Jun Guo

Population-level contribution of interpersonal discrimination to psychological distress among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, and to Indigenous-non-Indigenous inequities: cross-sectional analysis of a community-controlled First Nations cohort study.

Katherine A Thurber, Makayla-May Brinckley, Roxanne Jones, Olivia Evans, Kirsty Nichols, Naomi Priest, Shuaijun Guo, David R Williams, Gilbert C Gee, Grace Joshy, Emily Banks, Joanne Thandrayen, Bernard Baffour, Janine Mohamed, Tom Calma, Raymond Lovett

Journal article  |  2022  |  Lancet

BACKGROUND: International and population-specific evidence identifies elevated psychological distress prevalence among those exper..

The effect of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory markers in Australian and UK children.

Naomi Priest, Shuaijun Guo, Dawid Gondek, Rebecca E Lacey, David Burgner, Marnie Downes, Natalie Slopen, Sharon Goldfeld, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Jessica A Kerr, Stephanie Cahill, Melissa Wake, Markus Juonala, Kate Lycett, Meredith O'Connor

Journal article  |  2022  |  Brain Behav Immun Health

BACKGROUND: The relationship between childhood adversity and inflammation is well-established. Examination of positive experiences..

Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life in Beijing Adolescents: A Path Analysis.

Shuaijun Guo, Xiaoming Yu, Lucio Naccarella, Rebecca Armstrong, Elise Davis

Journal article  |  2022  |  Health Lit Res Pract

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is a critical driver of achieving an equitable world for every child and adolescent. Although the rela..

A Health Equity Implementation Approach to Child Health Literacy Interventions

Lucio Naccarella, Shuaijun Guo

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHILDREN-BASEL

Health and behavioural inequalities exist in all populations, including children. As a social determinant of health, health litera..

Comparison of Health Literacy Assessment Tools among Beijing School-Aged Children

Shuaijun Guo, Xiaoming Yu, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHILDREN-BASEL

Health literacy is a broad and multidimensional construct, making its measurement and conclusions inconsistent. This study aims to..

Measuring Positive Childhood Experiences: Testing the Structural and Predictive Validity of the Health Outcomes From Positive Experiences (HOPE) Framework

Shuaijun Guo, Meredith O'Connor, Fiona Mensah, Craig A Olsson, Sharon Goldfeld, Rebecca E Lacey, Natalie Slopen, Katherine A Thurber, Naomi Priest

Journal article  |  2022  |  ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS

OBJECTIVE: Positive childhood experiences (PCEs), that occur within secure and nurturing social environments, are fundamental to h..

The Potential Benefit of Improving Health Literacy to Reduce Socioeconomic Inequities in Adolescent Health and Educational Outcomes.

Shuaijun Guo, Xiaoming Yu, Fan He, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2022  |  MedPress Pediatrics and Child Health Care

Background: Exposure to early socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with a range of adverse health and educational outcomes in ..

Developmental relationships between socio-economic disadvantage and mental health across the first 30 years of life

Meredith O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Primrose Letcher, Ann Sanson, Sharon Goldfeld, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2022  |  LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES

Understanding of how socio-economic disadvantage experienced over the life course relates to mental health outcomes in young adult..

The impact of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory outcomes in Australian and UK children

Shuaijun Guo, Dawid Gondek, Meredith O'Connor, Stephanie Cahill, Marnie Downes, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, David Burgner, Natalie Slopen, Sharon Goldfeld, Melissa Wake, Markus Juonala, Jessica Kerr, Kate Lycett, Yichao Wang, Rebecca Lacey, Naomi Priest

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Abstract Background Inflammation is one of key mechanisms linking childhood ex..

Inequities in Children's Reading Skills: The Role of Home Reading and Preschool Attendance.

Sharon Goldfeld, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Shuaijun Guo, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Sarah Gray, Shiau Chong, Sue Woolfenden, Katrina Williams, Amanda Kvalsvig, Hannah Badland, Francisco Azpitarte, Meredith O'Connor

Journal article  |  2021  |  Academic Pediatrics

Objective Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds have poorer learning outcomes. These inequities are a signific..