Societal Context, Neighbourhood and Environment

2025

• Gath, M., Horwood, L. J., Gillon, G., McNeill, B., &Woodward, L. J. (2025). Longitudinal associations between screen time andchildren’s language, early educational skills, and peer socialfunctioning. Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001907

2024

• Grant, M., Meissel, K., Exeter, D., & Morton, S. M. (2024). Evaluating the long-term effects of income assistance for material hardship among families with children. SSM-Population Health, 27, 101700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101700
• Grant, M., Meissel, K., & Exeter, D. (2024). Examining approaches to material hardship classification: Cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10, 100931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100931
• Smith, M., Zhang, Y., Fainu, H. M., Cavadino, A., Zhao, J.,Morton, S., ... & Clark, T. (2024). Socio-environmental factors associated with active school travel in children at ages 6 and 8 years. Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 23, 101026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101026
• Zhang, Q., Underwood, L., Peterson, E. R., Fenaughty, J., & Waldie, K. E. (2024). Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Aggressive Student Culture Scale Administered to the Age 8 Growing Up in NZ Cohort. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment,42(2),131-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231218036

2023

• Corkin, M. T., Liang, J., Meissel, K., Peterson, E. R., Corkin, E., Lee, K., & Giacaman, N. (2024). Identifying the predictors of four modes of using digital technologies at 8 years of age: limited, entertainment, creative and emergent. Behaviour & Information Technology, 43(16), 3970-3992. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2296955
• Grant, M., Prickett, K. C., Morton, S. M. B., Miller, S., Pillai, A., Paine, S-J. 2023. Now We Are 12: Material Hardship. Snapshot 2. Auckland: Growing Up in New Zealand. Available from: www.growingup.co.nz/growing-up-reports

• Lai, H., Prickett, K., Renker-Darby, A., Paine, S.J., Atatoa Carr, P. 2023. Now We Are 12: Housing and Homelessness. Snapshot 4. Auckland: Growing Up in New Zealand. Available from: www.growingup.co.nz/growing-up-reports
• Rudd, G., Meissel, K., & Meyer, F. (2023). Measuring Childhood Exposure to Neighbourhood Deprivation at the Macro-and Micro-level in Aotearoa New Zealand. Child Indicators Research, 16(4), 1581-1606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10022-4

2021

• Malihi, Z., Portch, R., Hashemi, L., Schlichting, D., Wake, M., Morton, S., ... & Denny, S. (2021). Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years. Childhood Obesity, 17(3), 196-208. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2020.0174
  
• Corkin, M., Peterson, E., Henderson, A., Waldie, K., Reese, E., Morton, S.M.B. (2021). Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101237
  
• Corkin, M.T., Peterson, E.R., Henderson, A.M.E. et al. (2021). The Predictors of Screen Time at Two Years in a Large Nationally Diverse Cohort. J Child Fam Stud, 30, 2076–2096. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01985-5

2020

• Lai, H., Hakes, S., Woodward, A., Walker, C., Marks, E., Pillai, A., Chen, R. and Morton, S. (2020) Effects of heavy rainfall on waterborne disease hospitalizations among young children in wet and dry areas of New Zealand. Environment International, 145:106136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106136
• Morton, S., Lai, H., Walker, C., Cha, J., Smith, A., Marks, E., & Pillai, P. (2020). Keeping our children warm and dry: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. BRANZ. ISBN: 2423-0839

2019

• Lai, H. K., Camargo, C. A., Woodward, A., Hobbs, M., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M., & Grant, C. C. (2019). Long-term exposure to neighborhood smoke from household heating and risk of respiratory and dermatological prescription medications-Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study. Allergy, 74 (2), 391-395. doi: 10.1111/all.13618
  
• Hobbs, M. R., Carr, P. A., Fa'alili-Fidow, J., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M., & Grant, C. C. (2019). How differing methods of ascribing ethnicity and socio-economic status affect risk estimates for hospitalisation with infectious disease. Epidemiology & Infection, 147. Available here.
  
• Schlichting, D., Hashemi, L., & Grant, C. (2019). Infant food security in New Zealand: A multidimensional index developed from cohort data. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(2), 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020283

2018

• Teixeira JA, Castro TG, Grant CC, Wall CR, Castro A, Francisco RPV, Vieira SE, Saldiva SRDM, Marchioni DM. (2018). Dietary patterns are influenced by socio-demographic conditions of women in childbearing age: a cohort study of pregnant women. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5184.

2017

• Berry S, Atatoa Carr P, Kool B, Mohal J, Morton S, Grant C. (2017). Housing tenure as a focus for reducing inequalities in the home safety environment: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(5), 530-534. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12695
  
• Nichani, V., Dirks, K., Burns, B., Bird, A., Grant, C. (2017). Green space and depression during pregnancy: Results from the growing up in New Zealand study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091083
• Lai HK, Berry SD, Verbiest MEA, Tricker PJ, Atatoa Carr PE, Morton SMB, Grant CC (2017). Emergency department visits of young children and long-term exposure to neighbourhood smoke from household heating – The Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study Environmental Pollution 231 533-540. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.201708.035
  
• Nichani V, Dirks K, Burns B, Bird A Morton S, Grant C. (2017) Green space and pregnancy outcomes: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Health and Place 46 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.04.007
  
• Atatoa Carr PE, Reese E, Bird AL, Bandara DK, Grant CC, Morton SMB (2017) Caring for our infants: parents’ antenatal childcare intentions and nine-month reality. Early Years. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2017.1323186

2016

• TinTin S, Woodward, A, Saraf R, Berry S, Atatoa Carr, P, Morton SMB, Grant CC. (2016). Internal living environment and respiratory disease in children: findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal child cohort study. Environmental Health, 15:120. doi: 10.1186/s12940-016-0207-z
• Reese E, Peterson ER, Waldie K, Schmidt J, Bandara D, Atatoa Carr PE, Grant C, Pryor J, Morton SMB. (2016). High hopes? Educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic differences in parents' hopes and dreams for their unborn children. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0521-7.

2014

• Peterson E R, Schmidt J, Reese E, Lee AC, Atatoa Carr P, Morton SMB (2014). “I expect my baby to grow up to be a responsible and caring citizen.”: What are expectant parents’ hopes, dreams and expectations for their unborn children? Family Matters. 94:35-44. Article online