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Measuring cognitive and affective empathy across positive and negative emotions: psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Perth Empathy Scale

Empathy, a complex and multidimensional construct essential for social functioning and mental health, has been extensively studied in both research and clinical settings. The Perth Empathy Scale (PES), a recently developed self-report measure, assesses cognitive and affective empathy across both positive and negative emotions and is based on the self-other model of empathy. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the PES in large Iranian sample.

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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/hyperkinetic disorder of pediatric and adult populations in clinical settings: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Hyperkinetic Disorder (HD) is linked to increased risks of morbidity, comorbidity and mortality, with higher prevalence in clinical populations. The differential prevalence of ADHD/HD across adult and pediatric clinical populations, influenced by factors such as time trends, sex, age, geographic regions, and comorbidities, has not been systematically assessed.

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The NDIS at ten years: designing an equitable scheme for the next decade

Jenny Downs BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Head, Child Disability 08 6319 1763 Jenny.Downs@thekids.org.au Head, Child Disability Areas of research

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Trends in pre-existing mental health disorders among parents of infants born in Western Australia from 1990 to 2005

From 1990 to 2005, there was an increase in prevalence of parents with a prior history of mental health disorders in WA.

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Wellbeing and Type 1 Diabetes

A community-led, trauma-informed psychosocial intervention to improve health outcomes of children and young people with Type-1 diabetes.

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Data Linkage: Canadian and Australian Perspectives on a Valuable Methodology for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research

Building data linkage capabilities, and how linked databases can be used to identify persons with IDD and used for population-based research

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Learning to brush teeth independently

In this blog, Curtin University Occupational Therapy student Emily Mower shares some tips to help your child successfully brush their teeth.

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Changes in caesarean delivery rates in Western Australia from 1995 to 2010 by gestational age at birth

The objective of this paper was to measure changes in caesarean delivery rates for primiparous women in Western Australia during 1995–2010 stratified by...

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Exploring the associations between coping, resilience, well-being and glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents

Keely Leanne Bebbington Fried MClinPsych/PhD BSc DipEd MSpEd EdD McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes Senior Research Fellow 08

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers share in TPCHRF funding

Eight The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are among those who have received grant funding from the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF).