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2025

Journal Article

Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities

Madzoska, Monica, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl J., Haslam, Divna M., Mathews, Ben, Malacova, Eva, Dunne, Michael P., Erskine, Holly E., Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2025). Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 40 (9-10), 2281-2306. doi: 10.1177/08862605241270077

Child maltreatment, mental health disorders, and health risk behaviors in people with diverse gender identities

2025

Journal Article

Prevalence of diverse genders and sexualities in Australia and associations with five forms of child maltreatment and multi-type maltreatment

Higgins, Daryl J., Lawrence, David, Haslam, Divna M., Mathews, Ben, Malacova, Eva, Erskine, Holly E., Finkelhor, David, Pacella, Rosana, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J. and Scott, James G. (2025). Prevalence of diverse genders and sexualities in Australia and associations with five forms of child maltreatment and multi-type maltreatment. Child Maltreatment, 30 (1), 21-41. doi: 10.1177/10775595231226331

Prevalence of diverse genders and sexualities in Australia and associations with five forms of child maltreatment and multi-type maltreatment

2025

Journal Article

Disclosure and non-disclosure of childhood sexual abuse in Australia: results from a national survey

Mathews, Ben, Finkelhor, David, Collin-Vézina, Delphine, Malacova, Eva, Thomas, Hannah J., Scott, James G., Higgins, Daryl J., Meinck, Franziska, Pacella, Rosana, Erskine, Holly E., Haslam, Divna M. and Lawrence, David (2025). Disclosure and non-disclosure of childhood sexual abuse in Australia: results from a national survey. Child Abuse and Neglect, 160 107183, 107183. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107183

Disclosure and non-disclosure of childhood sexual abuse in Australia: results from a national survey

2025

Journal Article

The prevalence and patterns of maltreatment, childhood adversity, and mental health disorders in an Australian out-of-home care sample

Harris, Lottie G., Higgins, Daryl J., Willis, Megan L., Lawrence, David, Mathews, Ben, Thomas, Hannah J., Malacova, Eva, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Finkelhor, David, Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E. and Haslam, Divna M. (2025). The prevalence and patterns of maltreatment, childhood adversity, and mental health disorders in an Australian out-of-home care sample. Child Maltreatment, 30 (1), 42-54. doi: 10.1177/10775595241246534

The prevalence and patterns of maltreatment, childhood adversity, and mental health disorders in an Australian out-of-home care sample

2024

Journal Article

The prevalence of peer sexual harassment during childhood in Australia

Hunt, Gabrielle R., Higgins, Daryl J., Willis, Megan L., Mathews, Ben, Lawrence, David, Meinck, Franziska, Pacella, Rosana, Thomas, Hannah J., Scott, James G., Erskine, Holly E., Malacova, Eva and Haslam, Divna M. (2024). The prevalence of peer sexual harassment during childhood in Australia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39 (23-24), 5108-5130. doi: 10.1177/08862605241245368

The prevalence of peer sexual harassment during childhood in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care

Harris, Lottie G., Higgins, Daryl J., Willis, Megan L., Lawrence, David, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J., Malacova, Eva, Scott, James G., Pacella, Rosana and Haslam, Divna M. (2024). Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 10775595241297944. doi: 10.1177/10775595241297944

Dimensions of child maltreatment in Australians with a history of out-of-home care

2024

Journal Article

Acceptability of corporal punishment and use of different parenting practices across high‐income countries

Gonzalez, Carolina, Morawska, Alina, Higgins, Daryl J. and Haslam, Divna M. (2024). Acceptability of corporal punishment and use of different parenting practices across high‐income countries. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (3), 648-666. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.340

Acceptability of corporal punishment and use of different parenting practices across high‐income countries

2024

Journal Article

The prevalence of corporal punishment in Australia: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Haslam, Divna M., Malacova, Eva, Higgins, Daryl, Meinck, Franziska, Mathews, Ben, Thomas, Hannah, Finkelhor, David, Havighurst, Sophie, Pacella, Rosana, Erskine, Holly, Scott, James G. and Lawrence, David (2024). The prevalence of corporal punishment in Australia: Findings from a nationally representative survey. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (3), 580-604. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.301

The prevalence of corporal punishment in Australia: Findings from a nationally representative survey

2024

Journal Article

The prevalence of child sexual abuse perpetrated by leaders or other adults in religious organizations in Australia

Hunt, Gabrielle R., Mathews, Ben, Higgins, Daryl J., Finkelhor, David, Willis, Megan L., Haslam, Divna M., Lawrence, David, Meinck, Franziska, Thomas, Hannah J., Malacova, Eva, Pacella, Rosana E. and Scott, James G. (2024). The prevalence of child sexual abuse perpetrated by leaders or other adults in religious organizations in Australia. Child Abuse and Neglect, 155 106946, 106946. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106946

The prevalence of child sexual abuse perpetrated by leaders or other adults in religious organizations in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Psychometric properties of the parenting belief scale in a multi-country sample of parents from high-income countries

