Editorial Perspective: When is a 'small effect'actually large and impactful?

EG Carey, I Ridler, TJ Ford… - Journal of Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reporting of effect sizes is standard practice in psychology and psychiatry research.
However, interpretation of these effect sizes can be meaningless or misleading–in particular …

Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts

ASF Kwong, RM Pearson, MJ Adams… - The British journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked
effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. AimsTo …

Polygenic risk for depression, anxiety and neuroticism are associated with the severity and rate of change in depressive symptoms across adolescence

ASF Kwong, TT Morris, RM Pearson… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Adolescence marks a period where depression will commonly onset. Twin
studies show that genetic influences play a role in how depression develops and changes …

Association of atopic dermatitis and mental health outcomes across childhood: a longitudinal cohort study

C Kern, J Wan, KZ LeWinn, FD Ramirez, Y Lee… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Research has highlighted associations between atopic dermatitis (AD) and
mental health conditions in adults. However, literature on the development of mental health …

Black adolescents' appearance concerns, depressive symptoms, and self-objectification: Exploring the roles of gender and ethnic-racial identity commitment

BA Ladd, AJ Maheux, SR Roberts, S Choukas-Bradley - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a dearth of research examining Black adolescents' body image, with even less work
examining gender differences or the influence of ethnic-racial identity (ERI) commitment. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between physical activity and mental health and behaviour in early adolescence

JN Booth, AR Ness, C Joinson, PD Tomporowski… - Mental Health and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background We examined associations between objectively-measured physical activity,
depressive-symptoms, and emotional and behavioural difficulties in adolescents from a UK …

When is a" small effect" actually large and impactful?

E Carey, I Ridler, T Ford, A Stringaris - 2023 - osf.io
Reporting of effect sizes is standard practice in psychology and psychiatry research.
However, interpretation of these effect sizes can be meaningless or misleading–in particular …

How do autistic people fare in adult life and can we predict it from childhood?

G Forbes, R Kent, T Charman, G Baird… - Autism …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes social, mental health, and quality of life outcomes in early adulthood,
and examines childhood predictors in the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP), a …

[HTML][HTML] The beneficial role of personality in preserving well-being during the pandemic: A longitudinal population study

Y Iles-Caven, S Gregory, K Northstone… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased rates of mental health problems.
We examined the possible role of the personality characteristic, Locus of Control (LOC), in …

The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire from adolescence to emerging adulthood: Measurement invariance across time and sex.

P Schlechter, PO Wilkinson, TJ Ford… - Psychological …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Adolescence to emerging adulthood is a critical period for the onset of depressive
symptoms. Understanding symptom change during this period is thus of great clinical …