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Study Profile: Growing Up in Ireland

Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) is a two-cohort, longitudinal study of children and young people. The study aims to describe the health and development of Irish children across a range of topics; these include physical and mental health, family socio-demographic status, education, and the child’s behavi…

Growing Up in Ireland: Insights on inclusion in schools

Examining the experiences of students, teachers and leaders at Educate Together second-level schools

A capability approach to understanding academic and socio-emotional outcomes of students with special educational needs in Ireland

Using data from Ireland’s national longitudinal study of children, this paper employs a capabilities approach to disability to understand how individual characteristics as well as home and school environmental factors at age 9 relate to academic and socio-emotional outcomes of students with special…

Associations Between non-parental Adult Support and Youths’ Individual and Contextual Characteristics

While the role parents play in supporting young people is well established, support from other caring adults also becomes important during adolescence, particularly when young people are facing problems in their lives. The goal of this paper is to reflect on youth support seeking when facing problem…

The influence of caregiver’s migration status on child’s use of healthcare services: evidence from Ireland

Large-scale international migration continues apace. From a health-care services perspective, it is important to understand the influence of migrant heritage on utilization, to allocate resources appropriately and facilitate equity. However, the differences in utilization across different migrant gr…

The impact of household energy poverty on the mental health of parents of young children

Background Energy poverty, typified by cold homes and/or an inability to afford energy bills, presents risks to the mental health of occupants. Parents of young children may be especially susceptible to a mental health toll from energy poverty since they have a significant care obligation and spend…

Young, poor, and sick: The public health threat of energy poverty for children in Ireland

Children, particularly those of preschool ages (below 3 years), spend the majority of time indoors in the family home. Home conditions can impact upon occupant’s health, with energy poverty identified as a public health concern in Europe and internationally. Children growing up in energy poor homes…

The impact of prescription drug co-payments for publicly insured families

Co-payments for prescription drugs are a common feature of many healthcare systems, although often with exemptions for vulnerable population groups. International evidence demonstrates that cost-sharing for medicines may delay necessary care, increase use of other forms of healthcare and result in p…

Educational achievement and bullying: The mediating role of psychological difficulties

Background Bullying has a profound and enduring impact on academic achievement. However, there is a lack of clarity surrounding the specific mechanisms of this relationship. Aims This study examined the link between bullying at age 9 and Numeracy/Literacy achievement at age 15 to determine if this r…

What can children’s fears tell us about childhood? An exploration of data collected as part of Growing Up in Ireland, the National Longitudinal Study of Children.