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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Protective and compensatory factors mitigating the influence of deviant friends on delinquent behaviours during early adolescence
This study examined factors that could moderate or compensate the link between exposure to deviant friends and delinquent behaviours in a sample of 265 early adolescents. The putative moderating or compensatory factors ...
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 ...
Unemployment and suicidal behavior in a New Zealand birth cohort: A fixed effects regression analysis
This study examined the association between exposure to unemployment and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation and attempted suicide) in a birth cohort of New Zealand young adults using fixed-effects logistic and Poisson ...