Michael Sawyer
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3655076 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Michael Sawyer |
| PRENOMES | Michael |
| SOBRENOME | Sawyer |
| ASSINATURA | SAWYER M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Adelaide |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7834-0561 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 62 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1987 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth‐rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
BACKGROUND: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 1107) found that much more variance in 72,493 parents' ratings of their offspring's mental health problems was accounted for by individual differences than by societal or cultural differences. Although p…
Australian adolescent population norms for the child health utility index 9D—results from the young minds matter survey
Trajectories of academic achievement for students with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with negative social and occupational outcomes across the life course. However, there has been limited population-based research that quantifies the impact of ADHD on academic achievement and academic trajectories. AIMS: To compare academic performance and academic trajectories of students with ADHD with students without a mental disorder. SAMPLE: Data were drawn from Young…
The Conceptualization of the Positive Cognitive Triad and Associations with Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Associations between Social Support from Family, Friends, and Teachers and depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Key findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders. METHOD: Seven mental disorders were assessed using the parent- or carer-completed version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV, and major depressive disorder was also assessed using the youth self-report version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version I…
Frequent peer problems in Australian children and adolescents
Purpose – Whilst overt bullying has received considerable attention for its negative impact on the emotional well-being of children and adolescents, peer problems such as excessive teasing and social exclusion have received less consideration. The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence, demographic, and clinical correlates of frequent peer problems in children and adolescents who participated in the Australian National Survey of Menta…
Valuing the Child Health Utility 9D
Social inequalities in childcare quality and their effects on children's development at school entry
BACKGROUND: Higher quality childcare in the years before school may help narrow developmental gaps between the richest and poorest children in our societies, but specific evidence is limited and inconsistent. We address this issue by examining whether higher quality childcare is associated with better developmental outcomes at school entry for children from lower than higher income families. METHODS: The sample from the Longitudinal Study of Aust…
Is greater improvement in early self-regulation associated with fewer behavioral problems later in childhood
The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent of improvement in self-regulation achieved between ages 4 and 6 years is associated with the level of behavioral problems later in childhood. Participants were 4-year-old children (n = 510) attending preschools in South Australia. Children's level of self-regulation was assessed using the parent-completed Devereux Early Childhood Assessment when children were aged 4, 5, and 6. Children's l…
Does the Absence of a Supportive Family Environment Influence the Outcome of a Universal Intervention for the Prevention of Depression
To date, universal, school-based interventions have produced limited success in the long-term prevention of depression in young people. This paper examines whether family relationship support moderates the outcomes of a universal, school-based preventive intervention for depression in adolescents. It reports a secondary analysis of data from the beyondblue schools research initiative. Twenty-five matched pairs of secondary schools were randomly a…
Associations between teacher emotional support and depressive symptoms in Australian adolescents
Approximately 1/5 of adolescents develop depressive symptoms. Given that youths spend a good deal of their lives at school, it seems plausible that supportive relationships with teachers could benefit their emotional well-being. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the association between emotionally supportive teacher relationships and depression in adolescence. The so-called principle-effect and stress-buffer models could explain relat…
An assessment of the construct validity of the CHU9D in the Australian adolescent general population
Emotional and Behavioural Problems Among Refugee Children and Adolescents Living in South Australia
While there is a growing body of literature on the mental health status of adult refugees, children have been relatively neglected in research, particularly in Australia. This study investigated the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems and patterns of service utilisation among 530 refugee children and adolescents aged 4–17 years living in South Australia. Parents and teachers of children aged 4–17 years and adolescents aged 13–17 year…
Inequalities in child healthy development
Relationships between the home environment and physical activity and dietary patterns of preschool children
