Francis Mitrou

Search results

• 2024

  Prevalence, distribution, and inequitable co-occurrence of mental ill-health and substance use among gender and sexuality diverse young people in Australia: epidemiological findings from a population-based cohort study

  Bailey, S., Newton, N., Perry, Y., Davies, C., Lin, A., Marino, J. L., Skinner, S. R., Garlick-Bock, S., Nguyen, H., Mitrou, F. & Barrett, E., 23 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Substance Abuse 100%
  • Psychological Distress 50%
  • Regression Model 50%
  • LGBT 33%
  • Gender Identity 33%

• Retirement, housing mobility, downsizing and neighbourhood quality - A causal investigation

  Nguyen, H. T., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S. R., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Housing Economics. 63, 16 p., 101977.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Wealth 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The causal impact of mental health on tobacco and alcohol consumption: an instrumental variables approach

  Mitrou, F., Nguyen, H. T., Le, H. T. & Zubrick, S. R., Mar 2024, In: Empirical Economics. 66, 3, p. 1287-1310 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Drinking Behavior 100%
  • Physical Dependence 100%
  • Alcohol Abuse 100%
  • Addiction 100%
  • Mental Health 100%
  7 Citations (Web of Science)

• The effects of sleep duration on child health and development

  Nguyen, H. T., Zubrick, S. R. & Mitrou, F., May 2024, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 221, p. 35-51 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Adolescents 100%
  • Body Mass Index 100%
  • Regression Model 100%
  • Null 100%
  • Cognitive Skill 100%
• 2023

  Accuracy of self-reported private health insurance coverage

  Nguyen, H. T., Le, H. T., Connelly, L. & Mitrou, F., Dec 2023, In: Health Economics (United Kingdom). 32, 12, p. 2709-2729 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Private Health Insurance 100%
  • Health Insurance Coverage 100%
  • Survey Analysis 37%
  • Number of Children 12%
  • Manpower 12%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Early Years Partnership: Armadale Group Model Building

  Teal, R., Bondonno, J., House, H., Lewis, P., Sae-Koew, J., Mitrou, F. & Millar, L., 22 Aug 2023, Perth : The University of Western Australia. 33 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  File
  204 Downloads (Pure)

• Early Years Partnership: Central Great Southern Group Model Building

  Teal, R., Bondonno, J., House, H., Lewis, P., Sae-Koew, J., Mitrou, F. & Millar, L., 22 Aug 2023, Perth: The University of Western Australia. 28 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  File
  89 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of the Early Years Partnership: Summary Report Vol 3

  Teal, R., Millar, L., House, H., Bondonno, J., Lewis, P., Mitrou, F., Charlton, E. & Sae-Koew, J., 26 Oct 2023, The University of Western Australia. 199 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  File

  • Summary Report 100%
  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Group Model Building Early Years Partnership: Bidyadanga

  Millar, L., Bondonno, J., House, H., Lewis, P., Sae-Koew, J., Mitrou, F. & Teal, R., 22 Aug 2023, Perth: The University of Western Australia. 31 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  File
  92 Downloads (Pure)

• Group Model Building Early Years Partnership: Derby, Mowanjum and Pandanus Park

  Millar, L., Bondonno, J., House, H., Lewis, P., Sae-Koew, J., Charlton, E., Mitrou, F. & Teal, R., 22 Aug 2023, Perth: The University of Western Australia. 49 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  File
  75 Downloads (Pure)

• Investigating the Validity of the Australian Early Development Census

  Howells, S., Nguyen, H. T., Brinkman, S. & Mitrou, F., 5 Mar 2023, In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Longitudinal Study 100%
  • Early Development 100%
  • Construct Validity 40%

• The impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep of child-parent dyads

  Nguyen, H. T., Christian, H., Le, H. T., Connelly, L., Zubrick, S. R. & Mitrou, F., 1 Jul 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 880, 163249.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Time Allocation 100%
  • Physical Activity 100%
  • Time Use 100%
  • Weather Impact 25%
  • Fixed Effects 16%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2022

  Gender differences in time allocation contribute to differences in developmental outcomes in children and adolescents

  Nguyen, H. T., Brinkman, S., Le, H. T., Zubrick, S. R. & Mitrou, F., Aug 2022, In: Economics of Education Review. 89, 13 p., 102270.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Adolescents 100%
  • Gender Difference 100%
  • Cognitive Skill 75%
  • Time-Use Diary 25%
  • Media Time 25%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)

• Tobacco smoking and mental disorders in Australian adolescents

  Lawrence, D., Johnson, S. E., Mitrou, F., Lawn, S. & Sawyer, M., 1 Feb 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 56, 2, p. 164-177 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smoking 100%
  • Adolescent 100%
  • Mental Disorder 100%
  • Adolescents 100%
  • Disease 100%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Transfers of disadvantage across three generations using latent class associations within families

  Adams, E., Hancock, K. J., Mitrou, F., Christensen, D., Taylor, C. L. & Zubrick, S. R., Sept 2022, In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 57, 3, p. 497-523 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Family Resource 100%
  • Longitudinal Analysis 100%
  • Numeracy 100%
  • Policy Approach 100%
  • Intergenerational Transfer 100%
  33 Downloads (Pure)

• Western Australian adolescent emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

  Thomas, H. M., Runions, K. C., Lester, L., Lombardi, K., Epstein, M., Mandzufas, J., Barrow, T., Ang, S., Leahy, A., Mullane, M., Whelan, A., Coffin, J., Mitrou, F., Zubrick, S. R., Bowen, A. C., Gething, P. W. & Cross, D., Dec 2022, In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 16, 1, 11 p., 4.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Youth 100%
  • COVID 19 Epidemic 100%
  • Wellbeing 100%
  • Adolescents 100%
  • COVID-19 50%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Associations Between Developmental Risk Profiles, Mental Disorders, and Student Absences Among Primary and Secondary Students in Australia

  Hancock, K. J., Cave, L., Christensen, D., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S. R., Dec 2021, In: SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH. 13, 4, p. 756-771 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Depression 100%
  • Primary Student 50%
  • Behavioral Disorder 50%
  • Regression Model 50%
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• DETECT Schools Study Protocol: A Prospective Observational Cohort Surveillance Study Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Western Australian Schools

  Mullane, M. J., Thomas, H. M., Epstein, M., Mandzufas, J., Mullan, N., Whelan, A., Lombardi, K., Barrow, T., Ang, S., Leahy, A., Cameron, E., Lester, L., Cooper, M., Stevenson, P., Hartman, M., McKenzie, A., Mitrou, F., Zubrick, S. R., Coffin, J., Cross, D., & 2 othersBowen, A. C. & Gething, P., 22 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 9, 636921.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • COVID-19 100%
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 100%
  • Wellbeing 100%
  • COVID 19 Epidemic 66%
  • Policy Making 33%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET): More than a Youth Policy Issue

  Mitrou, F., Haynes, M., Perales, F., Zubrick, S. R. & Baxter, J., 1 Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 6, 1, A3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Population Censuses 100%
  • Social Services 100%
  • Youth Policy 100%
  • Social Security Benefits 100%
  • Welfare 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• ‘The Impact of Weather on Time Allocation to Physical Activity and Sleep of Child-Parent Dyads’: Life Course Centre Working Paper Series, 2021-11

  Nguyen, H., Christian, H., Le, H., Connelly, L., Zubrick, S. & Mitrou, F., 21 Jul 2021, Australia: The University of Queensland.

  Research output: Working paper › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2020

  Does Retirement Lead to Life Satisfaction? Causal Evidence from Fixed Effect Instrumental Variable Models

  Nguyen, H. T., Mitrou, F., Taylor, C. & Zubrick, S. R., 1 Jul 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication

• Ethnicity differentials in academic achievements: the role of time investments

  Ha Trong Nguyen, Connelly, L. B., Huong Thu Le, Mitrou, F., Taylor, C. L. & Zubrick, S. R., 1 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Population Economics. 33, 4, p. 1381-1418 38 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Educational Activities 100%
  • Immigrant 100%
  • Cognitive Function 66%
  • Time Use 66%
  • Sociodemographics 33%
  11 Citations (Web of Science)

• Feasibility of a Consumer Centred Tobacco Management intervention in Community Mental Health Services in Australia

  Johnson, S. E., Mitrou, F., Lawrence, D., Zubrick, S. R., Wolstencroft, K., Ennals, P., Hall, C. & McNaught, E., 1 Oct 2020, In: Community Mental Health Journal. 56, 7, p. 1354-1365 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mental Health Service 100%
  • Consumer 100%
  • Smoking 50%
  • Tobacco Use 50%
  • Severe Mental Illness 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Pets Are Associated with Fewer Peer Problems and Emotional Symptoms, and Better Prosocial Behavior: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

  Christian, H., Mitrou, F., Cunneen, R. & Zubrick, S. R., May 2020, In: The Journal of Pediatrics. 220, p. 200-206.e2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Prosocial Behavior 100%
  • Longitudinal Analysis 100%
  • Ownership 100%
  • Longitudinal Study 100%
  • Social Emotional Development 50%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

  167 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  The contribution of geogenic particulate matter to lung disease in indigenous children

  Shepherd, C. C. J., Clifford, H. D., Mitrou, F., Melody, S. M., Bennett, E. J., Johnston, F. H., Knibbs, L. D., Pereira, G., Pickering, J. L., Teo, T. H., Kirkham, L. A. S., Thornton, R. B., Kicic, A., Ling, K. M., Alach, Z., Lester, M., Franklin, P., Reid, D. & Zosky, G. R., 1 Aug 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 15, 12 p., 2636.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Silo-Filler's Disease 100%
  • Atmospheric Aerosols 100%
  • Lung Disease 100%
  • Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae 100%
  • Ear Disease 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Educational inequality across three generations in Australia

  Hancock, K. J., Mitrou, F., Povey, J., Campbell, A. & Zubrick, S. R., 1 Mar 2018, In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 53, 1, p. 34-55 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Educational Inequality 100%
  • Numeracy 100%
  • Educational Attainment 100%
  • Diplomas 50%
  • Human Resources 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The diverse risk profiles of persistently absent students: implications for attendance policies in Australia

  Hancock, K. J., Mitrou, F., Taylor, C. L. & Zubrick, S. R., 3 Apr 2018, In: Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 23, 1-2, p. 53-69 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mental Health 100%
  • Health Risk 100%
  • Child Development 100%
  • Leave 100%
  • Financial Risk 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Associations between school absence and academic achievement: Do socioeconomics matter?

  Hancock, K. J., Lawrence, D., Shepherd, C. C. J., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S. R., 5 Jun 2017, In: British Educational Research Journal. 43, 3, p. 415-440 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Parent Education 100%
  • Educational Attendance 100%
  • Disadvantaged Schools 100%
  • Numeracy 100%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Parents' interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: Does gender matter?

  Campbell, A., Povey, J., Hancock, K. J., Mitrou, F. & Haynes, M., 2017, In: Journal of International Education Research. 85, p. 131-147 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Ethnic differences in the quality of the interview process and implications for survey analysis: The case of Indigenous Australians

  Perales, F., Baffour, B. & Mitrou, F., 2015, In: PLoS One. 10, 6, p. 1-20

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Socioeconomic Status 100%
  • Socioeconomics 100%
  • Household Income 100%
  • Australia 100%
  • Survey Analysis 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Evidence for the use of an algorithm in resolving inconsistent and missing Indigenous status in administrative data collections

  Christensen, D., Davis, G., Draper, G., Mitrou, F., Mckeown, S., Lawrence, D., Mcaullay, D., Pearson, G., Rikkers, W. & Zubrick, S., 2014, In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 49, 4, p. 423-443

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  122 Citations (Scopus)

• Gaps in Indigenous disadvantage not closing: A census cohort study of social determinants of health in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand from 1981-2006

  Mitrou, F., Cooke, M., Lawrence, D., Povah, D., Mobilia, E., Guimond, E. & Zubrick, S., 25 Feb 2014, In: BMC Public Health. 14, 1, p. 201

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  109 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk factors for low receptive vocabulary abilities in the preschool and early school years in the longitudinal study of Australian children

  Christensen, D. B., Zubrick, S., Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F. & Taylor, C., 2 Jul 2014, In: PLoS One. 9, 7, e101476.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Infancy 100%
  • Logistic Regression Analysis 100%
  • Sensitivity and Specificity 100%
  • Literacy 100%
  • Child Parent Relation 100%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Systematic review of the evidence for a relationship between trans-fatty acids and blood cholesterol

