A5025549728- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Family Support in Illness
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
King's College London
2021-2025
University of Staffordshire
2025
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2020
Temple University
2018-2020
Background Adolescence is a critical period for social and emotional development. We sought to examine the impacts of Covid‐19 related restrictions school closures on adolescent mental health, particularly among disadvantaged, marginalised, vulnerable groups. Methods analysed four waves data – 3 pre‐Covid‐19 (2016–2019) 1 mid‐Covid‐19 (May–Aug 2020; n , 1074; 12–18 years old, >80% minority ethnic groups, 25% free meals) from REACH (Resilience, Ethnicity, AdolesCent Mental Health), an...
Background Mental health problems are not distributed equally in society. Our understanding of when social inequalities mental emerge is limited. We sought to examine trajectories distress diverse, representative cohorts adolescents inner-London. Methods analysed longitudinal data from our cohort study adolescent health, REACH (n=4663; 51% girls, 29% free school meals [FSM], 85% minoritised ethnic groups). used latent growth curve models estimate (total, internalising, and externalising...
Research suggests gender inequalities in adolescent mental health are context dependent and might be preventable through social structural change. However, variations the size of across diverse cultural contexts could due to incomparable measurement. We aimed compare a measurement among young people Tokyo, Japan, London, UK, test hypothesis that depressive symptom trajectories larger London than Tokyo. For this longitudinal cross-cohort study, we extracted responses 13-item Short Mood...
Background Recent estimates suggest around 14% of 11–16 years in England have a mental health problem. However, we know very little about the extent and nature problems among diverse groups densely populated inner cities, where contexts experiences may differ from national average. Aims To estimate city London, overall by social group, using data our school-based accelerated cohort study adolescent health, Resilience, Ethnicity AdolesCent Mental Health. Methods Self-report on (general...
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between Alexithymia and a variety of environmental, genetic, biological influences. A narrative questionnaire incorporating 98 variables believed to be associated with was employed gain responses from 82 participants in non‐clinical sample 80 clinical sample. smallest space analysis used analyze identify any narratives Alexithymia. The results revealed five narratives, Compromised Child, Adult, Warrior, Nurtured Child Alexithymic. findings...
Abstract Purpose Paranoid ideation is common among adolescents, yet little known about the precursors. Using a novel immersive virtual reality (VR) paradigm, we tested whether experiences of bullying, and other interpersonal/threatening events, are associated with paranoid to greater degree than types (i) non-interpersonal events or (ii) adverse childhood experiences. Methods Self-reported exposure life bullying was collected on 481 aged 11–15. We used mixed effects (multilevel) linear...
Abstract Background In the UK, around 5% of 11–16-year olds experience conduct problems clinical importance. However, there are limited data on prevalence by ethnic group, and how putative social risk factors may explain any variations in prevalence. This study has two main aims: (1) to estimate nature overall, group gender, among adolescents diverse inner-city London schools; (2) assess extent which - racial discrimination, socioeconomic status, parental control, troublesome friends...
Bullying has consistently been highlighted as a risk factor for youth self-harm. Less is known about associations by bullying sub-type (i.e., physical, verbal, relational, cyberbullying), among boys and girls in diverse urban populations. This study aimed to explore: (1) prevalence of lifetime self-harm; (2) cross-sectional between Both aims investigated sub-types the role sex.
Background: Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in US smoking rates are high low-income populations (28% vs. 17% those living above poverty line).1,2 Consequently, groups have elevated tobacco-related risk exacerbating health disparities.3,4 Mindfulness has been associated with positive effects on psychosocial, physical mental outcomes, which increased interest using mindfulness as an adjunctive treatment for cessation relapse prevention.5,6 However, research...
ABSTRACT Background Research suggests gender inequalities in adolescent mental health are context dependent. This implies they may be preventable through social/structural change. However, there is also some evidence that gaps larger ostensibly more equal societies, e.g., 2-3-fold the UK vs. Japan. Using data and methods overcome important limitations of existing evidence, we tested hypothesis depressive symptom trajectories London than Tokyo, these differences not due to incomparable...
Previous research suggests that persistence, an individual difference characteristic representing the ability and willingness to maintain engagement in challenging or aversive contexts, may relate smoking relapse. Improving understanding of persistence-relapse risk association could guide improvements behavioural interventions. We explored whether persistence gender related change urges across multiple cue exposure trials (an analogue extinction learning relapse risk). Participants included...