Amanda Cooklin
Biographic Data
| ID | 168495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Cooklin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooklin |
| SIGNATURE | COOKLIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4268-9267 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
How do Australian workplaces support breastfeeding mothers in 2025? A content analysis to develop a ‘Supportive Workplace Checklist’
Few studies have described uptake and implementation of breastfeeding friendly workplace initiatives from employers’ perspectives in Australia. Our aim was to describe how Australian breastfeeding friendly workplaces report supporting breastfeeding mothers in paid employment. We explored the characteristics and/or workplace profiles of Australian BFWs listed on a publicly available Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) website. Each BFW prov…
“I Became a Dad, and It Wasn’t Just All About Work Anymore”: A Qualitative Study of Australian Fathers’ Work-Family Balance
Despite fathers’ increased involvement in parenting and the introduction of family-friendly workplace policies in Australia (i.e., flexible work, parental leave), fathers’ employment patterns have been resistant to change and work-family conflict remains prevalent. This study explored fathers’ perceptions and experiences of work-family balance, workplace policies and wellbeing, including before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured in…
Time Pressure in Employed Parents of Adolescents: The Role of Work and Family Drivers and Workplace Supports
Gender Differences in Alcohol Research: A Focus on How Men and Women Are Studied in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Gender is a social and cultural construct that shapes human experience, and is one of the most significant social determinants of health [1]. Gendered drinking practices are an example of this. Research across different historical periods and cultural contexts has consistently shown that women are more likely to abstain from alcohol consumption [2, 3], while men generally consume more alcohol [3] and are more likely to engage in heavy episodic dr…
Longitudinal associations between parents' job characteristics, parenting, and adolescent academic outcomes
Disruption and inequity in work, family and mental health: A longitudinal study of Australian mothers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results indicate that large-scale, social upheaval during COVID-19 was most disruptive for mothers with fewer resources (personal, relational and job-related) and greater caregiving responsibilities. Increased challenges negotiating work and family commitments were associated with poorer mental health. The findings reinforce the need for integration between social and public health policy, particularly in times of widespread crisis
Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research
Mismatch between actual and preferred number of days working from home: Parental status, work-family conflict, and stress
Mismatch between actual and preferred number of days working from home: parental status, work-family conflict, and stress
Flexible work patterns and experiences of the work-family interface among Australian parents
Flexible work is often heralded as a key solution to the work–family ‘juggle’, yet evidence of its effectiveness is mixed, and few studies consider how parents combine flexible work options to balance work and care. This study aimed to examine the interplay between formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) flexible work arrangements and identify usage patterns that support parents’ management of the work–family interface. We examine…
What are the potential impacts of work-study conflict for adolescents' mental health? Findings from a national Australian cohort study
Around half of all Australian adolescents combine their final years of secondary education with a part-time job and this may be creating pressure that impacts their mental health. However, there is virtually no national population-based research investigating how work-study conflicts for young people might adversely affect mental health. This study used data from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), including 996 adoles…
Stranger danger’, ‘abduction risks’ and ‘fear’: Media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes
The media plays a powerful role in shaping health‐related attitudes and behaviours. We investigated media reports about children's independent mobility (CIM) and associations with parental attitudes towards CIM. CIM‐related media reports (newspaper, online, television) during a 3‐month period were extracted from two databases. Concurrent parental attitudes were collected via telephone interview from 1779 parents of children aged 9–15 years. Media…
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during Covid-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during COVID-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening: A qualitative study of Victorian maternal and child health nurses' practices
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
Reciprocal relationships between time pressure and mental or physical health in Australian mothers of preschool aged children
Interparental Conflict Across the Early Parenting Period: Evidence From Fathers Participating in an Australian Population-Based Study
Current evidence about the prevalence of interparental conflict (IPC) during early parenthood is primarily based on mothers' reports. Drawing upon Australian longitudinal data from 4136 fathers, the aims of the study were to: (a) report on the extent to which fathers report IPC across six biennial time intervals when their children were aged 6-12 months to 10-11 years, (b) identify trajectories of IPC over time and (c) identify postnatal factors …
How does working nonstandard hours impact psychological resources important for parental functioning? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal cohort study