OBJECTIVE: To assess relationships between characteristics of the home environment and preschool children's physical activity and dietary patterns. METHODS: Homes of 280 preschool children were visited and information obtained by direct observation and parent interview regarding physical and nutritional characteristics of the home environment. Children's physical activity, sedentary behaviour and dietary patterns were measured using standardised …
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
The Mental Health of 13–17 Year-Olds in Australia
The relationship between health-related quality of life, pain, and coping strategies in juvenile arthritis – A one year prospective study
Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic illness – a two year prospective study
Rebels with a Cause
From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, some of Spain's most renowned literary figures produced literary re-creations of one of the world's most enigmatic and fascinating stories: the tale of Adam and Eve in Paradise. The present study focuses on the history of this ancient narrative and its nature as cultural myth whose content is deemed essential to society. Using recent theories in the study of mythography, the relationship between the A…
Cognitive and psychosocial outcome after head injury in children
Neuropsychological and psychosocial assessment of 58 Victorian and South Australian school-aged children who sustained a closed head injury was carried out immediately postinjury and at 6 months follow-up. For those children whose head injury was defined as mild (length of coma less than 1 hour) outcome on all variables was good at both time points. Children with moderate to severe injury (length of coma greater than 1 hour) had lower WISC-R IQ s…
Albert Lewis Kanter and the Classics
Associations between Social Support from Family, Friends, and Teachers and depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Associations between teacher emotional support and depressive symptoms in Australian adolescents
Approximately 1/5 of adolescents develop depressive symptoms. Given that youths spend a good deal of their lives at school, it seems plausible that supportive relationships with teachers could benefit their emotional well-being. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the association between emotionally supportive teacher relationships and depression in adolescence. The so-called principle-effect and stress-buffer models could explain relat…
Inequalities in child healthy development
Emotional and Behavioural Problems Among Refugee Children and Adolescents Living in South Australia
While there is a growing body of literature on the mental health status of adult refugees, children have been relatively neglected in research, particularly in Australia. This study investigated the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems and patterns of service utilisation among 530 refugee children and adolescents aged 4–17 years living in South Australia. Parents and teachers of children aged 4–17 years and adolescents aged 13–17 year…
Is greater improvement in early self-regulation associated with fewer behavioral problems later in childhood
The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent of improvement in self-regulation achieved between ages 4 and 6 years is associated with the level of behavioral problems later in childhood. Participants were 4-year-old children (n = 510) attending preschools in South Australia. Children's level of self-regulation was assessed using the parent-completed Devereux Early Childhood Assessment when children were aged 4, 5, and 6. Children's l…
Valuing the Child Health Utility 9D
The Mental Health of 13–17 Year-Olds in Australia
Social inequalities in childcare quality and their effects on children's development at school entry
BACKGROUND: Higher quality childcare in the years before school may help narrow developmental gaps between the richest and poorest children in our societies, but specific evidence is limited and inconsistent. We address this issue by examining whether higher quality childcare is associated with better developmental outcomes at school entry for children from lower than higher income families. METHODS: The sample from the Longitudinal Study of Aust…
Albert Lewis Kanter and the Classics
Cognitive and psychosocial outcome after head injury in children
Neuropsychological and psychosocial assessment of 58 Victorian and South Australian school-aged children who sustained a closed head injury was carried out immediately postinjury and at 6 months follow-up. For those children whose head injury was defined as mild (length of coma less than 1 hour) outcome on all variables was good at both time points. Children with moderate to severe injury (length of coma greater than 1 hour) had lower WISC-R IQ s…
Rebels with a Cause
From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, some of Spain's most renowned literary figures produced literary re-creations of one of the world's most enigmatic and fascinating stories: the tale of Adam and Eve in Paradise. The present study focuses on the history of this ancient narrative and its nature as cultural myth whose content is deemed essential to society. Using recent theories in the study of mythography, the relationship between the A…
Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic illness – a two year prospective study
The relationship between health-related quality of life, pain, and coping strategies in juvenile arthritis – A one year prospective study
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
The Mental Health of 13–17 Year-Olds in Australia
Relationships between the home environment and physical activity and dietary patterns of preschool children
