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View article: Climate change and resilience: Developmental science perspectives
Climate change and resilience: Developmental science perspectives Open
Climate change is a complex, multisystem phenomenon that disrupts human development both directly and indirectly through the interactions of interconnected systems. This article outlines the physical, social, and psychological impacts of e…
View article: Factor structure of the Mini‐Maternal Behavior Q‐Sort and associations with infant attachment: Informing precision in research and intervention
Factor structure of the Mini‐Maternal Behavior Q‐Sort and associations with infant attachment: Informing precision in research and intervention Open
We examined the factor structure of parental sensitivity to infants as assessed by the Mini‐Maternal Behavior Q‐Sort (Mini‐MBQS), a 25‐item short‐form of the original 90‐item MBQS. We aimed to: (1) identify latent factors of the Mini‐MBQS;…
View article: A study protocol for community implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood
A study protocol for community implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood Open
Findings from longitudinal research, globally, repeatedly emphasise the importance of taking an early life course approach to mental health promotion; one that invests in the formative years of development, from early childhood to young ad…
View article: The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 study: a population-based multigenerational prospective cohort study of socioemotional health and development
The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 study: a population-based multigenerational prospective cohort study of socioemotional health and development Open
Purpose The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study (ATPG3) was established to examine the extent to which offspring social and emotional development is shaped in the decades prior to conception, in parent and grandparent histori…
View article: Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two‐cohort prospective intergenerational study
Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two‐cohort prospective intergenerational study Open
This study examined whether positive development (PD) in adolescence and young adulthood predicts offspring behavior in two Australasian intergenerational cohorts. The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study assessed PD at age 19…
View article: Cohort Profile: The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study: A population-based multigenerational prospective cohort study of socio-emotional health and development
Cohort Profile: The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study: A population-based multigenerational prospective cohort study of socio-emotional health and development Open
Purpose: The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Cohort (ATPG3) was established to examine the extent to which offspring social and emotional development is shaped in the decades prior to conception, in parent and grandparent histo…
View article: Developmental relationships between socio-economic disadvantage and mental health across the first 30 years of life
Developmental relationships between socio-economic disadvantage and mental health across the first 30 years of life Open
Understanding of how socio-economic disadvantage experienced over the life course relates to mental health outcomes in young adulthood has been limited by a lack of long-term, prospective studies. Here we address this limitation by drawing…
View article: Editorial: The climate and ecological mental health emergency – evidence and action
Editorial: The climate and ecological mental health emergency – evidence and action Open
No previous generation of children has grown up in the context of an existential threat comparable to the climate crisis. This Special Issue examines the implications of the climate crisis for children and young people in relation to their…
View article: Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence
Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence Open
Objective There has been interest in the antecedents and mental health impacts of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence. Less is known about longer‐term mental health impacts into young adulthood, as longitudinal studies with d…
View article: Parent and Peer Attachments in Adolescence and Paternal Postpartum Mental Health: Findings From the ATP Generation 3 Study
Parent and Peer Attachments in Adolescence and Paternal Postpartum Mental Health: Findings From the ATP Generation 3 Study Open
Background: When adolescent boys experience close, secure relationships with their parents and peers, the implications are potentially far reaching, including lower levels of mental health problems in adolescence and young adulthood. Here …
View article: Children and youth in the climate crisis
Children and youth in the climate crisis Open
Summary This editorial is co-written by a developmental psychologist and a young climate activist. We start by showing how the climate crisis is imposing a heavy psychological burden on children and youth, both from experiencing climate-re…
View article: A comparison of penalised regression methods for informing the selection of predictive markers
A comparison of penalised regression methods for informing the selection of predictive markers Open
Background Penalised regression methods are a useful atheoretical approach for both developing predictive models and selecting key indicators within an often substantially larger pool of available indicators. In comparison to traditional m…
View article: Maternal and paternal depression and anxiety and offspring infant negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Maternal and paternal depression and anxiety and offspring infant negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Maternal internalizing symptoms during pregnancy, specifically depression and/or anxiety, are commonly linked to negative affectivity (NA) in infant offspring. These links are commonly attributed to biological effects of the in utero envir…
View article: Climate Change and Children: An Issue of Intergenerational Justice
Climate Change and Children: An Issue of Intergenerational Justice Open
This chapter considers climate change as an issue of structural violence and intergenerational justice. The 2015 Paris Agreement acknowledged climate change as “an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the plane…
View article: Responding to the Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Children and Youth
Responding to the Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Children and Youth Open
Climate change poses an urgent threat to future generations. Children are more susceptible to its effects than adults, with immediate and lifelong impacts on their physical and mental health. In addition to having direct experiences of cli…
View article: Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Infancy and Academic and Self-Regulation Outcomes
Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Infancy and Academic and Self-Regulation Outcomes Open
OBJECTIVES: A comprehensive understanding of how timing of exposure to disadvantage affects long-term developmental risk is needed for greater precision in child health policy. We investigated whether socioeconomic disadvantage in infancy …
View article: Social mediators of relationships between childhood reading difficulties, behaviour problems, and secondary school noncompletion
Social mediators of relationships between childhood reading difficulties, behaviour problems, and secondary school noncompletion Open
Background Childhood reading difficulties (RDs) and behaviour problems (BPs) are well‐established predictors of secondary school noncompletion. However, few studies have examined the risk of secondary school noncompletion for children with…