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Mental disorders in Australian 4- to 17- year olds: Parent-reported need for helpTo describe the extent to which parents report that 4- to 17-year-olds with symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Longitudinal trajectories of mental health in Australian children aged 4-5 to 14-15 yearsThis paper offers a rare opportunity to longitudinally examine mental health in a population-representative study of children aged 4-5 years to 14-15 years
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Key findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders
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Development and validation of the Australian Aboriginal racial identity and self-esteem survey for 8-12 year old children (IRISE-C)In Australia, there is little empirical research of the racial identity of Indigenous children and youth as the majority of the current literature focuses on...
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Higher maternal protectiveness is associated with higher odds of child overweight and obesity: A longitudinal Australian studyUsing data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationships between maternal protectiveness and...
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Parent voices guide smoking intervention developmentWhile parents' influence on their children's smoking behaviour is widely recognised, little is known about parents of four to eight year olds' attitudes and...
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Parenting adolescents: Developing Strategies for FIFO parentsThis study was to explore the parenting patterns of families exposed to the fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work pattern in raising adolescent children...
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Bridging the gap of school change: Pre-service teachers’ knowledge and understanding of cyberbullyingThe beliefs, attitudes and understandings of pre-service teachers towards bullying and more recently, cyberbullying remains unclear.
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Cyberbullying among children and youth:Characteristics and prevention strategiesThis book discusses cyberbullying among children; specifically explaining the prevalence of cyberbullying, the difficulties in detection & prevention, the...
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The role of parenting- and employment-related variables on fathers' involvement in their children's educationParent involvement strongly correlates with children's educational attainment. Sociocultural shifts in parenting roles and shared responsibilities have driven an increase in the need for involvement of fathers in activities to support their children's educational development. Several factors are thought to influence father involvement in children's education; however, the most salient factors remain unclear.