R Giallo

Datos Biográficos

ID54166
NOMBRER Giallo
NOMBRESR
APELLIDOGiallo
FIRMAGIALLO R
AFILIACIONESDeakin University
ORCID0000-0002-1065-2921
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS33
TOTAL DE CITAS60
TOTAL COMO AUTOR33
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H4

  • Longitudinal associations between mother, child, and family factors in childhood and hostile child-parent conflict in late adolescence

    Open AccessTim Harries, M Seymour et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2026Referencias: 81

    Conflict between mothers and their children is normal but for some it can escalate to become hostile during adolescence and disrupt healthy social development. This study aimed to understand the prevalence of hostile child-parent conflict in adolescence (16–17 years), and identify associations with mother, child, and family factors during childhood (4–5 years). Participants were 3,021 mothers and their children (49% female) involved in the Longit…

  • The role of maternal depressive symptoms and maternal engagement as mechanisms between intimate partner violence exposure during infancy and social functioning in middle childhood

    Open AccessMadison Schulz, Catherine Wood et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    The mechanisms within the home environment by which early life experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) might affect children’s social functioning remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which maternal depressive symptoms and maternal engagement (at 4 years postpartum) mediated the relationship between children’s early life experiences of IPV (first year of life) and social functioning in middle childhood (10 …

  • Trends in the complexity of self-harm hospitalisations over 11 years at a major regional hospital in Victoria, Australia

    Open AccessGeorge Mnatzaganian, R Giallo et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    Our findings indicate a trend toward more severe cases of self-harm over time, observed in both males and females, with an increase in the use of multiple self-harm methods. Additionally, our results suggest that paramedic non-transports to the emergency department should be re-evaluated, as these patients experience worse outcomes

  • Disruption and inequity in work, family and mental health

    Open AccessLiana Leach, Tinh Doan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    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

  • Mismatch between actual and preferred number of days working from home

    J R B Love, Katrina A Lambert et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2025Referencias: 5

    Mismatch between actual and preferred number of days working from home: parental status, work-family conflict, and stress

  • Parent, Child and Family Factors Associated With Interparental Conflict

    Open AccessHelen Findley, Gregory Mcmahon et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2025Referencias: 5

    Interparental conflict is common in families with young children, and this can impact infants' health and development. Therefore, understanding risk factors for interparental conflict in the early parenting period is needed to inform early identification and support efforts. The present study aimed to identify parent, child and family factors associated with interparental conflict in the first postnatal year. Secondary analyses of self‐report dat…

  • Predictors of Completion of a Co‐Parenting Intervention Targeting Australian Parents in the Perinatal Period

    Open AccessPamela D Pilkington, Helen Findley et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2025Referencias: 4

    Efforts to implement co‐parenting interventions are impacted by varying degrees of engagement and programme completion. The aim of this study was to analyse data from a service‐led evaluation of a perinatal intervention targeting co‐parenting (Family Foundations) to examine predictors of programme completion and reasons for non‐completion. Family Foundations was delivered in Melbourne, Australia between 2019 and 2021. Psychosocial factors (e.g., …

  • The Voice of Early Childhood Educators

    Open AccessMadison Schulz, Alison Fogarty et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2025Referencias: 1

    Purpose Children exposed to intimate partner violence are at risk of poor social functioning. While educational settings can be an important support for children experiencing adversity such as IPV, there is limited research focused on understanding the experiences of early childhood educators. The aim of this study was to understand early childhood educators’ experiences and needs when supporting the social functioning of children who have been e…

  • Flexible work patterns and experiences of the work-family interface among Australian parents

    Open AccessStacey Hokke, Simon J Mason et al.ARTICLEJournal of Industrial Relations2024

    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…

  • Intimate partner violence exposure during infancy and social functioning in middle childhood

    Open AccessMadison Schulz, Catherine Wood et al.ARTICLEChild Development2024

    Social functioning of children with experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) between caregivers in early childhood has received less attention than emotional–behavioral outcomes. Drawing on data from 1507 ten-year-old Australian-born children and their mothers participating in a community-based longitudinal study, this study examined the associations between IPV exposure during infancy and social development during middle childhood. IPV dur…

  • A Service‐Led Pragmatic Evaluation of Family Foundations Targeting the Reduction of Perinatal Parent Mental Health Difficulties and Family Conflict in Australia

    Open AccessR Giallo, Gregory Mcmahon et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2024Citada por: 1

    A service‐led evaluation of home‐based Family Foundations (FF), a perinatal intervention targeting interparental conflict and mental health difficulties, was conducted in Melbourne, Australia. The aims were to assess (a) pre–post intervention changes, (b) parent satisfaction and (c) intervention fidelity. Participants included 288 families who completed self‐report surveys, and FF clinicians who completed fidelity checklists. Approximately 78% of…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Child and Adolescent Cognitive Development

    Open AccessPriscilla Savopoulos, Christina Bryant et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2023

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health and human rights issue, with millions of children affected worldwide. While several reviews have explored the emotional-behavioural functioning of children exposed to IPV, this review aimed to examine the relationship between children's exposure to IPV and their cognitive development, and to identify associated factors such as aspects of parenting. The databases MEDLINE, PsycInfo, EMBASE, Family …

  • A preliminary review of the parenting assessment and skill development service

    Open AccessAlison Fogarty, Priscilla Savopoulos et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2023

