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A longitudinal study of the social and emotional predictors and consequences of cyber and traditional bullying victimisationFew longitudinal studies have investigated how cyberbullying interacts with traditional bullying among young people, who are increasingly using online...
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The social and emotional well-being and mental health implications for adolescents transitioning to secondary boarding schoolThis paper explores the social and emotional wellbeing and mental health complexities for Western Australian adolescents when they transition to boarding school
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Reactive aggression and peer victimization from pre-kindergarten to first grade: accounting for hyperactivity and teacher-child conflictTeacher-child conflict in kindergarten predicted subsequent increases in victimization, reactive aggression, and hyperactivity
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Cancer and mental illness: Key issues in mental healthOver many years, it has been shown that cancer represents a significant proportion of excess mortality for people with mental illness.
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Teacher–Child Relationship, Parenting, and Growth in Likelihood and Severity of Physical Aggression in the Early School YearsThis study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children.
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Using Systems Theory to Understand and Respond to Family Influences on Children's Bullying BehaviorThis article addresses Systems Theory as it applies to school-age children's bullying behavior.
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The effectiveness of a day hospital mentalization-based therapy programme for adolescents with borderline personality traits: Findings from Touchstone—Child and Adolescent Mental Health ServiceIndividuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at a substantial risk of harm to themselves and others, experience high levels of functional impairment and typically are high users of tertiary healthcare to address their mental health concerns. As indicators for BPD typically emerge in adolescence, a day therapy service in Bentley, Western Australia, Touchstone Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), was developed as an intensive intervention for adolescents with indicators for BPD and its associated symptomology.
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Families, Life Courses and the Intergenerational Transmission of Social Disadvantage in AustraliaIn this chapter, we describe the life course approach and explain key concepts and principles. We also review variations in life course theory across disciplines including differences in terminology and understanding of core elements of life course theory.
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Transfers of disadvantage across three generations using latent class associations within familiesThere is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time.
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Causal Impact of Physical Activity on Child Health and DevelopmentThe relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome.