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Dr George Youssef

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Honorary Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Psychology

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Contact

Biography

Dr Youssef is a cognitive neuropsychologist and biostatistician with expertise in the design and analysis of longitudinal studies of socioemotional and neurocognitive development, spanning childhood through to adulthood. His personal research interests are focused on understanding the phenomenology of exploratory behaviours in young people, including how engaging in these behaviours can promote healthy transition into adulthood.

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Biography summary

Dr Youssef completed his PhD and Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) degrees in 2013 (University of Melbourne) and Master of Biostatistics degree in 2015 (University of Melbourne). He was previously employed as a research fellow at Monash University and worked clinically in the neuropsychology team at the McKellar Center (Barwon Health). Dr Youssef was offered a continuing appointment at Deakin University in 2015. He is a senior member of the Data Sciences Platform within the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) at Deakin University and leads the Longitidinal and Cohort Studies Group which provides statistical consulting support to all longitudinal studies within SEED. He holds an Honorary appointment in the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.

In the years since completing his PhD, Dr Youssef's research has been primarily focused on quantitative psychology and statistical consulting work across a number of major (i.e. ARC and NHMRC funded) longitudinal studies of development in Australia. He is a senior statistical advisor for the Australian Temperament Project, one of the oldest studies of development in Australia, spaning 35+ years and three generations of participants (n=2400); the Adolescent Development Study, which is a large longitudinal study of adolescent neurobiological and socioemotional development (n=400); and the Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study, which is examining how perinatal factors influence development over time (n=1600). He is also an investigator on a major ARC funded project focussed on cross-cohort analysis of major longitudinal intergenerational studies (Australian and New Zealand Intergenerational Cohort Consortium) and is an active analyst within other major consortiums focused on the cross-cohort analysis of longitudinal data across Australia and New Zealand (e.g., Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium). Finally, he is the senior statistical advisor for the Gambling Studies group at Deakin University (embedded within the Deakin University Centre for Drug use, Addictive and Anti-social behaviour Research; CEDAAR) and in this role has made substantial contributions to major government funded (e.g. Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance) studies of gambling behaviour, which have direct implications for the public (e.g., developing empirically derived responsible gambling guidelines for the Victorian Government). Beyond quantiative methods, Dr Youssef has specific interest in risk taking and exploratory behaviours and leads a program of research examining the development and phenomenology of these behaviours over the lifecourse.

Affiliations

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, Australia

Knowledge areas

Longitudinal data analysis, risk taking and exploratory behaviour, adolescence and young adulthood

Publications

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2023

Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: comparison to pre-pandemic data

E Westrupp, C Bennett, T Berkowitz, G Youssef, J Toumbourou, R Tucker, F Andrews, S Evans, S Teague, G Karantzas, G Melvin, C Olsson, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, A Mikocka-Walus, D Hutchinson, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M Stokes, L Olive, A Wood, J McGillivray, E Sciberras

(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 317-330, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Factor structure of the Mini-Maternal Behavior Q-Sort and associations with infant attachment: Informing precision in research and intervention

A Booth, C Greenwood, G Youssef, J McIntosh, T Nguyen, P Letcher, B Edwards, D Hutchinson, A Sanson, C Olsson, J Macdonald

(2023), Vol. 28, pp. 454-463, Infancy, C1

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Parenting Orientations in Young Adulthood: Predicting Timing of Parenthood and Quality of Postpartum Caregiving

J Macdonald, S Collins, C Greenwood, G Youssef, K Thomson, P Letcher, E Spry, C Olsson

(2023), Vol. 124, pp. 812-827, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, United States, C1

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A Latent Class Analysis of Perceived Barriers to Help-seeking Among People with Alcohol Use Problems Presenting for Telephone-delivered Treatment

J Grigg, V Manning, A Cheetham, G Youssef, K Hall, A Baker, P Staiger, I Volpe, P Stragalinos, D Lubman

