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

    <p>This article uses two longitudinal cohort studies (Growing Up in Ireland and the National Educati…

  • 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

    <p><strong>Background</strong><br /> Research has demonstrated positive associations between adverse…

  • 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

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

  • 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

    <p><strong>Purpose</strong><br /> Despite growing concerns about trends in cocaine use, there is a s…

  • Nolan, A., Smyth, E.

    2024

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

    ESRI Research Series 200

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

  • 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

    <p>Lone mothers have been found to report lower average mental health than partnered mothers. Follow…

  • 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

    <p>This study uses high-quality longitudinal data from the Growing Up in Ireland study to examine th…

  • 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

    <p><strong>Background</strong><br /> Whether, and how, infant characteristics and parenting quality…

  • 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

    <p><strong>Background</strong><br /> Early and risky adolescent alcohol use have each been associate…

  • Mohan, G.

    2025

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

    International Gambling Studies

    <p>Technological advancement has seen a rise in computer-based and online gaming, and the online spa…

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