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The ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre or LCC)The Life Course Centre is a national centre funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Scheme and hosted through the University of Queensland with collaborating nodes at the University of Western Australia, Sydney University and University of Melbourne.
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Relationship between the neighbourhood built environment and early child developmentThe relationship between features of the neighbourhood built environment and early child development was investigated
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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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A longitudinal study of the social and emotional predictors and consequences of cyber and traditional bullying victimisationFew longitudinal studies have investigated how cyberbullying interacts with traditional bullying among young people, who are increasingly using online...
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Teacher–Child Relationship, Parenting, and Growth in Likelihood and Severity of Physical Aggression in the Early School YearsThis study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children.
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Using Systems Theory to Understand and Respond to Family Influences on Children's Bullying BehaviorThis article addresses Systems Theory as it applies to school-age children's bullying behavior.
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Impact of adolescent peer aggression on later educational and employment outcomes in an Australian cohortThis study used prospective birth cohort data to analyse the relationship between peer aggression at 14 years of age and educational and employment outcomes...
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Time spent in different types of childcare and children's development at school entry: an Australian longitudinal studyCompared with children who did not attend any type of childcare, children in centre-based care had higher parent-reported and teacher-reported externalising...
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Self-harm: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm