ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2022
Natural history of mental health competence from childhood to adolescence.
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- Unveiling gender disparities in mental health among Chinese preschoolers: partial statistical mediation by parental overreactivity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Cohort Profile: Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC).International journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Barriers to Creating and Implementing Child Mental Health Policies That Promote Child Mental Health Competence in Victoria, Australia: A Qualitative Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- The Extent to Which Policies Are Supporting Families to Improve Child Mental Health Outcomes in Victoria, Australia: A Policy Scoping Review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- The integration and associated challenges of Mental Health Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Education: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Access to and Quality of Neighbourhood Public Open Space and Children's Mental Health Outcomes: Evidence from Population Linked Data across Eight Australian Capital Cities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The mood disorder spectrum vs. schizophrenia decision tree: EDIPHAS research into the childhood and adolescence of 205 patients.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health competence (MHC) involves psychosocial capabilities such as regulating emotions, interacting well with peers and caring for others, and predicts a range of health and social outcomes. This study examines the course of MHC from childhood to adolescence and patterning by gender and disadvantage, in Australian and UK contexts.
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resultsThe prevalence of high MHC steadily increased from 4 years to 15 years (from 13.6% to 15.8% and 20.6% to 26.2% in Australia and the UK, respectively). Examination of trajectories revealed that pathways of some children diverge from this normative MHC progression. For example, 7% and 9% of children in Australia and the UK, respectively, had a low starting point and decreased further in MHC by mid-adolescence. At all ages, and over time, MHC was lower for boys compared with girls and for children from disadvantaged compared with advantaged family backgrounds.
conclusionsApproaches to promoting MHC require a sustained focus from the early years through to adolescence, with more intensive approaches likely needed to support disadvantaged groups and boys.
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