OBJECTIVE: To assess relationships between characteristics of the home environment and preschool children's physical activity and dietary patterns. METHODS: Homes of 280 preschool children were visited and information obtained by direct observation and parent interview regarding physical and nutritional characteristics of the home environment. Children's physical activity, sedentary behaviour and dietary patterns were measured using standardised …
Inequalities in child healthy development
An assessment of the construct validity of the CHU9D in the Australian adolescent general population
Emotional and Behavioural Problems Among Refugee Children and Adolescents Living in South Australia
While there is a growing body of literature on the mental health status of adult refugees, children have been relatively neglected in research, particularly in Australia. This study investigated the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems and patterns of service utilisation among 530 refugee children and adolescents aged 4–17 years living in South Australia. Parents and teachers of children aged 4–17 years and adolescents aged 13–17 year…
Associations between teacher emotional support and depressive symptoms in Australian adolescents
Approximately 1/5 of adolescents develop depressive symptoms. Given that youths spend a good deal of their lives at school, it seems plausible that supportive relationships with teachers could benefit their emotional well-being. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the association between emotionally supportive teacher relationships and depression in adolescence. The so-called principle-effect and stress-buffer models could explain relat…
Does the Absence of a Supportive Family Environment Influence the Outcome of a Universal Intervention for the Prevention of Depression
To date, universal, school-based interventions have produced limited success in the long-term prevention of depression in young people. This paper examines whether family relationship support moderates the outcomes of a universal, school-based preventive intervention for depression in adolescents. It reports a secondary analysis of data from the beyondblue schools research initiative. Twenty-five matched pairs of secondary schools were randomly a…
Social inequalities in childcare quality and their effects on children's development at school entry
BACKGROUND: Higher quality childcare in the years before school may help narrow developmental gaps between the richest and poorest children in our societies, but specific evidence is limited and inconsistent. We address this issue by examining whether higher quality childcare is associated with better developmental outcomes at school entry for children from lower than higher income families. METHODS: The sample from the Longitudinal Study of Aust…
Is greater improvement in early self-regulation associated with fewer behavioral problems later in childhood
The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent of improvement in self-regulation achieved between ages 4 and 6 years is associated with the level of behavioral problems later in childhood. Participants were 4-year-old children (n = 510) attending preschools in South Australia. Children's level of self-regulation was assessed using the parent-completed Devereux Early Childhood Assessment when children were aged 4, 5, and 6. Children's l…
Key findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders. METHOD: Seven mental disorders were assessed using the parent- or carer-completed version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV, and major depressive disorder was also assessed using the youth self-report version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version I…
Frequent peer problems in Australian children and adolescents
Purpose – Whilst overt bullying has received considerable attention for its negative impact on the emotional well-being of children and adolescents, peer problems such as excessive teasing and social exclusion have received less consideration. The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence, demographic, and clinical correlates of frequent peer problems in children and adolescents who participated in the Australian National Survey of Menta…
Valuing the Child Health Utility 9D
Associations between Social Support from Family, Friends, and Teachers and depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
The Conceptualization of the Positive Cognitive Triad and Associations with Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Australian adolescent population norms for the child health utility index 9D—results from the young minds matter survey
Trajectories of academic achievement for students with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with negative social and occupational outcomes across the life course. However, there has been limited population-based research that quantifies the impact of ADHD on academic achievement and academic trajectories. AIMS: To compare academic performance and academic trajectories of students with ADHD with students without a mental disorder. SAMPLE: Data were drawn from Young…
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth‐rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
BACKGROUND: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 1107) found that much more variance in 72,493 parents' ratings of their offspring's mental health problems was accounted for by individual differences than by societal or cultural differences. Although p…
Medicine (17 obras) · Psychology (17 obras) · Clinical Psychology (15 obras) · Clinical Psychology (12 obras) · Psychiatry (12 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (11 obras) · Developmental psychology (11 obras) · Mental health (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras)