Observed Measures of Negative Parenting Predict Brain Development during Adolescence

Sarah Whittle; Nandita Vijayakumar; Meg Dennison; Orli Schwartz; Julian G Simmons; Lisa Sheeber; Nicholas B Allen

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Observed Measures of Negative Parenting Predict Brain Development during Adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Meg Dennison, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

PLoS One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147774

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Sarah Whittle Author Psychiatry

Nick Allen Author Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Orli Schwartz Author Centre for Youth Mental Health

Julian Simmons Author Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by grants from the Colonial Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia, Program Grant 350241; Career Development Fellowship ID: 1007716 to SW) and the Australian Research Council (ARC, Discovery Grant DP0878136). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.