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Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: I. Prevalence of sexual abuse and factors associated with sexual abuse
Objective: To present accounts of the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and social, family, and related factors that are associated with increased risk of CSA, using data gathered during an 18-year longitudinal ...
Circumcision status and risk of sexually transmitted infection in young adult males: An analysis of a longitudinal birth cohort - Commentary
Amniotic-fluid embolism is a rare complication of delivery, the cause of which is unknown. It remains one of the major causes of maternal deaths in developed countries. This population-based cohort study sought to clarify ...
Risk factors and life processes associated with teenage pregnancy: Results of a prospective study from birth to 20 years
Data gathered over the course of a 20-year longitudinal study of 533 New Zealand women were used to (a) describe the extent and timing of pregnancies within the cohort up to age 20, and (b) examine the extent to which the ...
Factors associated with continuity and changes in disruptive behavior patterns between childhood and adolescence
The relationships between disruptive behaviors in middle childhood (7 to 9 years) and conduct disorder in adolescence (14 to 16 years) were studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand children. Latent class analysis suggested ...
Comparison of age of first drink and age of first intoxication as predictors of substance use and mental health problems in adulthood
Background: International public policy on age of first alcoholic drink (AFD) has emphasised the long-term benefits of delaying AFD. This study aimed to compare AFD to age of first intoxication (AFI) as predictors of ...
Sexual orientation and mental health in a birth cohort of young adults
Background. This paper sought to examine the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health in a New Zealand birth cohort studied to age 25 years. Method. The analysis is based on a sample of 967 participants ...
Show me the child at seven II: Childhood intelligence and later outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood
Background: There has been ongoing interest in the role of intelligence in longer-term educational and occupational achievement and social adjustment. The aims of this study were to examine the extent to which IQ in middle ...
Suicidal behaviour in adolescence and subsequent mental health outcomes in young adulthood
Background. The aim of this study was to examine the linkages between suicidal ideation and attempt in adolescence and subsequent suicidal behaviours and mental health in young adulthood. Method. Data were gathered during ...
Childhood abuse and psychotic experiences in adulthood: Findings from a 35-year longitudinal study
Background The extent to which exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse increases the risk of psychotic experiences in adulthood is currently unclear.Aims To examine the relationship between childhood sexual and ...
The short-term consequences of early onset cannabis use
The associations between early onset (prior to 15 years of age) cannabis use and rates of mental health or adjustment problems during the period from 15 to 16 years of age were studied in a New Zealand birth cohort. Early ...