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Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the relations of having a child involved in youth sport and primary (i.e., parent that knows the child best) and secondary parents mental health. Design: Parents from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children reported their childs involvement in organised youth sport and self-reported measures of mental health. A total of 3192 primary (M = 43.04 years, SD = 8.75), and 2794 secondary (M = 46.13 years, SD ...

Abstract Background: Studies investigating the potential role of neighbourhood green space quality on the development of prosocial behaviour among children are sparse. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between caregiver perceived green space quality and child prosocial behaviour, and identify potential effect modifiers of the association. Methods: This was a longitudinal study using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, involving 4,969 children aged...

Abstract Purpose Daily time spent on one activity cannot change without compensatory changes in others, which themselves may impact on health outcomes. Optimal daily activity combinations may differ across outcomes. We estimated optimal daily activity durations for the highest fitness and lowest adiposity. Methods Cross-sectional Child Health CheckPoint data (1182 11-12-year-olds; 51% boys) from the population-based Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were used. Daily activity composition...

Abstract Physical activity (PA) tends to decline during late childhood and adolescence. In Australia, this decline has been shown to particularly occur non-organized PA (e.g., active play, informal sport). This study aimed to explore predictors of non-organized PA at 13y; and decline between 11y and 13y. Data were sourced from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Non-organized PA was measured using time-use diaries. Analyses included Cragg hurdle and binary logistic regressions. The l...

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Normal text size Very large text size Rape is on the front page like never before and the clarion call for cultural change is growing stronger. A national conversation kicked off with the allegation by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins that she was raped in Parliament House. Waves of allegations out of Canberra followed, including an historic rape allegation against a senior cabinet minister – later revealed to be Christian Porter who vehemently denies the claim. Thousands of people,...

Data from Lilly at International Conference on Alzheimers & Parkinson Diseases 2021™ (AD/PD™ 2021) to Showcase Clinical Advances in Alzheimers Disease Research Highlights include results from the Phase 2 Trailblazer-ALZ study for donanemab News provided by Share this article Share this article INDIANAPOLIS, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New data from 10 studies will be presented by Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) at the upcoming virtual International Conference on Alzheimers & Parkinson ...

Mar 10, 2021 In SUPPORT to SB 7, “An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records” Chairman Sears Jr. and members of the committee, My name is Anthony Lamorena, and I am a government affairs associate for the R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government in many areas, including criminal justice refo...

A new study suggests that parental support can reduce youth delinquency by developing empathy.

The vaccine hesitant trust us. We can change their minds Meet the ambassadors who are working to persuade people in their own black, Asian and minority ethnic groups to have the jab 26 February 2021 • 3:11pm Asifa Patel: ‘I personally know people in my community who are sceptical about the vaccine and are listening to the misinformation around it that has spread’ Credit: Asadour Guzelian “He got all his information from WhatsApp videos and hearsay,” explains Asifa Patel, recounting a...