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Population and Public Health Perspectives on Late Language Emergence at 24 Months as a Risk Indicator for Language Impairment at 7 YearsThe emergence of language during the toddler period is one of the most striking accomplishments in young children's development.
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Cyber-Friendly SchoolsThis chapter describes a whole-school cyberbullying intervention developed and evaluated in Western Australia with secondary school students aged 13–18 years old
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Prenatal stress and risk of behavioral morbidity from age 2 to 14 years:The maternal experience of stressful events during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse consequences for behavioral development offspring...
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Parents’ interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: Does gender matter?We found no evidence of gender-specific effects for the outcomes of academic achievement, educational expectations or educational attainment in adulthood.
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Reliability and Validity of a Short Version of the General Functioning Subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment DeviceThe findings of this study support the use of a GF6+ subscale from the FAD, as a quick and effective tool to assess the overall functioning of families
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A longitudinal analysis of the influence of the neighborhood environment on recreational walking within the neighborhood: Results from RESIDEevidence of the positive impact of well-connected neighborhoods and access to local parks of varying sizes on local residents’ recreational walking and health
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Evaluating the capacity of Australian school staff to recognise and respond to cyberbullying behavioursTo prevent and manage students' cyberbullying, school staff must be aware of this behavior, be able to recognize it, and respond appropriately and skilfully.
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Family Involvement in a Whole-School Bullying Intervention: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Communication and Influence with ChildrenThese results highlight the importance of working with both male and female caregivers when addressing children’s bullying behaviour.
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School policies on bullying and cyberbullying: perspectives across three Australian statesThe perspectives of professionals involved in bullying and cyberbullying policy construction, across three different Australian states
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The association between playgroup participation, learning competence and social-emotional wellbeing for children aged four-five years in AustraliaThis study provides evidence that continued participation in playgroups is associated with better outcomes for children from disadvantaged families.
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Resilience amongst Australian Aboriginal youth: An ecological analysis of factors associated with psychosocial functioningWe investigate whether the profile of factors protecting psychosocial functioning of high risk exposed Australian Aboriginal youth are the same as those...
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Socioeconomic disparities in physical health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Western AustraliaWe sought to provide insights by examining socio-economic disparities in physical health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in WA.
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Does Gender Moderate the Association Between Children's Behaviour and Teacher-Child Relationship in the Early Years?The purpose of this study was to examine whether teachers’ reports of relationship quality were associated with children's behaviour and gender.
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Maternal Attachment Status, Mother-Child Emotion Talk, Emotion Understanding, and Child Conduct ProblemsThe present study investigated the relations among maternal attachment status, mother-child emotion talk, child emotion understanding, and conduct problems...
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Longitudinal research: Applications for the design, conduct and dissemination of early childhood researchThe conduct of longitudinal research in early childhood is the focus of this chapter
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In utero hypertensive diseases and cognition in offspring into old ageHypertensive diseases of pregnancy including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia continue to pose a major obstetric risk,...
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The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western AustraliaDespite knowledge about excess mortality in people with mental illness, the gap in their life expectancy compared with the general population has widened...
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Dog walking is associated with more outdoor play and independent mobility for childrenIt is plausible that dog-facilitated activity rather than dog ownership per se encourages children's physical activity behaviors.
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Maternal death and the onward psychosocial circumstances of Australian Aboriginal children and young peopleThis study sought to determine the social and emotional impact of maternal loss on Aboriginal children and young people using data from the Western...