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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 ...
Developmental antecedents of interpartner violence in a New Zealand birth cohort
This paper examines the developmental antecedents of interpartner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration in a New Zealand birth cohort (n?=?828). The study found: (a) IPV occurred in 70% of relationships, with ...
Situational and generalised conduct problems and later life outcomes: Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort
Background: There is considerable evidence suggesting that many children show conduct problems that are specific to a given context (home; school). What is less well understood is the extent to which children with ...
Exposure to childhood sexual and physical abuse and subsequent educational achievement outcomes
Objective: This paper examined the relationship between exposure to sexual and physical abuse (CSA and CPA) in childhood and later educational achievement outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood in a birth cohort ...
Ethnic identity and criminal offending in a New Zealand birth cohort
There has been a great deal of debate and speculation regarding the high levels of involvement of M?ori New Zealanders in the criminal justice system. The present investigation examined the role of M?oricultural identity ...
Does socioeconomic inequality explain ethnic differences in nicotine dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort
Objective: The present study examined the role of socioeconomic status and cultural identity in the association between ethnicity and nicotine dependence, in a birth cohort of >1000 methods young people studied to age 30. ...
Experience of sexual abuse in childhood and abortion in adolescence and early adulthood
Objective: The present study examined the associations between the experience of sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and the number of abortions in adolescence and early adulthood. Method: A 25-year prospective longitudinal ...
Sex differences in the developmental antecedents of aggression
Archer examines sex differences in aggression, and argues that these differences may be better explained by sexual selection theory than by social role theory. This commentary examines sex differences in the developmental ...
Classification of behavior disorders in adolescence: Scaling methods, predictive validity, and gender differences
The present study examined issues relating to the measurement and discriminant validity of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria for behavior disorders in adolescence (conduct ...
Risk factors for conduct disorder and oppositional/defiant disorder: Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort
Objective To examine the social, family background, and individual antecedents of conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), the extent to which CD and ODD symptoms were predicted by common environmental ...