Nicola C Newton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5408632 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nicola C Newton |
| PRENOMES | Nicola C |
| SOBRENOME | Newton |
| ASSINATURA | NEWTON N C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6305-2623 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Prevalence, Associations and Comorbidity of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in the Australian National Mental Health Surveys From 2007 to 2020–22
Scrolling, Chatting, and Posting
INTRODUCTION: Over the past two decades, the prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders among adolescents has markedly increased. This coincides with the advent and rapid adoption of social media, resulting in a proliferation of research examining time spent on social media and its relationship with mental health. However, to date, findings have been inconclusive. The active/passive model of social media behavior theorizes that "pa…
Associations between prenatal alcohol exposure and parent‐reported sleep disturbances in 10,336 adolescents
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the associations between prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), including low and moderate levels of exposure, and parent-reported sleep disturbances during adolescence. This is an area that remains understudied despite evidence linking PAE, particularly heavy PAE, to poor sleep in younger children and the growing recognition of harms associated with low levels of PAE. METHODS: Participants were 10,336 adolescents (a…
Associations between self-compassion and interpersonal behaviours among adolescents during Covid-19
Co-design of the ‘OurFutures Vaping’ programme
Effective preventive interventions are urgently needed to address e-cigarette use (‘vaping’) and related harms among young people. There is a strong evidence base supporting the delivery of substance use preventive interventions in the school setting, and eHealth interventions can overcome common implementation barriers. However, there is a dearth of effective school-based e-cigarette preventive interventions available. This study summarizes the …
E‐cigarette use among gender and sexuality diverse ( LGBTQA +) adolescents in Australia
Childhood traumatic experiences and vaping among Australian adolescents
A randomised controlled implementation trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of school staff delivery of a selective substance use and mental health program during the Covid-19 pandemic
The study was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, registration number: ACTRN12620000790943, registration date: 6 August 2020
Process evaluation of the digital Health4Life intervention among a sample of disadvantaged adolescents and teachers
Disadvantaged adolescents, including those from lower socioeconomic status (SES) or geographically remote backgrounds, engage in higher rates of risk behaviours, including poor diet, alcohol and tobacco use. While digital interventions targeting lifestyle risk behaviours show potential, few studies have focused on their implementation and relevance for this population. This study conducted a process evaluation of ‘Health4Life’, a universal school…
A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia
Early onset of alcohol consumption among Colombian adolescents highlights the need for effective and accessible preventive interventions. This project aimed to conduct formative work to inform the adaptation of an effective eHealth alcohol use prevention program originally developed in Australia, the OurFutures Alcohol Module, to the Bogotá context. Twenty-six adolescents and 10 teachers in Bogotá participated in the study. We used a mixed-method…
Vaping among young people—Our best defence is self‐defence
Use of electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes or ‘vapes’) has risen rapidly among young Australians in recent years. To combat this, on 2 May 2023, the Albanese Government announced a suite of reforms to reduce the desirability and accessibility of e‐cigarettes to young people—including a ban on disposable e‐cigarettes, restricting flavours, colours and nicotine content and requiring pharmaceutical‐like packaging. While many have welcomed this annou…
Perceived barriers to help‐seeking for people who use crystal methamphetamine
Substance use among trans and gender diverse young people in Australia
Minority stressors, traumatic events, and associations with mental health and school climate among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia
INTRODUCTION: Population-level, nationally representative data on the prevalence of minority stressors and traumatic events, mental ill-health effects, and the preventative utility of school climate, among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia, is significantly lacking. In this study, we estimated the prevalence and distribution of minority stressors and traumatic events among young people by sexuality identity (gay/lesbian, bise…
Exploring the association between adolescent‐perceived parental monitoring on dietary intake
Parenting practices such as parental monitoring are known to positively impact dietary behaviours in offspring. However, links between adolescent-perceived parental monitoring and dietary outcomes have rarely been examined and never in an Australian context. This study investigated whether adolescent-perceived parental monitoring is associated with more fruit and vegetable, and less sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and junk food consumption in Aus…
Adolescent Lifestyle Behaviour Modification and Mental Health
This study examines longitudinal behaviour change in six key lifestyle behaviours—sleep, physical activity (PA), sedentary recreational screen time, diet, alcohol use, and tobacco use—and associations with mental health in a large study of Australian adolescents. Change between baseline (M age = 12.7, N = 6,639) and 3-year follow up (M age = 15.7, N = 4445) was investigated. Generalised linear mixed effects regressions modelled associations betwe…
Cost-Utility Analysis of a School-Based Universal Program for the Prevention of Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use
The Triple E project
The trial is registered at the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000399695). Date registered: 19/04/2023
It’s time for change