(2023), Vol. 58, pp. 68-75, Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), England, C1

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Alcohol use among Australian parents during the COVID-19 pandemic - April-2020 to May 2021

C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, H Bereznicki, G Youssef, E Westrupp

(2023), Vol. 138, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

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Father trait anger: Associations with father-infant bonding and subsequent parenting stress

L Francis, G Youssef, C Greenwood, P Enticott, A Curtis, L Graeme, K Mansour, C Olsson, H Skouteris, J Milgrom, J Williams, T Knight, J Macdonald

(2023), Vol. 14, Frontiers in Psychology, C1

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Risky alcohol consumption among women in Australia attending breast screening services: an exploratory cross-sectional study

J Grigg, V Manning, A Cheetham, C Greenwood, G Youssef, D Lockie, R Bell, P Stragalinos, C Bernard, D Lubman

(2023), Vol. 118, pp. 1493-1506, Addiction, London, Eng., C1

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Exploring Evidence for Mindfulness and Subjective Wellbeing Homeostatic Resilience Buffering Depression and Stress Symptoms Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Kimina Lyall, George Youssef, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Robert Cummins

(2023), Journal of Happiness Studies, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Categorical and dimensional approaches to the developmental relationship between ADHD and irritability

R Johns-Mead, N Vijayakumar, M Mulraney, G Melvin, G Youssef, E Sciberras, V Anderson, J Nicholson, D Efron, P Hazel, T Silk

(2023), Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, England, C1

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Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G O’Dea, G Youssef, L Hagg, L Francis, E Spry, L Rossen, I Smith, S Teague, K Mansour, A Booth, S Davies, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald

(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 441-452, Archives of Women's Mental Health, C1

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Association of maternal and paternal perinatal depression and anxiety with infant development: A longitudinal study

A Rogers, G Youssef, S Teague, M Sunderland, G Le Bas, J Macdonald, R Mattick, S Allsop, E Elliott, C Olsson, D Hutchinson

(2023), Vol. 338, pp. 278-288, Journal of Affective Disorders, Netherlands, C1

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Associations between unintended fatherhood and paternal mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis

I Smith, G O'Dea, D Demmer, G Youssef, G Craigie, L Francis, L Coles, L D'Souza, K Cain, T Knight, C Olsson, J Macdonald

(2023), Vol. 339, pp. 22-32, Journal of Affective Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Negative urgency, distress tolerance, and symptoms of substance use, eating, and borderline personality disorders in treatment-seeking young people

S Mattingley, G Youssef, L Graeme, E Sloan, V Manning, K Hall

(2023), pp. 1-18, Journal of Clinical Psychology, London, Eng., C1

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Profiles of parents' emotion socialization within a multinational sample of parents

G King, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, C Kehoe, J Dunsmore, S Havighurst, G Youssef, T Berkowitz, E Westrupp

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-18, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

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The Social Determinants of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Experiencing Early Puberty

N Vijayakumar, G Youssef, H Bereznicki, N Dehestani, T Silk, S Whittle

(2023), pp. 1-8, Journal of Adolescent Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Illicit Substance Use and Harm in Young Adulthood: the Role of Substance Use in Close Relationships and Individual Social Skills

C Greenwood, P Letcher, J Macdonald, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J Toumbourou, E Spry, A Sanson, J Cleary, C Olsson

(2023), pp. 1-15, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Berlin, Germany, C1

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2022

Do gaze behaviours during action observation predict interpersonal motor resonance?

S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, J He, M Do, C Hyde, P Barhoun, P Enticott

(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 61-71, Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, England, C1

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From adolescence to parenthood: a multi-decade study of preconception mental health problems and postpartum parent-infant bonds

J Macdonald, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, H McAnally, K Thomson, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J McIntosh, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2022), Vol. 57, pp. 601-610, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, C1

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The Identification of Low-risk Gambling Limits for Specific Gambling Activities

N Dowling, G Youssef, C Greenwood, S Merkouris, A Suomi, R Room

(2022), Vol. 38, pp. 559-590, Journal of Gambling Studies, United States, C1

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The Role of Antenatal and Postnatal Maternal Bonding in Infant Development

G Le Bas, G Youssef, J Macdonald, S Teague, R Mattick, I Honan, J McIntosh, S Khor, L Rossen, E Elliott, S Allsop, L Burns, C Olsson, D Hutchinson

(2022), Vol. 61, pp. 820-829.e1, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States, C1

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Distress tolerance across substance use, eating, and borderline personality disorders: A meta-analysis

S Mattingley, G Youssef, V Manning, L Graeme, K Hall

(2022), Vol. 300, pp. 492-504, Journal of Affective Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Hidden in Plain Sight? Men's Coping Patterns and Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

J Livingston, G Youssef, L Francis, C Greenwood, C Olsson, J Macdonald

(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-14, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

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Text mining of Reddit posts: Using latent Dirichlet allocation to identify common parenting issues

E Westrupp, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, T Berkowitz, L Hagg, G Youssef

(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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Harsh and Inconsistent Parental Discipline Is Associated With Altered Cortical Development in Children

S Whittle, E Pozzi, D Rakesh, J Kim, M Yap, O Schwartz, G Youssef, N Allen, N Vijayakumar

(2022), pp. 1-9, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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"You are not alone": A big data and qualitative analysis of men's unintended fatherhood

I Smith, G Youssef, A Shatte, S Teague, T Knight, J Macdonald

(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 1-11, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Examining the role of brooding, distress, and negative urgency in dysregulated behaviors: A cross-sectional study in treatment-seeking young people

D Borg, K Hall, G Youssef, E Sloan, L Graeme, R Moulding

(2022), pp. 1-26, Journal of Clinical Psychology, London, Eng., C1

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The role of the primary motor cortex in motor imagery: A theta burst stimulation study

P Barhoun, I Fuelscher, M Do, J He, A Cerins, S Bekkali, G Youssef, D Corp, B Major, D Meaney, P Enticott, C Hyde

(2022), pp. 1-19, Psychophysiology, London, Eng., C1

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Examining Analytic Practices in Latent Dirichlet Allocation Within Psychological Science: Scoping Review

L Hagg, S Merkouris, G O'Dea, L Francis, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, E Westrupp, J Macdonald, G Youssef

(2022), Vol. 24, pp. e33166-e33166, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1

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Does empathy predict autistic traits? A multi-modal investigation

P Donaldson, S Bekkali, G Youssef, M Kirkovski, T Ford, P Enticott

(2022), Vol. 196, Personality and Individual Differences, C1

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A Gambling Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention (GamblingLess: In-The-Moment): Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial

N Dowling, S Merkouris, G Youssef, D Lubman, K Bagot, C Hawker, H Portogallo, A Thomas, S Rodda

(2022), Vol. 11, pp. e38958-e38958, JMIR Research Protocols, Canada, C1

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Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study

Primrose Letcher, Christopher Greenwood, Helena McAnally, Jay Belsky, Jacqui Macdonald, Elizabeth Spry, Kimberley Thomson, Meredith O'Connor, Judith Sligo, George Youssef, Jennifer Mcintosh, Ella Iosua, Delyse Hutchinson, Joyce Cleary, Ann Sanson, George Patton, Robert Hancox, Craig Olsson

(2022), pp. 1-14, Child Development, London, Eng., C1

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Association of adolescent and young adult depression and anxiety with perinatal mental health in fathers: Findings from an Australian longitudinal study

N Lowrie, G Le Bas, G Youssef, J Macdonald, S Teague, A Rogers, M Sunderland, R Mattick, E Elliott, S Allsop, L Burns, J Najman, S Jacobs, C Olsson, D Hutchinson

(2022), Vol. 156, pp. 206-213, Journal of Psychiatric Research, England, C1

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Creation of a Short-Form and Brief Short-Form Version of the Coping With Children's Negative Emotions Scale

G King, C Kehoe, S Havighurst, G Youssef, J Macdonald, J Dunsmore, T Berkowitz, E Westrupp

(2022), pp. 1-22, Assessment, London, Eng., C1

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2021

Evaluating the impact of simulation-based education on clinical psychology students' confidence and clinical competence

J Sheen, W Sutherland‐Smith, E Thompson, G Youssef, A Dudley, R King, K Hall, N Dowling, C Gurtman, J McGillivray

(2021), Vol. 25, pp. 271-282, Clinical Psychologist, C1

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Preconception and perinatal predictors of offspring attachment disorganization: Advancing the replicated evidence

J McIntosh, A Schnabel, G Youssef, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 33, pp. 240-251, Development and Psychopathology, United States, C1

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Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: a 36-year prospective cohort

K Thomson, H Romaniuk, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, J Macdonald, H Mcanally, G Youssef, J Mcintosh, D Hutchinson, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 2126-2133, Psychological Medicine, England, C1

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The Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms and Stop Signal Task Performance

B Mann, E Sciberras, J He, G Youssef, V Anderson, T Silk

(2021), Vol. 25, pp. 1881-1894, Journal of Attention Disorders, United States, C1

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Exploring the associations between gambling cravings, self-efficacy, and gambling episodes: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study

C Hawker, S Merkouris, G Youssef, N Dowling

(2021), Vol. 112, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

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Exploring a causal model in observational cohort data: The role of parents and peers in shaping substance use trajectories

C Greenwood, G Youssef, P Letcher, E Spry, K Thomson, L Hagg, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, J McIntosh, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 112, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

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Is the Putative Mirror Neuron System Associated with Empathy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, N Albein-Urios, C Hyde, P Enticott

(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 14-57, Neuropsychology Review, United States, C1

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Preconception depression and anxiety symptoms and maternal-infant bonding: a 20-year intergenerational cohort study

C Olsson, E Spry, Y Alway, M Moreno-Betancur, G Youssef, C Greenwood, P Letcher, J Macdonald, J McIntosh, D Hutchinson, G Patton

(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 513-523, Archives of Women's Mental Health, Austria, C1

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Inner Speech Moderates the Relationship Between Autism Spectrum Traits and Emotion Regulation

N Albein-Urios, G Youssef, A Klas, P Enticott

(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 3322-3330, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, United States, C1

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Maternal bonding, negative affect, and infant social-emotional development: A prospective cohort study

Genevieve Le Bas, George Youssef, Jacqui Macdonald, Richard Mattick, Samantha Teague, Ingrid Honan, Jennifer Mcintosh, Sarah Khor, Larissa Rossen, Elizabeth Elliott, Steve Allsop, Lucinda Burns, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson

(2021), Vol. 281, pp. 926-934, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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How are you sleeping? Starting the conversation with fathers about their mental health in the early parenting years

J Macdonald, L Graeme, K Wynter, D Cooke, D Hutchinson, G Kendall, J StGeorge, E Dowse, L Francis, N McBride, A Fairweather, L Manno, C Olsson, S Allsop, L Leach, G Youssef

(2021), Vol. 281, pp. 727-737, Journal of Affective Disorders, Netherlands, C1

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A longitudinal analysis of puberty-related cortical development

N Vijayakumar, G Youssef, N Allen, V Anderson, D Efron, P Hazell, L Mundy, J Nicholson, G Patton, M Seal, J Simmons, S Whittle, T Silk

(2021), Vol. 228, NeuroImage, United States, C1

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The development of empirically derived australian low-risk gambling limits

N Dowling, G Youssef, C Greenwood, S Merkouris, A Suomi, R Room

(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 1-18, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1

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A Smartphone-delivered ecological momentary intervention for problem gambling (GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge): Single-Arm acceptability and feasibility trial

C Hawker, S Merkouris, G Youssef, N Dowling

(2021), Vol. 23, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1

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Cognitive boosting interventions for impulsivity in addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive training, remediation and pharmacological enhancement

A Anderson, G Youssef, A Robinson, D Lubman, A Verdejo-Garcia

(2021), Vol. 116, pp. 3304-3319, Addiction, England, C1

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Adult gambling problems and histories of mental health and substance use: Findings from a prospective multi-wave australian cohort study

S Merkouris, C Greenwood, G Youssef, P Letcher, S Vassallo, N Dowling, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 10, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1

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The identification of Australian low-risk gambling limits: A comparison of gambling-related harm measures

Nicki Dowling, Christopher Greenwood, Stephanie Merkouris, George Youssef, Matthew Browne, Matthew Rockloff, Paul Myers

(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 21-34, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Budapest, Hungary, C1

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The shape of gambling risk-curves for frequency, expenditure and proportion of income in Australia

C Greenwood, G Youssef, S Merkouris, N Dowling

(2021), Vol. 116, pp. 3219-3226, Addiction, England, C1

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Mental rotation performance in young adults with and without developmental coordination disorder

P Barhoun, I Fuelscher, M Do, J He, S Bekkali, A Cerins, G Youssef, J Williams, P Enticott, C Hyde

(2021), Vol. 77, Human Movement Science, Netherlands, C1

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Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

E Westrupp, M Stokes, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, T Berkowitz, T Capic, S Khor, C Greenwood, A Mikocka-Walus, E Sciberras, G Youssef, C Olsson, D Hutchinson

(2021), Vol. 145, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, England, C1

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An Emotion Regulation and Impulse Control (ERIC) Intervention for Vulnerable Young People: A Multi-Sectoral Pilot Study

K Hall, G Youssef, A Simpson, E Sloan, L Graeme, N Perry, R Moulding, A Baker, A Beck, P Staiger

(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1

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Paternal coping and psychopathology during the perinatal period: A mixed studies systematic review and meta-analysis

J Livingston, G Youssef, J StGeorge, K Wynter, E Dowse, L Francis, L Di Manno, S Teague, D Demmer, S Collins, E Wilford, L Leach, G Melvin, J Macdonald

(2021), Vol. 86, Clinical Psychology Review, United States, C1

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Psychosocial predictors of binge-drinking residual harm in adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from the Australian Temperament Project

C Greenwood, G Youssef, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, P Letcher, J Macdonald, D Hutchinson, E Spry, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, E Biden, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 226, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

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Large-scale analysis of interindividual variability in single and paired-pulse TMS data

D Corp, H Bereznicki, G Clark, G Youssef, P Fried, A Jannati, C Davies, J Gomes-Osman, M Kirkovski, N Albein-Urios, P Fitzgerald, G Koch, V Di Lazzaro, A Pascual-Leone, P Enticott

(2021), Vol. 132, pp. 2639-2653, Clinical Neurophysiology, Netherlands, C1

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Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence

J Linardon, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Macdonald, E Spry, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, A Sanson, E Wertheim, J McIntosh, D Le Grange, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 54, pp. 1680-1688, International Journal of Eating Disorders, United States, C1

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Effects of immersive virtual reality exposure in preparing pediatric oncology patients for radiation therapy

M Tennant, N Anderson, G Youssef, L McMillan, R Thorson, G Wheeler, M McCarthy

(2021), Vol. 19, pp. 18-25, Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Cohort profile: The Men and Parenting Pathways (MAPP) Study: A longitudinal Australian cohort study of men's mental health and well-being at the normative age for first-time fatherhood

J Macdonald, L Francis, H Skouteris, G Youssef, L Graeme, J Williams, R Fletcher, T Knight, J Milgrom, L Di Manno, C Olsson, C Greenwood

(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1

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The effects of puberty and its hormones on subcortical brain development