    Tweddle's Parenting Assessment and Skill Development Service (PASDS) is a 10‐day residential programme for families at risk of child maltreatment. The service aims to conduct a comprehensive parenting capacity assessment to inform case management and improve parenting practices. The aims of the study were to (1) describe the psychosocial functioning of parents taking part in PASDS, (2) describe the key parenting assessment outcomes, and (3) explo…

  • Co‐parenting and parenting behaviour

    Open AccessMadison Schulz, Catherine Wood et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2023Citada por: 2Referencias: 4

    The relationship between co‐parenting, parent mental health and parenting remains unclear for parents during the postnatal period, particularly fathers. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate these relationships for families in the postnatal period. Routinely collected self‐report data from 138 mothers and 138 fathers participating in Family Foundations, a co‐parenting intervention facilitated by a community health service in …

  • Facilitators and Barriers of Mother Engagement in a Home-based Parenting Program Following Concerns of Child Maltreatment

    Open AccessAlison Fogarty, Holly Rominov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2023Referencias: 34

    The current study aimed to explore mothers' perceptions of facilitators and barriers to engagement in the HoPES program, an intensive home-visiting intervention for families with young children identified as having child maltreatment concerns. Seven mothers who had participated in the program participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences. Thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo Version 12. Themes relating to facilitators …

  • Evaluation of home‐based Family Foundations targeting perinatal mental health and couple conflict in Australia

    Open AccessR Giallo, M Seymour et al.ARTICLEFamily Relations2022

  • Psychosocial factors associated with adolescent depressive and anxiety symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessAlison Fogarty, Stephanie Brown et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for adolescents across the world. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms and suicidal ideation in adolescents living in Melbourne, Australia, during the state of Victoria’s second lockdown. The study also sought to identify pre-existing and current psychosocial stressors associated with adolescent’s depressive and anxiety symptoms, and to identify …

  • Intimate partner violence during infancy and cognitive outcomes in middle childhood

    Open AccessPriscilla Savopoulos, Stephanie Brown et al.ARTICLEChild Development2022

    The cognitive functioning of children who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) has received less attention than their emotional-behavioral outcomes. Drawing upon data from 615 (48.4% female) 10-year-old Australian-born children and their mothers (9.6% of mothers born in non-English speaking countries) participating in a community-based longitudinal study between 2004 and 2016, this study examined the associations between IPV in infancy and …

  • Risk and Protective Factors Experienced by Fathers of Refugee Background during the Early Years of Parenting

    Open AccessEleanor Bulford, Alison Fogarty et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Fathers of refugee background with young children can experience significant mental health difficulties, with the potential for intergenerational impacts. This study aimed to explore how fathers of refugee background experience risk and protective factors for their own health and wellbeing during the early years of parenting. Semi-structured interviews and one semi-structured focus group were conducted with fathers of refugee background, with you…

  • Interparental Conflict Across the Early Parenting Period

    Open AccessR Giallo, M Seymour et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2022Citada por: 1Referencias: 29

    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 …

  • The parenting skill development and education service

    Open AccessAlison Fogarty, Andi Jones et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2021Citada por: 1Referencias: 4

    Children are at heightened risk of maltreatment during community wide crises. The Parenting Skill Development and Education (PSDE) Service is a 6‐week telehealth intervention designed and implemented during the COVID‐19 pandemic to support families with young children in Australia at risk of child maltreatment. This study aimed to conduct a formative review of the PSDE service to (a) describe families accessing the PSDE during the pandemic, (b) d…

  • Family Foundations To promote parent mental health and family functioning during the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia

    R Giallo, Alison Fogarty et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Studies2021Citada por: 1Referencias: 2

    Evidence-based family-based interventions targeting parent mental health and partner conflict during community-wide crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic are scarce. Family Foundations (FF), a 10-week couple/parent-based intervention targeting parent mental health, conflict and co-parenting was delivered via video-conferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to: (1) explore parents’ and clinicians’ experiences and perceived benefits…

  • Capturing the experiences of clinicians implementing a new brief intervention for parents and children who have experienced family violence in Australia

    Open AccessR Giallo, Alison Fogarty et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2021Referencias: 2

    Family violence (FV) affects one in four families. While the evidence regarding therapeutic interventions for children and families who experience FV is expanding, little research has been conducted about clinicians' experiences of implementation. The current study aimed to capture the voices of clinicians delivering a brief dyadic intervention for women and their children after FV exposure. The Brief Relational Intervention and Screening (BRISC)…

  • The experience of the Covid‐19 pandemic for families of infants involved with Child Protection Services for maltreatment concerns

    Open AccessAlison Fogarty, Andi Jones et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2021Citada por: 3Referencias: 2

    The COVID-19 pandemic and associated physical distancing restrictions have exacerbated social, economic and health disadvantage within our communities. With increases in mental health difficulties and family violence already being seen, there is concern that the risk of child maltreatment risk may also be increased. The current study aimed to explore the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic for families identified to be at risk of child maltreatme…

  • Working Out Dads’ to promote men’s mental and physical health in early fatherhood

    R Giallo, Le Ann Williams et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Studies2020Referencias: 3

    Mental and physical health problems are common during early fatherhood. The current study aimed to assess a broad range of mental, physical and social outcomes for fathers of young children (aged 0–4 years) participating in a pilot evaluation of ‘Working Out Dads’ (WOD). These results were complemented by a nested qualitative study capturing the perceived outcomes for fathers. The sample consisted of 53 fathers who completed pre-, post- and 3-mon…