  Hafekost, K., O'Sullivan, T., Lawrence, D. & Mitrou, F., 2014, Food Standards Australia New Zealand. 57 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other output

  Open Access

  • Systematic Review 100%
  • Trans Fatty Acid 100%
  • Cholesterol Blood Level 100%
  • Cholesterol 100%
  • Fat Intake 60%
• 2013

  A three generation study of the mental health relationships between grandparents, parents and children

  Hancock, K., Mitrou, F., Shipley, M., Lawrence, D. & Zubrick, S., 2013, In: BMC Psychiatry. 13, p. 11pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum: Trends in sugar supply and consumption in Australia: Is there an Australian Paradox? (BMC Public Health (2013) 13:1134)

  Rikkers, W., Lawrence, D., Hafekost, K., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S. R., 5 Dec 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, 1134.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Food sources of saturated fat and the association with mortality: A meta-analysis

  O'Sullivan, T. A., Hafekost, K., Mitrou, F. & Lawrence, D., 2013, In: American Journal of Public Health. 103, 9, p. e31-e42

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  136 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk Factors for Children's Receptive Vocabulary Development from Four to Eight Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

  Taylor, C., Christensen, D., Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 2013, In: PLoS One. 8, 9, p. 20pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Web of Science)

• Smoking, mental illness and socioeconomic disadvantage: Analysis of the Australian National survey of mental health and Wellbeing

  Lawrence, D., Hafekost, J., Hull, P., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, p. 20pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Tackling overweight and obesity: Does the public health message match the science?

  Hafekost, K., Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F., O'Sullivan, T. A. & Zubrick, S., 2013, In: BMC Medicine. 11, p. 41

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  Open Access
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Trends in sugar supply and consumption in Australia: Is there an Australian Paradox?

  Rikkers, W., Lawrence, D., Hafekost, K., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 1, p. 11pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Adjusting for under-identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander births in time series produced from birth records: Using record linkage of survey data and administrative data sources

  Lawrence, D., Christensen, D., Mitrou, F., Draper, G., Davis, G., Mckeown, S., Mcaullay, D., Pearson, G. & Zubrick, S., 2012, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 12, 90, p. 1-13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Premature to conclude no genetic basis to the association between smoking and major depressive disorder

  Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 2012, In: Human Genetics. 131, 6, p. 903-904

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Socioeconomic disparities in the mental health of Indigenous children in Western Australia

  Shepherd, C., Li, J., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 10 Sept 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, 1, p. 12pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mental Health 100%
  • Child Mental Health 40%
  • Health Policy 20%
  • Housing Quality 20%
  • Family Functioning 20%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• The association between playgroup participation, learning competence and social-emotional wellbeing for children aged four-five years in Australia

  Hancock, K., Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F., Zarb, D., Berthelsen, D., Nicholson, J. M. & Zubrick, S., 2012, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 37, 2, p. 72-81

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wellbeing 100%
  • Longitudinal Study 100%
  • Demographic Characteristic 100%
  35 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Non-specific psychological distress, smoking status and smoking cessation: United States National Health Interview Survey 2005

  Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S., 2011, In: BMC Public Health. 11, 1, p. 256-268

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  98 Citations (Scopus)

• Sugar sweetened beverage consumption by Australian children: Implications for public health strategy

  Hafekost, K., Mitrou, F., Lawrence, D. & Zubrick, S., 2011, In: BMC Public Health. 11, 1, p. 950-960

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  52 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Common mental disorders: Missed opportunity for smoking prevention and cessation

  Lawrence, D. & Mitrou, F., 2010, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44, 1, p. 96-97 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• 2009

  One-third of adult smokers have a mental illness

  Lawrence, D. & Mitrou, F. F., 2009, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 43, 2, p. 177-178 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  The Western Australuian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: Are there any policy implications?

  Zubrick, S., Silburn, S., Lawrence, D., Shepherd, C., Mitrou, F., De Maio, J., Dalby, R., Griffin, J., Pearson, G. & Hayward, C., 2008, Contexts of Child Development: Culture, Policy and Intervention. Robinson, G. (ed.). Darwin: Charles Darwin University Press, p. 59-72 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review