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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 ...
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 ...
Childhood exposure to sexual abuse and partnership outcomes at age 30
Background: In this study, 30-year longitudinal data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) were used to examine the associations between childhood exposure to sexual abuse and intimate relationship ...
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. ...
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 ...
Cannabis use and educational achievement: Findings from three Australasian cohort studies
Background: The associations between age of onset of cannabis use and educational achievement were examined using data from three Australasian cohort studies involving over 6000 participants. The research aims were to ...
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 ...
Structural models of the comorbidity of internalizing disorders and substance use disorders in a longitudinal birth cohort
Purpose The present study examined the associations between internalizing disorders and substance use disorders using structural equation models to examine the relative contributions of common fixed confounding factors and ...
Alcohol and STI risk: Evidence from a New Zealand longitudinal birth cohort
Background: The present study examined the associations between involvement with alcohol and risks of sexually transmitted infection (STI) during adolescence and early adulthood. Methods: A 30-year prospective longitudinal ...
Relationship separation and mental health problems: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study
Objective: To examine the associations between relationship separation and a range of mental health problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol abuse/dependence, cannabis abuse/dependence, and total number ...