Publications by authors named "R Latham"

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  • - The study explored the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues, noting that supportive adult relationships can help mitigate these problems.
  • - Using a twin-difference design, researchers analyzed data from a UK twin study to determine whether the protective effects of maternal warmth and adult support on mental health were truly causal, controlling for genetic and environmental factors.
  • - Results indicated that while children with more supportive adult relationships showed lower levels of mental health problems, these protective effects were significantly reduced when accounting for genetic and environmental factors, suggesting interventions should be more multifaceted.
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Aims: Exposure to multiple forms of victimisation in childhood (often referred to as poly-victimisation) has lifelong adverse effects, including an elevated risk of early-adulthood psychopathology. However, not all poly-victimised children develop mental health difficulties and identifying what protects them could inform preventive interventions. The present study investigated whether individual-, family- and/or community-level factors were associated with lower levels of general psychopathology at age 18, among children exposed to poly-victimisation.

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The purpose of this study was to assess the factor structure and the measurement invariance of the Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) across 10 countries based on the seven-factor coparenting model (i.e., Coparenting Agreement, Coparenting Closeness, Exposure to Conflict, Coparenting Support, Endorsement of Partner's Parenting; Division of Labor) proposed by Feinberg (2003).

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  • Poor air quality is linked to negative health outcomes, particularly impacting mental health, yet research on this connection remains limited and complex.
  • The study aims to consolidate knowledge from various fields to identify research priorities and address existing knowledge gaps related to air pollution and mental health.
  • Findings suggest that both indoor and outdoor air pollution negatively affect mental health, particularly in children and adolescents, emphasizing the need for longitudinal studies and collaborative efforts across sectors to create effective interventions.
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Toxigenic fungi, including Aspergillus and Fusarium species, contaminate our major cereal crops with an array of harmful mycotoxins, which threaten the health of humans and farmed animals. Despite our best efforts to prevent crop diseases, or postharvest spoilage, our cereals are consistently contaminated with aflatoxins and deoxynivalenol, and while established monitoring systems effectively prevent acute exposure, Aspergillus and Fusarium mycotoxins still threaten our food security. This is through the understudied impacts of: (i) our chronic exposure to these mycotoxins, (ii) the underestimated dietary intake of masked mycotoxins, and (iii) the synergistic threat of cocontaminations by multiple mycotoxins.

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