This study investigates the link between nonstandard schedules and three psychological resources salient to working parents' parental functioning (psychological distress, work-family conflict and relationship quality). Data from fathers and mothers are analysed separately, using a nationally representative sample of dual-earner parents (6190 observations from 1915 couples) drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). The LSAC …
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Is Self-Employment a Good Option? Gender, Parents and the Work-Family Interface
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Worries, ‘weirdos’, neighborhoods and knowing people: A qualitative study with children and parents regarding children's independent mobility
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
Change and stability in work-family conflict and mothers' and fathers' mental health: Longitudinal evidence from an Australian cohort
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
Maternal Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Distress: Reciprocal Relationships Over 8 Years
The relationships between employed mothers' work-family conflict and psychological distress are unlikely to be static or one way. Using longitudinal data, the authors investigated reciprocal effects between work-family conflict and psychological distress across 8 years of the family life cycle. They modeled cross-lagged structural equations over 5 biennial waves of data, in 4 overlapping samples of Australian mothers reentering work between child…
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
Change and stability in work-family conflict and mothers' and fathers' mental health: Longitudinal evidence from an Australian cohort
Maternal Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Distress: Reciprocal Relationships Over 8 Years
The relationships between employed mothers' work-family conflict and psychological distress are unlikely to be static or one way. Using longitudinal data, the authors investigated reciprocal effects between work-family conflict and psychological distress across 8 years of the family life cycle. They modeled cross-lagged structural equations over 5 biennial waves of data, in 4 overlapping samples of Australian mothers reentering work between child…
Worries, ‘weirdos’, neighborhoods and knowing people: A qualitative study with children and parents regarding children's independent mobility
Fathers' Postnatal Mental Health and Child Well-Being at Age Five: The Mediating Role of Parenting Behavior
Fathers' postnatal mental health is associated with emotional and behavioral outcomes for children in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine whether parenting behavior mediated the relationship between fathers' postnatal psychological distress and emotional-behavioral outcomes for children at age 5. The sample consisted of 2,025 fathers participating in Growing Up In Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Data co…
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Is Self-Employment a Good Option? Gender, Parents and the Work-Family Interface
What are the potential impacts of work-study conflict for adolescents' mental health? Findings from a national Australian cohort study
Around half of all Australian adolescents combine their final years of secondary education with a part-time job and this may be creating pressure that impacts their mental health. However, there is virtually no national population-based research investigating how work-study conflicts for young people might adversely affect mental health. This study used data from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), including 996 adoles…
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening: A qualitative study of Victorian maternal and child health nurses' practices
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
Reciprocal relationships between time pressure and mental or physical health in Australian mothers of preschool aged children
Interparental Conflict Across the Early Parenting Period: Evidence From Fathers Participating in an Australian Population-Based Study
Current evidence about the prevalence of interparental conflict (IPC) during early parenthood is primarily based on mothers' reports. Drawing upon Australian longitudinal data from 4136 fathers, the aims of the study were to: (a) report on the extent to which fathers report IPC across six biennial time intervals when their children were aged 6-12 months to 10-11 years, (b) identify trajectories of IPC over time and (c) identify postnatal factors …
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Heightened Maternal Separation Anxiety in the Postpartum: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting hi…
Wide Awake Parenting: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a parenting program for the management of post-partum fatigue
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12611000133932
Heightened Maternal Separation Anxiety in the Postpartum: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting hi…
Fathers' Postnatal Mental Health and Child Well-Being at Age Five: The Mediating Role of Parenting Behavior
Fathers' postnatal mental health is associated with emotional and behavioral outcomes for children in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine whether parenting behavior mediated the relationship between fathers' postnatal psychological distress and emotional-behavioral outcomes for children at age 5. The sample consisted of 2,025 fathers participating in Growing Up In Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Data co…
What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort
Change and stability in work-family conflict and mothers' and fathers' mental health: Longitudinal evidence from an Australian cohort
