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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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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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Bright Tomorrows Start Today (Parent App)The Bright Tomorrows app developed at The Kids Research Institute Australia aims to assist parents of children aged 0-5 years to support their child to develop the building blocks of several essential life skills.
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Combatting the Normalisation of Sports Gambling and Aggressive Marketing Tactics that Compromise the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Australian YouthSports gambling has become increasingly normalised among young people, with the proliferation of sponsorship deals and a 300% rise in the number of gambling advertisements in the past 7 years.
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Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activityThe aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of childcare centre based interventions to increase young children’s physical activity.
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Social Ventures Australia Evidence SummariesA series of 12 Australasian Research Summaries were generated by CoLab for the Evidence for Learning website in partnership with Edith Cowan University and Fraser Mustard Centre.
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The Impact of Unfavourable Climatic Conditions on Children and FamiliesThis project aims to explore the impacts of unfavourable climatic conditions on children and families.
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Psychosocial predictors of problem gambling severity in males: findings from a longitudinal study of Australian menGambling disorder has emerged as a significant public health issue in Australia. Men are more likely than women to gamble and to develop gambling disorder. This study aimed predict men’s problem gambling severity using a multivariate approach comprised of different indicators of psychosocial functioning, past gambling behavior, and demographics (age and socioeconomic disadvantage).
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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.
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Risk and protective factors of youth crime: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysesSeveral systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been conducted on the risk and protective factors of youth crime. This study aims to consolidate this evidence using an umbrella review methodology.