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“Why don’t I look like her?” How adolescent girls view social media and its connection to body image

Adolescent girls appear more vulnerable to experiencing mental health difficulties from social media use than boys. The presence of sexualized images online is thought to contribute, through increasing body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls.

Prevalence of Racial Discrimination in a Cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

This study looked at the frequency of racism experiences over time in a population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Access to health professionals by children and adolescents with mental disorders: Are we meeting their needs?

The typical number of visits to health professionals by children with mental disorders during a 12-month period is relatively small

Maternal smoking and low family income during pregnancy as predictors of the relationship between depression and adiposity in young adults

We aimed to investigate the influence of antenatal and postnatal factors on the increasing incidence of overweight/obesity and mental health disorders in young adults

Feasibility Testing and Refinement of a Supportive Educational Intervention for Carers of Patients with High-Grade Glioma — a Pilot Study

The aim of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a family carer intervention for carers of patients with high-grade glioma

Navigating 'the system' to find supports and services for people with developmental disability: How can research help make this a better journey?

Parents navigate what can be a confusing world of early intervention services, residing in the health, disability and/or education sectors

Causal Impact of Physical Activity on Child Health and Development

The 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.

Proximity to Liquor Stores and Adolescent Alcohol Intake: A Prospective Study

Liquor store availability in early adolescence may be a risk factor for alcohol intake in early and middle, but not late, adolescence

Does the Risk Outweigh the Benefits? Adolescent Responses to Completing Health Surveys

Self-reported experiences of adolescents in population-based samples when completing health-related surveys on topics with varying potential for evoking distres

Development and Assessment of Cumulative Risk Measures of Family Environment and Parental Investments in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

This study aimed to derive and assess summary indices of three domains of the family environment, including a Family Stress Index, Home Education Index and Parenting Index