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
Maternal Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Distress: Reciprocal Relationships Over 8 Years
The relationships between employed mothers' work-family conflict and psychological distress are unlikely to be static or one way. Using longitudinal data, the authors investigated reciprocal effects between work-family conflict and psychological distress across 8 years of the family life cycle. They modeled cross-lagged structural equations over 5 biennial waves of data, in 4 overlapping samples of Australian mothers reentering work between child…
Worries, ‘weirdos’, neighborhoods and knowing people: A qualitative study with children and parents regarding children's independent mobility
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Is Self-Employment a Good Option? Gender, Parents and the Work-Family Interface
How does working nonstandard hours impact psychological resources important for parental functioning? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal cohort study
This study investigates the link between nonstandard schedules and three psychological resources salient to working parents' parental functioning (psychological distress, work-family conflict and relationship quality). Data from fathers and mothers are analysed separately, using a nationally representative sample of dual-earner parents (6190 observations from 1915 couples) drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). The LSAC …
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening: A qualitative study of Victorian maternal and child health nurses' practices
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
Reciprocal relationships between time pressure and mental or physical health in Australian mothers of preschool aged children
Interparental Conflict Across the Early Parenting Period: Evidence From Fathers Participating in an Australian Population-Based Study
Current evidence about the prevalence of interparental conflict (IPC) during early parenthood is primarily based on mothers' reports. Drawing upon Australian longitudinal data from 4136 fathers, the aims of the study were to: (a) report on the extent to which fathers report IPC across six biennial time intervals when their children were aged 6-12 months to 10-11 years, (b) identify trajectories of IPC over time and (c) identify postnatal factors …
Stranger danger’, ‘abduction risks’ and ‘fear’: Media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes
The media plays a powerful role in shaping health‐related attitudes and behaviours. We investigated media reports about children's independent mobility (CIM) and associations with parental attitudes towards CIM. CIM‐related media reports (newspaper, online, television) during a 3‐month period were extracted from two databases. Concurrent parental attitudes were collected via telephone interview from 1779 parents of children aged 9–15 years. Media…
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during Covid-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during COVID-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
Flexible work patterns and experiences of the work-family interface among Australian parents
Flexible work is often heralded as a key solution to the work–family ‘juggle’, yet evidence of its effectiveness is mixed, and few studies consider how parents combine flexible work options to balance work and care. This study aimed to examine the interplay between formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) flexible work arrangements and identify usage patterns that support parents’ management of the work–family interface. We examine…
What are the potential impacts of work-study conflict for adolescents' mental health? Findings from a national Australian cohort study
Around half of all Australian adolescents combine their final years of secondary education with a part-time job and this may be creating pressure that impacts their mental health. However, there is virtually no national population-based research investigating how work-study conflicts for young people might adversely affect mental health. This study used data from Wave 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), including 996 adoles…
Time Pressure in Employed Parents of Adolescents: The Role of Work and Family Drivers and Workplace Supports
Gender Differences in Alcohol Research: A Focus on How Men and Women Are Studied in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Gender is a social and cultural construct that shapes human experience, and is one of the most significant social determinants of health [1]. Gendered drinking practices are an example of this. Research across different historical periods and cultural contexts has consistently shown that women are more likely to abstain from alcohol consumption [2, 3], while men generally consume more alcohol [3] and are more likely to engage in heavy episodic dr…
Longitudinal associations between parents' job characteristics, parenting, and adolescent academic outcomes
Disruption and inequity in work, family and mental health: A longitudinal study of Australian mothers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results indicate that large-scale, social upheaval during COVID-19 was most disruptive for mothers with fewer resources (personal, relational and job-related) and greater caregiving responsibilities. Increased challenges negotiating work and family commitments were associated with poorer mental health. The findings reinforce the need for integration between social and public health policy, particularly in times of widespread crisis
Psychology (24 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (18 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Developmental psychology (16 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Mental health (14 works) · Longitudinal study (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Work–family conflict (8 works)