A5068752736- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education Systems and Policy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Infant Health and Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Reading and Literacy Development
The University of Melbourne
2016-2025
Royal Children's Hospital
2012-2025
University of Otago
2020
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
2017
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2004-2009
Australian Institute of Family Studies
2000-2005
National Health and Medical Research Council
2003
Australian National University
2003
Centre for Mental Health
2003
Australian Research Council
2003
Abstract Climate change poses an urgent threat to future generations. Children are more susceptible its effects than adults, with immediate and lifelong impacts on their physical mental health. In addition having direct experiences of climate impacts, children youth respond psychologically in troubling ways awareness the crisis. Children’s youth’s needs for support vary across contexts. generally greater developing world (despite fact that people there less responsible causing crisis), where...
The objective of this study was to identify specific temperament, parenting, and family variables, their interactions, which predict problem behaviours social skills in children. subjects were 74 5–6 year old children (34 boys, 40 girls). Results showed different combinations variables predicted each behavioural outcome, the child's ‘goodness fit’ home a strong predictor externalising behaviour skills. An interaction between temperamental inflexibility punitive parenting development...
Abstract The prediction of later outcome from factors present in infancy has been an ongoing concern, with difficult temperament frequently being posited as one important risk factor. Using data a longitudinal study large representative sample children, and categorical approach to analysis, set covering within‐child, environmental relationship variables was related behavioural emotional adjustment at 4–5 years. Single factors, including temperament, resulted only modest increases the...
The aims of this study were twofold: first, to examine behavioural and academic outcomes children with hyperactivity, using data from two longitudinal studies; second, comparable psychosocial for early reading difficulties.Measures teacher-rated persistent ability obtained during primary school available the Australian Temperament Project Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health Development Study. Both samples followed up assess adolescent adult years. Family background, antisocial behaviour...
Summary This editorial is co-written by a developmental psychologist and young climate activist. We start showing how the crisis imposing heavy psychological burden on children youth, both from experiencing climate-related disasters knowledge that worse to come. then describe global movement of youth demanding urgent action. conclude health professionals can support people in many ways, but particularly supporting their capacity take action, raising awareness about impact mental physical...
Abstract School belonging, sometimes referred to as school belonging or connectedness, involves dimensions like positive affect towards school, relationships with teachers, and feeling socially valued. Previous research points immediate benefits for students’ mental health wellbeing; however, evidence on the potential long-term of health—once young people leave setting—is limited. This study used data 1568 adults from Australian Temperament Project (ATP), a 16-wave longitudinal which has...
This study explores the stability of temperament, measured by maternal report, from infancy to 8 years in a longitudinal sample 450 children. Prior questionnaire-based, factor-analytic studies have usually assumed that temperament dimensions show continuity during development and that, where same factors emerge at multiple measurement occasions, equivalence. Structural equation modeling was used test these assumptions. Approach, Irritability, Cooperation-Manageability, Inflexibility,...
Background: This study examined the impact of family transitions, that is, parental separation, divorce, remarriage and death, upon lives Australian children adolescents in a longitudinal temperament development. Methods: Using concurrent questionnaire data, outcomes for young people experiencing transitions were compared with those random comparison group whose biological parents remained together. Results: No significant differences found regard to behavioural emotional adjustment...
The prevalence of behavioral inhibition in toddlers was examined five cultures. Participants this study included 110 Australian, 108 Canadian, 151 Chinese, 104 Italian, and 113 South Korean their mothers who were observed during a structured observational laboratory session. Matched procedures used each country, with children encountering an unfamiliar stranger truck robot. Indicators the length time delayed before approaching duration contact mother while room. Results generally consistent...
This study investigated the direct and indirect roles of parenting, child temperament sociocultural context in predicting prosocial behaviour as identified by behavioural assessments parent teacher ratings. Comparisons Australian children Turkish living Australia allowed examination cultural similarities differences levels behaviours their predictors. Participants were 153 4–6-year-old 58 with a background recruited from childcare centres serving low- middle-class communities. similar...