Author

Year

Title

Journal/Book

Abstract

  • Benz, R., Darmody, M., Smyth, E.

    2024

    Participation in shadow education and academic performance: A comparison of upper secondary school students in Ireland and Germany

    International Journal of Comparative Sociology

    This article uses two longitudinal cohort studies (Growing Up in Ireland and the National Educationa…

  • Mongan, D., Millar, S.R., Brennan, M.M., Doyle, A., Galvin, B., McCarthy, N.

    2024

    Associations and mediating factors between adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviours in early adulthood: A population-based longitudinal study

    Addictive Behaviors

    Background Research has demonstrated positive associations between adverse childhood experiences (AC…

  • Smyth, E., Darmody, M., Devine, D.

    2024

    The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of migrant young people in Ireland

    Educational Review

    The world-wide COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted education, with school closures leading to…

  • Brennan, M., Cavallaro, M., Mongan, D., Doyle, A., Millar, S., Zgaga, L., Smyth, B., Nixon, E., Ivors, J., Galvin, B., Walsh, C., McCrory, C., McCarthy, N.

    2025

    Factors Associated With Cocaine Use at 17 and 20 Years Old: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Nationally Representative Cohort

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    Purpose Despite growing concerns about trends in cocaine use, there is a shortage of longitudinal re…

  • Nolan, A., Smyth, E.

    2024

    Sexual health literacy and sexual health behaviours among young adults in Ireland

    ESRI Research Series 200

    Adolescence and young adulthood are critical periods in the development of healthy sexual health and…

  • McDonnell, C., Gracia, P.

    2024

    Family structure and women’s mental well-being: how family stressors explain mental health inequalities between lone and partnered mothers

    Frontiers in Sociology

    Lone mothers have been found to report lower average mental health than partnered mothers. Following…

  • Pietropoli, I., Gracia, P.

    2025

    Social inequalities in children’s cognitive and socioemotional development: The role of home learning environments and early childhood education

    Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

    This study uses high-quality longitudinal data from the Growing Up in Ireland study to examine the i…

  • Eves, R., Nearchou, F., Wolke, D., Pluess, M., Lemola, S.

    2025

    Interactions between infant characteristics and parenting factors rarely replicate across cohorts and developmental domains

    Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

    Background Whether, and how, infant characteristics and parenting quality interact is one of develop…

  • Brennan, M.M., Mongan, D., Doyle, A., Millar, S.R., Cavallaro, M., Zgaga, L., Smyth, B.P., Nixon, E., Ivers, J., Galvin, B., Walsh, C., McCrory, C., McCarthy, N.D.

    2025

    Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort

    BMC Public Health

    Background Early and risky adolescent alcohol use have each been associated with adult alcohol consu…

  • Mohan, G.

    2025

    Kid gamers to adult gamblers? An investigation of gaming in childhood and young adult gambling

    International Gambling Studies

    Technological advancement has seen a rise in computer-based and online gaming, and the online space…

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