Gonzalez, Carolina, Morawska, Alina, Higgins, Daryl J. and Haslam, Divna M. (2024). Psychometric properties of the parenting belief scale in a multi-country sample of parents from high-income countries. Child Abuse and Neglect, 147 106565. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106565

Psychometric properties of the parenting belief scale in a multi-country sample of parents from high-income countries

2024

Journal Article

Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey

Mathews, Ben, Finkelhor, David, Pacella, Rosana, Scott, James G., Higgins, Daryl J., Meinck, Franziska, Erskine, Holly E., Thomas, Hannah J., Lawrence, David, Malacova, Eva, Haslam, Divna M. and Collin-Vézina, Delphine (2024). Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey. Child Abuse and Neglect, 147 106562, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106562

Child sexual abuse by different classes and types of perpetrator: Prevalence and trends from an Australian national survey

2023

Journal Article

Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey

Mathews, Ben, Papalia, Nina, Napier, Sarah, Malacova, Eva, Lawrence, David, Higgins, Daryl, Thomas, Hannah, Erskine, Holly, Meinck, Franziska, Haslam, Divna, Scott, James, Finkelhor, David and Pacella, Rosana (2023). Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey. Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice (681), 1-21. doi: 10.52922/ti77215

Child maltreatment and criminal justice system involvement in Australia: Findings from a national survey

2023

Conference Publication

READY for MS UK: Results from a pilot trial for a digital resilience-training intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis who report moderate to severe work instability

Wicks, Charlotte, Horton, Mike, Pakenham, Kenneth, Pavitt, Sue, Thompson, Laura, Tallantyre, Emma, Brownlee, Wallace, Leary, Siobhan, Pepper, George and Ford, Helen (2023). READY for MS UK: Results from a pilot trial for a digital resilience-training intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis who report moderate to severe work instability. 9th Joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS meeting, Milan Italy, Oct 11-13, 2023. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

READY for MS UK: Results from a pilot trial for a digital resilience-training intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis who report moderate to severe work instability

2023

Conference Publication

Enhancing parenting skills for low-income women at risk of perinatal depression: RCT of Triple P for Baby

Adina, J., Morawska, A., Mitchell, A. E., Haslam, D. and Ayuku, D. (2023). Enhancing parenting skills for low-income women at risk of perinatal depression: RCT of Triple P for Baby. International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support, Australia, 6-8 June 2023.

Enhancing parenting skills for low-income women at risk of perinatal depression: RCT of Triple P for Baby

2023

Conference Publication

Involvement of Asian fathers in parenting: a systematic review

Pratiwi, A., Morawska, A. and Haslam, D. (2023). Involvement of Asian fathers in parenting: a systematic review. International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support, Australia, 6-8 June 2023.

Involvement of Asian fathers in parenting: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Corporal punishment of children in Australia: The evidence-based case for legislative reform

Havighurst, Sophie S., Mathews, Ben, Doyle, Frances L., Haslam, Divna M., Andriessen, Karl, Cubillo, Carmen, Dawe, Sharon, Hawes, David J., Leung, Cynthia, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Morawska, Alina, Whittle, Sarah, Chainey, Carys and Higgins, Daryl J. (2023). Corporal punishment of children in Australia: The evidence-based case for legislative reform. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (3) 100044, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100044

Corporal punishment of children in Australia: The evidence-based case for legislative reform

2023

Journal Article

The role of health behavior theories in parents’ initial engagement with parenting interventions

Gonzalez, Carolina, Morawska, Alina and Haslam, Divna M. (2023). The role of health behavior theories in parents’ initial engagement with parenting interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91 (8), 485-495. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000816

The role of health behavior theories in parents’ initial engagement with parenting interventions

2023

Conference Publication

The Australian child maltreatment study: the association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours including selfharm and suicide attempts throughout life

Lawrence, D., Hunt, A., Mathews, B., Haslam, D., Malacova, E., Dunne, M., Erskine, H., Higgins, D., Finkelhor, D., Pacella, R., Meinck, F., Thomas, H. and Scott, J. G. (2023). The Australian child maltreatment study: the association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours including selfharm and suicide attempts throughout life. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867423116968

The Australian child maltreatment study: the association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours including selfharm and suicide attempts throughout life

2023

Conference Publication

The methodology of the Australian child maltreatment study: the first Australian study of the prevalence of child maltreatment (ACMS)

Scott, J., Haslam, D., Erskine, H., Thomas, H., Lawrence, D. and Mathews, B. (2023). The methodology of the Australian child maltreatment study: the first Australian study of the prevalence of child maltreatment (ACMS). RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May - 1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867423116968

The methodology of the Australian child maltreatment study: the first Australian study of the prevalence of child maltreatment (ACMS)

2023

Conference Publication

The Australian child maltreatment study: the prevalence of the five types of child maltreatment in Australia

Erskine, H., Scott, J., Thomas, H., Haslam, D., Lawrence, D. and Mathews, B. (2023). The Australian child maltreatment study: the prevalence of the five types of child maltreatment in Australia. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May - 1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867423116968

The Australian child maltreatment study: the prevalence of the five types of child maltreatment in Australia