Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
www.aifs.gov.au/growingup
Publications
Journal Articles
2008
- Berthelsen, D. & Walker, S. (2008). Parents’ involvement in their children’s education. Family Matters, 79 (in press).
- Gray, M., Baxter, J. & Alexander. M. (2008). Parent-only care: A childcare choice for working couple families? Family Matters, 79 (in press).
- Gray, M. & Smart, D. (2008). Growing up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children is now walking and talking. Family Matters, 79 (in press).
- Harrison, L. (2008). Does child care quality matter? Associations between social-emotional development and non-parental child care in a representative sample of Australian children. Family Matters, 79 (in press).
- Losoncz, I. (2008). Shared parental responsibility: Stability of arrangements among separated Australian families of young children across two years. Family Matters, 79 (in press).
- Smart, D. & Sanson, A. (2008). Do today’s Australian children have more problems than they did twenty years ago? Family Matters, 79 (in press).
2007
- Baxter, J., & Hayes, A. (2007). How four year olds spend their day: Insights into the caring contexts of young children. Family Matters, 76, 34–43. Abstract
- Hesketh K, Wake M, Graham M, Waters E. (2007). Stability of television viewing and electronic game/computer use in a prospective cohort study of Australian children: relationship with body mass index. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4, 60.
- Hiscock, H., Canterford, L., Ukoumunne, O. C., & Wake, M. (2007). Adverse associations of sleep problems in Australian pre-schoolers: National population study. Pediatrics, 119(1), 86–93.
- Martin, J., Hiscock, H., Hardy, P., Davey, B., & Wake, M. (2007). Adverse associations of infant and child sleep problems and parent health: An Australian population study. Pediatrics, 119(5), 947–955.
- Soloff C, Sanson A, Wake M and Harrison L. (2007). Enhancing longitudinal studies by linkage to national databases: Growing Up in Australia, the longitudinal study of Australian children. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 10 (5): 349-363.
- Wake M, Hardy P, Canterford L, Sawyer M and Carlin J. (2007). Overweight, obesity and girth of Australian preschoolers: prevalence and socioeconomic correlates. International Journal of Obesity 31 (7): 1044-1051.
- Wake M, Nicholson JM, Hardy P and Smith K. (2007). Preschooler obesity and parenting styles of mothers and fathers: National population study. Pediatrics 120 (6): 1520-1527.
2006
- Harrison, L. (2006), Growing Up in Australia. New research about Australian children. Rattler, 77, 27-29. Sydney: NSW Community Child Care Co-operative.
- Sawyer, M.G., Miller-Lewis, L., Guy, S., Wake, M., Canterford, L., & Carlin, J.B. (2006). Is there a relationship between overweight, obesity, and mental health problems in 4 to 5 year-old Australian children? Ambulatory Pediatrics, 6(6), 306-311. Abstract
- Wake, M., Hardy, P., Canterford, L., Sawyer, M., & Carlin, J.B. (2006). Overweight, obesity and girth of Australian preschoolers: Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates. International Journal of Obesity, advance online publication 5 December 2006. Abstract
2005
- Alexander, Michael & Baxter, Jennifer (2005), Impacts of work on family life among partnered parents of young children. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 18-25. Abstract | Article (PDF 902K)
- Edwards, Ben (2005), Does it take a village? An investigation of neighbourhood effects on Australian children s development. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 36-43. Abstract | Article (PDF 1.5MB)
- Gray, Matthew, Mission, Sebastian & Hayes, Alan (2005), Young children and their grandparents. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 10-17. Abstract | Article (PDF 2.3MB)
- Gray, Matthew & Sanson, Ann (2005), Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 4-9. Abstract | Article (PDF 1.3MB)
- Harrison, L. (2005), A Research Journey ...... The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: Keynote Address for the Annual Early Childhood Services Conference. Bedrock, 10(3), 16-20. Sydney: NSW Independent Education Union.
- Harrison, Linda & Ungerer, Judy (2005), What can the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children tell us about infants and 4 to 5 year olds experiences of early childhood education and care? Family Matters no.72 Summer: 26-35. Abstract | Article (PDF 1.96MB)
- Richardson, Nick, Higgins, Daryl, Bromfield, Leah, Tooley, Greg & Stokes, Mark (2005), The relationship between childhood injuries and family type. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 44-49. Abstract | Article (PDF 1.4MB)
- Smart, Diana & Sanson, Ann (2005), A comparison of children s temperament and adjustment across 20 years. Family Matters no.72 Summer: 50-57. Abstract | Article (PDF 1.3MB)
2004
- Nicholson, J.M. & Rempel, L.A. (2004), Australian and New Zealand birth cohort studies: breadth, quality and contributions. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health v.40 no.3 March: 87-95.
- Sanson, Ann, Johnstone, Robert, LSAC Research Consortium, & FaCS LSAC Project Team (2004), Growing Up in Australia takes its first steps. Family Matters no.67 Autumn: 46-52. Abstract | Article (PDF 304K)
- Wake, M. (2004), Editorial comment: Australasian childhood longitudinal studies: exciting yet challenging times. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health v.40 no.3 March: 85-86.
2003
- Nicholson, J. M. & Sanson, A. (2003), A new longitudinal study of the health and wellbeing of Australian children: how will it help? Medical Journal of Australia v.178 no.6 March: 282-284. Article
- Sanson, A. (2003), Growing Up in Australia. The first 12 months of a landmark study . Family Matters no.64 Autumn: 40-47. Article (PDF 252K)
- Silburn, S. (2003), Improving the developmental health of Australian children. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.1 Mar: 4p. Article (PDF 122K)
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