2003
Social media use (SMU) has become an intrinsic part of adolescent life. Negative consequences SMU for health could include exposures to online forms aggression. We explored age, gender, and cross-national differences in adolescents' engagement SMU, then relationships between victimization the perpetration cyber-bullying.We used data on young people aged 11-15 years (weighted n = 180,919 42 countries) who participated 2017-2018 Health Behaviour School-aged Childrenstudy describe three types...
To estimate prevalence of suicidal ideation and with a plan in each surveyed country to examine cross-national differences associated risk factors.We analysed data students aged 13-17 years who participated the 2003-2012 Global School-based Health Surveys 32 countries, which 29 are low- middle-income. We used random effects meta-analysis generate regional overall pooled estimates. Multivariable logistic regression was ratios for factors. Population attributable fractions were estimated based...
Background: Theories of why income inequality correlates with violence suggest that erodes social capital and trust, or inhibits investment into public services infrastructure. Past research sensed the importance these causal paths but few have examined them using tests statistical mediation. Methods: We explored links between rates homicide in 33 countries then tested whether this association is mediated by an indicator (interpersonal trust) spending on health education. Survey data trust...
Insufficient and poor sleep patterns are common among adolescents worldwide. Up to now, the evidence on adolescent has been mostly informed by country-specific studies that used different measures age groups, making direct comparisons difficult. Cross-national data could inform nations international discussions lacking. We examined of across 24 countries gender, age, affluence groups.We obtained 165,793 (mean 13.5 years; 50.5% girls) in European North American from recent cross-sectional...
Parents have significant influence on behaviors and perceptions surrounding eating, body image weight in adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence dissatisfaction, difficulty communication with parents relationship between adolescents' dissatisfaction their (dieting or perceived need diet). Survey data were collected from adolescents 24 countries regions Europe, Canada, USA who participated cross-sectional 2001/2002 Health Behaviour School-Aged Children (HBSC) study....
This study presents evidence that cyberbullying victimization relates to internalizing, externalizing, and substance use problems in adolescents the frequency of family dinners attenuate these associations.To examine unique association between adolescent mental health (after controlling differences involvement traditional, face-to-face bullying) explore potential moderating role contact this association.This cross-sectional, observational used survey data on 18,834 students (aged 12-18...
I examined the association between income inequality and population health tested whether this was mediated by interpersonal trust or public expenditures on health.Individual data were collected from 48 641 adults in 33 countries. These linked to country inequality, expenditures, healthy life expectancy, adult mortality. Regression analyses for statistical mediation of outcomes differences expenditures.Income correlated with (r = -0.51), -0.45), expectancy -0.74), mortality 0.55). Trust...
No recent international studies provide evidence about its prevalence, trends, or social determinants of physical fighting in adolescents. We studied cross-national epidemiologic trends over time the occurrence frequent fighting, demographic variations reported and national wealth income inequality as correlates.Cross-sectional surveys were administered school settings 2002, 2006, 2010. Participants (N = 493874) included eligible consenting students aged 11, 13, 15 years sampled schools from...