Evidence-based public health policy responses are required to address the dire HR-QoL inequities among LGBTQA2S+ young people, particularly trans young people. Prioritising the promotion of school- and family-based interventions which foster LGBTQA2S+ inclusivity, acceptance, and a sense of belonging from early adolescence through young adulthood, represents a feasible, evidence-based, and cost-effective response to address these HR-QoL dispariti…
The efficacy of ‘modular dosage’ in prison-based psychological interventions to reduce recidivism
Criminal reoffending rates post-release from custody pose significant societal and economic challenges, with up to half of the world's released prisoners reoffending within two years. While psychological interventions based on the Risk-Needs-Responsivity model aim to address this issue, recent research highlights their inefficacy. The ‘EQUIPS’ suite of programs delivers innovative modular-style dosage to meet individual assessed needs and risk of…
Contextualising Experiences of Co-Occurring Mental Ill-Health and Substance Use Among Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse Young People
Though significant research highlights higher rates of mental ill-health and substance use among trans, non-binary and gender diverse (henceforth 'trans') young people, little research has considered patterns, contextual characteristics, and correlates of co-occurring experiences of mental ill-health and substance use among trans young people. Using data from the Trans Pathways study, we used prevalence ratios and age- and gender-adjusted logisti…
Adolescent behavioural intentions
Health4Life shows promise in influencing adolescent intentions across various MHBC areas, especially immediately after intervention. However, further investigation is needed to sustain these intention changes beyond short term to facilitate behaviour change
Peer-Related Correlates of e-Cigarette Use in Australian Adolescents
Background This study examined cross-sectional associations between e-cigarette use and (i) perceived peer use of e-cigarettes and (ii) bullying (perpetration and/or victimisation) in Australian adolescents. Methods Data were collected in 2022 as part of a cluster randomised controlled trial. Logistic regressions examined associations between e-cigarette use (ever use) and the perceived proportion of friends who use e-cigarettes, bullying victimi…
Study protocol of the Our Futures Vaping Trial
The trial has been prospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000022662; date registered: 10/01/2023)
The profile of people entering the ‘Equips’ offender treatment programs in New South Wales’
New South Wales has the largest population of incarcerated people in Australia, with increasing levels of community supervision. Corrective Services NSW offers eligible people the EQUIPS suite of offender treatment programs, which follow the Risk-Need-Responsivity model of offender rehabilitation. Referrals to the programs are also targeted to meet the specific reoffending needs of individuals, including EQUIPS Foundation, Aggression, Addiction a…
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The association between moral disengagement, psychological distress, resistive self-regulatory efficacy and alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Sydney, Australia
Objective: The current study aimed to: (i) examine the estimated proportion of young Australian's using alcohol and cannabis, and (ii) investigate a number of individual risk factors associated with use
Developing the Climate Schools
The Climate Schools: Ecstasy module is a universal harm-minimisation school-based prevention program for adolescents aged 14 to 16 years. The program was developed to address the need for Ecstasy prevention given the increasing use of Ecstasy use among young Australians. The core content of the program is delivered over the Internet using cartoon storylines to engage students, and the teacher-driven activities reinforce the core information. The …
A cluster randomised controlled trial of the Climate Schools
This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12613000708752
Pathways to prevention
This trial was registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12612000026820 ) on January 6th 2012
Bidirectional relationships in the development of internalising symptoms and alcohol use in adolescence
Clustering of Six Key Risk Behaviors for Chronic Disease among Adolescent Females
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of disability and mortality globally. In Australia, females are at heightened risk. This research explored the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of six key risk behaviors (physical inactivity, poor diet, recreational screen time, inadequate sleep, alcohol use, and smoking) among adolescent females and whether knowledge of health guidelines was associated with adherence. Adolescent females completed an ano…
It’s the Content That Counts
(1) Background: More time spent on social media has been linked to increased alcohol use, with exposure to peer alcohol-related content on social media (content exposure) named as a critical factor in this relationship. Little is currently known about whether early content exposure may have lasting effects across adolescent development, or about the capacity of parental monitoring of social media use to interrupt these links. (2) Methods: These g…
Strong and Deadly Futures
School-based programs can effectively prevent substance use; however, systematic reviews and consultation with stakeholders identified a need for effective, culturally inclusive programs for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) youth. This paper describes the development of Strong & Deadly Futures , a six-lesson, curriculum-aligned wellbeing and substance use prevention program that was designed for, and with, the Abori…
Stigma, discrimination and crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’)
Stigma and discrimination surrounding crystal methamphetamine use was common in this sample of Australian residents, with public stigma more prevalent than self-stigma. This highlights a need for stigma reduction initiatives. Given higher levels of knowledge were associated with less stigmatising attitudes, public education campaigns providing accurate, evidence-based information about crystal methamphetamine along with guidelines and support for…
Acceptability and feasibility of Strong & Deadly Futures, a culturally-inclusive alcohol and drug prevention program for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander secondary students
