Mila Kingsbury
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mila Kingsbury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mila |
| FAMILY NAME | Kingsbury |
| SIGNATURE | KINGSBURY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9422-2381 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 81 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Longitudinal studies of neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health
OBJECTIVES: This review aimed to examine how neighbourhood social cohesion has been defined and operationalized in longitudinal mental health research, and determine its associations with depression, anxiety, suicidality, psychological distress, and positive mental health across the lifecourse. METHODS: Relevant articles were identified on February 6, 2024, in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Eligible studies used quantitati…
Parental Preferences and Unmet Demand for Child Care for Children Aged Zero to Five Years in Canada
L'objectif de l'article était de quantifier la demande non satisfaite en matière de services de garde d'enfants au Canada et d'identifier les obstacles rencontrés par les parents qui cherchent à obtenir des services de garde. Les personnes participantes étaient 30 330 parents qui ont répondu à l'Enquête canadienne sur l'apprentissage et la garde des jeunes enfants de 2023, une enquête représentative à l’échelle nationale portant sur les enfants â…
Adverse childhood experiences and suicidality in low-income and middle-income countries
Socio-Emotional Outcomes of Child Care Participation
These results highlight important contextual differences in associations between child care participation in early childhood and socio-emotional outcomes four years later. Associations with socio-emotional outcomes persisted after adjusting for important contextual factors, including positive parenting and COVID-related school disruptions
Suicidality in first-generation, second-generation and non-immigrant youth in Canada
Parenting Concerns During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may impact parental functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine parents' concerns during the pandemic and to explore the characteristics of families who may be particularly vulnerable to parenting concerns. Data were drawn from an online crowdsourcing survey of parents of children under age 15 in Canada ( N = 32,228). Many parents were very or extremely concerned about managing child be…
Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood
The purpose of the study was to describe trajectories of relationship satisfaction across the transition to parenthood, and identify predictors of these trajectories. This study is based on the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Mothers (N = 43,517) reported on their relationship satisfaction at five timepoints from 17 weeks gestation to 5 years postpartum, as well as sociodemographic, psychological, and behavioral covariate…
Differences in Child Care Participation Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families
This study used data from the Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (SELCCA) and the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) to examine patterns of child care use among Canadian immigrant and nonimmigrant families. Overall, children from immigrant backgrounds were less likely to be in child care. When considering only those in child care, children from immigrant families were more likely to be in licensed care than those from noni…
Differential associations between types of social media use and university students' non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Low school belongingness and non-prescription opioid use among students in Ontario, Canada
Social media use and parent–child relationship
We examined the association between social media use and parent–child relationship quality and tested whether this association is independent of total screen time. Data on 9,732 students (48.4% female) aged 11–20 years were obtained from a provincially representative school‐based survey. Heavy use of social media (daily use of more than 2 hr) was associated with greater odds of negative relationships between mother–daughter (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
Bashful Boys and Coy Girls
Parlance, Places, Process, and Paradox
Assessment and Implications of Coping Styles in Response to a Social Stressor Among Early Adolescents in China
The aims of the present study were to (a) examine the factor structure of the Self-Report Coping Scale in a sample of Chinese early adolescents and (b) explore associations between coping and socioemotional functioning in this sample. Participants were N= 569 elementary school students (307 boys) in Grades 4 to 6. Participants completed a measure of coping in response to an argument with a friend. Students’ functioning across multiple domains was…
Alone is a crowd
The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood and to compare the socioemotional functioning of different subtypes of withdrawn children (shy, unsociable, avoidant). Participants were 367 children, aged 9-12 years. Measures included assessments of social motivations (i.e., self-reported shyness and preference …
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links Among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
The purpose of the current study was to test a conceptual model of the mediated and moderated associations among shyness, coping strategies, and socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Participants were 358 children (177 boys) aged 9–13 years ( M = 10.16 years, SD =.95). Children completed self‐report assessments of shyness, coping style in response to a social stressor, internalizing problems, and peer difficulties. Among the results, sh…
Mothers’ Gender-Role Attitudes and Their Responses to Young Children’s Hypothetical Display of Shy and Aggressive Behaviors
Alone is a crowd
The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood and to compare the socioemotional functioning of different subtypes of withdrawn children (shy, unsociable, avoidant). Participants were 367 children, aged 9-12 years. Measures included assessments of social motivations (i.e., self-reported shyness and preference …
Social media use and parent–child relationship
We examined the association between social media use and parent–child relationship quality and tested whether this association is independent of total screen time. Data on 9,732 students (48.4% female) aged 11–20 years were obtained from a provincially representative school‐based survey. Heavy use of social media (daily use of more than 2 hr) was associated with greater odds of negative relationships between mother–daughter (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7…
Mothers’ Gender-Role Attitudes and Their Responses to Young Children’s Hypothetical Display of Shy and Aggressive Behaviors
