Primrose Letcher

Psychosocial predictors of binge-drinking residual harm in adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from the Australian Temperament Project

CJ Greenwood, GJ Youssef, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, P Letcher, JA Macdonald, DM Hutchinson, EA Spry, A Sanson, JW Toumbourou, EJ Biden, CA Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

AIMS: We examine the extent to which adolescent and young adult psychosocial factors are associated with variation in the experien..

Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: a 36-year prospective cohort

Kimberly C Thomson, Helena Romaniuk, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Elizabeth Spry, Jacqui A Macdonald, Helena M McAnally, George J Youssef, Jennifer McIntosh, Delyse Hutchinson, Robert J Hancox, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Rates of common mental health problems (depression/anxiety) rise sharply in adolescence and peak in young adulthood, o..

Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence

Jake Linardon, Christopher J Greenwood, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Jacqui A Macdonald, Elizabeth Spry, Delyse M Hutchinson, George J Youssef, Ann Sanson, Eleanor H Wertheim, Jennifer E McIntosh, Daniel Le Grange, Primrose Letcher, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS

OBJECTIVE: There has been interest in the antecedents and mental health impacts of eating and body image disturbances in adolescen..

Preventing postnatal depression: a causal mediation analysis of a 20-year preconception cohort

Elizabeth A Spry, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Melissa Middleton, Louise M Howard, Stephanie J Brown, Emma Molyneaux, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Jacqui A Macdonald, Kimberly C Thomson, Ebony J Biden, Craig A Olsson, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest among ..

Supporting the dying and bereaved during COVID-19

Catherine M Bauld, Primrose Letcher, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: To reflect on the experiences of loss and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is united in grief with COVID-1..

Parent and Peer Attachments in Adolescence and Paternal Postpartum Mental Health: Findings From the ATP Generation 3 Study

Jacqui A Macdonald, Christopher J Greenwood, Primrose Letcher, Elizabeth A Spry, Kayla Mansour, Jennifer E McIntosh, Kimberly C Thomson, Camille Deane, Ebony J Biden, Ben Edwards, Delyse Hutchinson, Joyce Cleary, John W Toumbourou, Ann V Sanson, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Background: When adolescent boys experience close, secure relationships with their parents and peers, the implications are potenti..

Adult Gambling Problems and Histories of Mental Health and Substance Use: Findings from a Prospective Multi-Wave Australian Cohort Study

Stephanie S Merkouris, Christopher J Greenwood, George J Youssef, Primrose Letcher, Suzanne Vassallo, Nicki A Dowling, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Little is known about the cumulative effect of adolescent and young adult mental health difficulties and substance use problems on..

Preparing for Future Adversities: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia for Promoting Relational Resilience in Families.

Ebony J Biden, Christopher J Greenwood, Jacqui A Macdonald, Elizabeth A Spry, Primrose Letcher, Delyse Hutchinson, George J Youssef, Jennifer E McIntosh, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Front Psychiatry

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed considerable pressure on families, testing the quality of relationships and the stren..

Childhood disadvantage and adolescent socioemotional wellbeing as predictors of future parenting behaviour

HM McAnally, E Iosua, JL Sligo, J Belsky, E Spry, P Letcher, JA Macdonald, KC Thomson, CA Olsson, S Williams, R McGee, AE Bolton, RJ Hancox

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

INTRODUCTION: In extending work on early life antecedents of parenting, we investigate associations between childhood family histo..

Exploring a causal model in observational cohort data: The role of parents and peers in shaping substance use trajectories

CJ Greenwood, GJ Youssef, P Letcher, EA Spry, KC Thomson, LJ Hagg, DM Hutchinson, JA Macdonald, J McIntosh, A Sanson, JW Toumbourou, CA Olsson

Journal article  |  2021  |  ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS

AIMS: To explore the process of applying counterfactual thinking in examining causal determinants of substance use trajectories in..