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Associations between school absence and academic achievement: Do socioeconomics matter?School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement.
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Impact of the Friendly Schools whole-school intervention on transition to secondary school and adolescent bullying behaviourThese findings demonstrate the immediate value of whole-school interventions to reduce bullying behaviour and associated harms among students
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Serotonin and aggressive behaviour in children and adolescents: a systematic reviewFindings were mixed, with support both for negative and for positive associations of central nervous 5-HT function with aggression in children and adolescents
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The Gender Wage Gap in the Vietnamese Transition, 1993–2008This essay examines wages and the gender wage gap between 1993 and 2008 in Vietnam
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Friendly Schools Universal Bullying Prevention Intervention: Effectiveness with Secondary School StudentsThis study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support
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Measuring the impact of genetic knowledge on intentions and attitudes of the community towards expanded preconception carrier screeningHaving good genetic knowledge may not be enough to understand core concepts of preconception carrier screening
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If it's about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying educationThis study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students
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Lifestyle and demographic correlates of poor mental health in early adolescenceTo determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population.
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Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and the development of behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort StudyTo examine whether maternal gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are associated with behavioral problems in offspring
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Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhoodThere is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.