Assessment and Implications of Coping Styles in Response to a Social Stressor Among Early Adolescents in China
The aims of the present study were to (a) examine the factor structure of the Self-Report Coping Scale in a sample of Chinese early adolescents and (b) explore associations between coping and socioemotional functioning in this sample. Participants were N= 569 elementary school students (307 boys) in Grades 4 to 6. Participants completed a measure of coping in response to an argument with a friend. Students’ functioning across multiple domains was…
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links Among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
The purpose of the current study was to test a conceptual model of the mediated and moderated associations among shyness, coping strategies, and socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Participants were 358 children (177 boys) aged 9–13 years ( M = 10.16 years, SD =.95). Children completed self‐report assessments of shyness, coping style in response to a social stressor, internalizing problems, and peer difficulties. Among the results, sh…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links Among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
The purpose of the current study was to test a conceptual model of the mediated and moderated associations among shyness, coping strategies, and socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Participants were 358 children (177 boys) aged 9–13 years ( M = 10.16 years, SD =.95). Children completed self‐report assessments of shyness, coping style in response to a social stressor, internalizing problems, and peer difficulties. Among the results, sh…
Mothers’ Gender-Role Attitudes and Their Responses to Young Children’s Hypothetical Display of Shy and Aggressive Behaviors
Alone is a crowd
The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood and to compare the socioemotional functioning of different subtypes of withdrawn children (shy, unsociable, avoidant). Participants were 367 children, aged 9-12 years. Measures included assessments of social motivations (i.e., self-reported shyness and preference …
Bashful Boys and Coy Girls
Parlance, Places, Process, and Paradox
Assessment and Implications of Coping Styles in Response to a Social Stressor Among Early Adolescents in China
The aims of the present study were to (a) examine the factor structure of the Self-Report Coping Scale in a sample of Chinese early adolescents and (b) explore associations between coping and socioemotional functioning in this sample. Participants were N= 569 elementary school students (307 boys) in Grades 4 to 6. Participants completed a measure of coping in response to an argument with a friend. Students’ functioning across multiple domains was…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
Social media use and parent–child relationship
We examined the association between social media use and parent–child relationship quality and tested whether this association is independent of total screen time. Data on 9,732 students (48.4% female) aged 11–20 years were obtained from a provincially representative school‐based survey. Heavy use of social media (daily use of more than 2 hr) was associated with greater odds of negative relationships between mother–daughter (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7…
Differences in Child Care Participation Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Families
This study used data from the Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (SELCCA) and the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) to examine patterns of child care use among Canadian immigrant and nonimmigrant families. Overall, children from immigrant backgrounds were less likely to be in child care. When considering only those in child care, children from immigrant families were more likely to be in licensed care than those from noni…
Differential associations between types of social media use and university students' non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Low school belongingness and non-prescription opioid use among students in Ontario, Canada
Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood
The purpose of the study was to describe trajectories of relationship satisfaction across the transition to parenthood, and identify predictors of these trajectories. This study is based on the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Mothers (N = 43,517) reported on their relationship satisfaction at five timepoints from 17 weeks gestation to 5 years postpartum, as well as sociodemographic, psychological, and behavioral covariate…
Suicidality in first-generation, second-generation and non-immigrant youth in Canada
Parenting Concerns During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may impact parental functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine parents' concerns during the pandemic and to explore the characteristics of families who may be particularly vulnerable to parenting concerns. Data were drawn from an online crowdsourcing survey of parents of children under age 15 in Canada ( N = 32,228). Many parents were very or extremely concerned about managing child be…
Adverse childhood experiences and suicidality in low-income and middle-income countries
Socio-Emotional Outcomes of Child Care Participation
These results highlight important contextual differences in associations between child care participation in early childhood and socio-emotional outcomes four years later. Associations with socio-emotional outcomes persisted after adjusting for important contextual factors, including positive parenting and COVID-related school disruptions
Longitudinal studies of neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health
OBJECTIVES: This review aimed to examine how neighbourhood social cohesion has been defined and operationalized in longitudinal mental health research, and determine its associations with depression, anxiety, suicidality, psychological distress, and positive mental health across the lifecourse. METHODS: Relevant articles were identified on February 6, 2024, in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Eligible studies used quantitati…
Parental Preferences and Unmet Demand for Child Care for Children Aged Zero to Five Years in Canada
L'objectif de l'article était de quantifier la demande non satisfaite en matière de services de garde d'enfants au Canada et d'identifier les obstacles rencontrés par les parents qui cherchent à obtenir des services de garde. Les personnes participantes étaient 30 330 parents qui ont répondu à l'Enquête canadienne sur l'apprentissage et la garde des jeunes enfants de 2023, une enquête représentative à l’échelle nationale portant sur les enfants â…
Psychology (13 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Shyness (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Logistic regression (4 works)