Although there are effective alcohol and drug prevention programs available for Australian secondary schools, no effective culturally-inclusive programs exist for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. To address this gap, we developed the Strong & Deadly Futures program for young people aged 12–14 years. The web-based program was developed with Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous staff and students at four secondary…
The directionality of anxiety and gaming disorder
Gaming activities among adolescents have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing with it a growing concern for the potential harms of excessive gaming and its risk factors. Anxiety is frequently linked with gaming disorder, but studies investigating this association were mostly cross-sectional in design. Longitudinal studies that explore risk factors associated with gaming disorder are sparse and the trajectories of gaming disorder remai…
Examining Potential Mechanisms of an Online Universal Prevention for Adolescent Alcohol Use
Several universal school-based prevention programs, notably the Australian Climate Schools program, have proven efficacious at reducing and maintaining a lower level of harmful alcohol consumption relative to a control condition. Yet, there are limited studies investigating the potential mechanisms that account for the reduction in harmful alcohol consumption. The current study utilised modern causal mediation analysis to investigate whether seve…
Peer-Related Correlates of e-Cigarette Use in Australian Adolescents
Background This study examined cross-sectional associations between e-cigarette use and (i) perceived peer use of e-cigarettes and (ii) bullying (perpetration and/or victimisation) in Australian adolescents. Methods Data were collected in 2022 as part of a cluster randomised controlled trial. Logistic regressions examined associations between e-cigarette use (ever use) and the perceived proportion of friends who use e-cigarettes, bullying victimi…
Study protocol of the Our Futures Vaping Trial
The trial has been prospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000022662; date registered: 10/01/2023)
The profile of people entering the ‘Equips’ offender treatment programs in New South Wales’
New South Wales has the largest population of incarcerated people in Australia, with increasing levels of community supervision. Corrective Services NSW offers eligible people the EQUIPS suite of offender treatment programs, which follow the Risk-Need-Responsivity model of offender rehabilitation. Referrals to the programs are also targeted to meet the specific reoffending needs of individuals, including EQUIPS Foundation, Aggression, Addiction a…
Process evaluation of the digital Health4Life intervention among a sample of disadvantaged adolescents and teachers
Disadvantaged adolescents, including those from lower socioeconomic status (SES) or geographically remote backgrounds, engage in higher rates of risk behaviours, including poor diet, alcohol and tobacco use. While digital interventions targeting lifestyle risk behaviours show potential, few studies have focused on their implementation and relevance for this population. This study conducted a process evaluation of ‘Health4Life’, a universal school…
A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia
Early onset of alcohol consumption among Colombian adolescents highlights the need for effective and accessible preventive interventions. This project aimed to conduct formative work to inform the adaptation of an effective eHealth alcohol use prevention program originally developed in Australia, the OurFutures Alcohol Module, to the Bogotá context. Twenty-six adolescents and 10 teachers in Bogotá participated in the study. We used a mixed-method…
Vaping among young people—Our best defence is self‐defence
Use of electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes or ‘vapes’) has risen rapidly among young Australians in recent years. To combat this, on 2 May 2023, the Albanese Government announced a suite of reforms to reduce the desirability and accessibility of e‐cigarettes to young people—including a ban on disposable e‐cigarettes, restricting flavours, colours and nicotine content and requiring pharmaceutical‐like packaging. While many have welcomed this annou…
Perceived barriers to help‐seeking for people who use crystal methamphetamine
Substance use among trans and gender diverse young people in Australia
Minority stressors, traumatic events, and associations with mental health and school climate among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia
INTRODUCTION: Population-level, nationally representative data on the prevalence of minority stressors and traumatic events, mental ill-health effects, and the preventative utility of school climate, among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia, is significantly lacking. In this study, we estimated the prevalence and distribution of minority stressors and traumatic events among young people by sexuality identity (gay/lesbian, bise…
Exploring the association between adolescent‐perceived parental monitoring on dietary intake
Parenting practices such as parental monitoring are known to positively impact dietary behaviours in offspring. However, links between adolescent-perceived parental monitoring and dietary outcomes have rarely been examined and never in an Australian context. This study investigated whether adolescent-perceived parental monitoring is associated with more fruit and vegetable, and less sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and junk food consumption in Aus…
Adolescent Lifestyle Behaviour Modification and Mental Health
This study examines longitudinal behaviour change in six key lifestyle behaviours—sleep, physical activity (PA), sedentary recreational screen time, diet, alcohol use, and tobacco use—and associations with mental health in a large study of Australian adolescents. Change between baseline (M age = 12.7, N = 6,639) and 3-year follow up (M age = 15.7, N = 4445) was investigated. Generalised linear mixed effects regressions modelled associations betwe…
Cost-Utility Analysis of a School-Based Universal Program for the Prevention of Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use
The Triple E project
The trial is registered at the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000399695). Date registered: 19/04/2023
Medicine (30 obras) · Psychology (27 obras) · Psychiatry (21 obras) · Environmental health (15 obras) · Clinical Psychology (13 obras) · Public health (13 obras) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (9 obras) · Nursing (9 obras) · Clinical Psychology (8 obras)