Background Evidence suggests social media use is associated with mental health in young
people but underlying processes are not well understood. This paper i) assesses whether …

Child behavior problems are associated with long-term detrimental effects. A large body of
literature looks at the association between income and child behavior but few studies …

Objective: Racial/ethnic patterning in the risk of obesity and overweight has been observed
in early childhood; however, little research has compared these disparities between the …

Objective Early puberty in girls is linked to some adverse outcomes in adolescence and mid-
life. We address two research questions:(1) Are socioeconomic circumstances and ethnicity …

Background Globalised and 24/7 business operations have fuelled demands for people to
work long hours and weekends. Research on the mental health effects of these intensive …

In this article, we analyze the variation in math achievement trajectories of Black male
students to understand the different ways these students successfully or unsuccessfully …

Discretionary time deficits are a result of a disproportionate amount of time spent in paid and
unpaid work. Such time deficits are related to negative health outcomes. Discretionary time …

This paper investigates ethnic differences in children's socioemotional difficulties and
possible explanations for any observed inequalities. We used data collected from the fourth …

Background Parental absence, due to death or separation from a parent, has been
associated with smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescence and adulthood. The aim …

Internalising and externalising behaviours may have heterogeneous patterns across
childhood. Different aspects of young children's proximal family environments may influence …