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The (co-)occurrence of problematic video gaming, substance use, and psychosocial problems in adolescents [PDF]

, 2014
Aims. The current study explored the nature of problematic (addictive) video gaming and the association with game type, psychosocial health, and substance use. Methods. Data were collected using a paper and pencil survey in the classroom setting.
Allahverdipour H., Caplan S. E., Cohen J., Cole S. H., Elliott L., Engels R. C. M. E., Evenden J., Ferguson C. J., Fisoun V., Floros G. D., Gentile D. A., Gentile D. A., Ghuman D., Goudriaan A. E., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Gross E. F., Grüsser S. M., Han D. H., Hawkins J., Helzer J. E., Kandel D. B., Kandel D. B., Kardefelt-Winther D., Khurana A., King D. L., King D. L., Ko C.-H., Kuss D. J., Kuss D. J., Kuss D. J., La Greca A. M., Lee Y. S., Lemmens J. S., Lemmens J. S., Lortie C. L., Mentzoni R. A., Ng B., Park H. S., Petry N. M., Petry N. M., Rehbein F., Rehbein F., Rosenberg M., Russell D., Shaffer H. J., Sublette V. A., Subrahmanyam K., Sussman S., Valkenburg P. M., van Holst R. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., Verdurmen J., Volberg R. A., Winters K. C., Wisselink D. J., Wood R. T. A., Wood R. T. A.   +65 more
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Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak, Tamara Blakemore, Elsie Randall, Meaghan Katrak Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the components of children's peer liking as antecedents of school adjustment [PDF]

, 2012
Children’s social interactions with their peers influence their psychosocial adjustment; consequently, the relationship between class-wide peer liking, same-gender peer liking, and school adjustment was explored in two age groups.
Betts, LR, Rotenberg, KJ, Stiller, J, Trueman, M   +3 more
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older: causal inference analysis of longitudinal data

BMJ Medicine
Objective To examine the causal effects of loneliness on mortality among Australian women aged 45 years and older.Design Causal inference analysis of longitudinal data.Participants A population based sample of Australian women aged 45 years and older (n ...
Ding Ding, Dafna Merom, Ben J Smith, Philip Clare, Neta Hagani   +4 more
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz, S. van Slycke, Ö. Makay, L. Brunaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Official Student Newspaper of UAS [PDF]

, 2014
UAS Answers: Everybody's got one... -- Trivia Pub Night -- Register Now! -- That was a thing! -- Send us your stuff, UAS! -- A Week of Holidays -- Deviled Eggs -- Suddenly, College: In Sickness and in School -- Pick a Door, Any Door -- I'm Twitterpated ...

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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loneliness in schizophrenia: Just loneliness

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Abstract Loneliness is reported by the majority of people with schizophrenia (∼80%), yet the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying loneliness in this population are incompletely understood. Similar to the general population, loneliness in schizophrenia is associated with cognitive biases toward mistrusting others, as well as ...
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