Sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities and trajectories in child and adolescent mental health in Australia and the UK: findings from national prospective longitudinal studies
October 2021
Sonia Terhaag, Emla Fitzsimons, Galina Daraganova, Praveetha Patalay
Research has found gender, ethnic and socioeconomic differences in children's mental health. This article looks into these differences further by comparing data from two countries, Australia and the United Kingdom. It examines emotional difficulties in children from 4/5 to 14/15 years of age, from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children and the Millennium Cohort Study.
Terhaag, S., Fitzsimons, E., Daraganova, G., & Patalay, P. (2021). Sex, ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities and trajectories in child and adolescent mental health in Australia and the UK : findings from national prospective longitudinal studies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(10), 1255-1267.