Melissa Cortina
Biographic Data
| ID | 6174919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Cortina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Cortina |
| SIGNATURE | CORTINA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Anna Freud Centre, London, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using Image-Based Measures to Assess Mental Health and Wellbeing
Text-based self-report questionnaires are the predominant approach to understanding adolescent mental health. There are challenges to (a) the accessibility of such measures (e.g., due to required reading age) and (b) the inclusivity of such measures (e.g., if marginalized and minoritized groups were not included during measure development). Image-based measures may address some of the challenges of text-based self-report measures. The aim of this…
Relationship between children’s cognitions and later educational progress in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) who remain in school have better health and employment outcomes. South Africa, like many LMICs, has a secondary school completion rate under 50%, leaving room for improvement if we can identify factors that affect educational attainment. This is the first longitudinal study to examine the effects of childhood mental health and cognitions on educational outcomes in LMIC. METHOD…
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Relationship between children’s cognitions and later educational progress in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) who remain in school have better health and employment outcomes. South Africa, like many LMICs, has a secondary school completion rate under 50%, leaving room for improvement if we can identify factors that affect educational attainment. This is the first longitudinal study to examine the effects of childhood mental health and cognitions on educational outcomes in LMIC. METHOD…
Using Image-Based Measures to Assess Mental Health and Wellbeing
Text-based self-report questionnaires are the predominant approach to understanding adolescent mental health. There are challenges to (a) the accessibility of such measures (e.g., due to required reading age) and (b) the inclusivity of such measures (e.g., if marginalized and minoritized groups were not included during measure development). Image-based measures may address some of the challenges of text-based self-report measures. The aim of this…
Mental health (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Citizen journalism (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Comprehension (1 work) · Confounding (1 work) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (1 work) · Early Childhood Education and Development (1 work)