Nandita Vijayakumar, George Youssef, Nicholas Allen, Vicki Anderson, Daryl Efron, Lisa Mundy, George Patton, Julian Simmons, Tim Silk, Sarah Whittle

(2021), Vol. 7, pp. 1-11, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Preparing for Future Adversities: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia for Promoting Relational Resilience in Families

E Biden, C Greenwood, J Macdonald, E Spry, P Letcher, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J McIntosh, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1

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Continuities in maternal substance use from early adolescence to parenthood: Findings from the intergenerational cohort consortium

K Thomson, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, J Macdonald, H McAnally, L Hines, G Youssef, J McIntosh, D Hutchinson, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2021), Psychological Medicine, C1

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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Inhibitory Control Training for Smoking Cessation: Outcomes, Mediators and Methodological Considerations

L Hughes, M Hayden, J Bos, N Lawrence, G Youssef, R Borland, P Staiger

(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1

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Is there a relationship between EEG and sTMS neurophysiological markers of the putative human mirror neuron system?

S Bekkali, G Youssef, P Donaldson, C Hyde, M Do, J He, P Barhoun, P Enticott

(2021), Vol. 99, pp. 3238-3249, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Abingdon, Eng., C1

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The impact of diagnostic status on quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome

G Cassar, J George Youssef, S Knowles, R Moulding, D Austin

(2021), Vol. 32, pp. 808-818, Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, Turkey, C1

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A proof-of-concept study applying machine learning methods to putative risk factors for eating disorders: Results from the multi-centre European project on healthy eating

I Krug, J Linardon, C Greenwood, G Youssef, J Treasure, F Fernandez-Aranda, A Karwautz, G Wagner, D Collier, M Anderluh, K Tchanturia, V Ricca, S Sorbi, B Nacmias, L Bellodi, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz

(2021), Psychological Medicine, England, C1

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Parent and child mental health trajectories April 2020 to May 2021: Strict lockdown versus no lockdown in Australia

E Westrupp, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, C Olsson, E Sciberras, A Mikocka-Walus, G Melvin, S Evans, M Stokes, A Wood, G Karantzas, J Macdonald, J Toumbourou, S Teague, J Fernando, T Berkowitz, M Ling, G Youssef

(2021), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, England, C1

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Monitoring Australian parents' shifting receptiveness to digital mental health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Linardon, E Westrupp, J Macdonald, A Mikocka-Walus, M Stokes, C Greenwood, G Youssef, S Teague, D Hutchinson, E Sciberras, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz

(2021), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, England, C1

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2020

Maternal mental health and infant emotional reactivity: A 20-year two-cohort study of preconception and perinatal exposures

E Spry, M Moreno-Betancur, D Becker, H Romaniuk, J Carlin, E Molyneaux, L Howard, J Ryan, P Letcher, J McIntosh, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, K Thomson, H McAnally, R Hancox, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, C Olsson, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 50, pp. 827-837, Psychological Medicine, C1

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Psychopathology in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence

A Schnabel, G Youssef, D Hallford, E Hartley, J McGillivray, M Stewart, D Forbes, D Austin

(2020), Vol. 24, pp. 26-40, Autism, England, C1

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The role of antenatal and postnatal maternal bonding in infant development: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Genevieve Le Bas, George Youssef, Jacqui Macdonald, Larissa Rossen, Samantha Teague, Emily Kothe, Jennifer McIntosh, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson

(2020), Vol. 29, pp. 3-20, Social development, Chichester, Eng., C1

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Neural correlates of symptom severity in obsessive-compulsive disorder using magnetization transfer and diffusion tensor imaging

S Maleki, Y Chye, X Zhang, L Parkes, S Chamberlain, L Fontenelle, L Braganza, G Youssef, V Lorenzetti, B Harrison, M Yücel, C Suo

(2020), Vol. 298, Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging, Netherlands, C1

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GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge: Development and usability testing of a smartphone-delivered ecological momentary intervention for problem gambling

S Merkouris, C Hawker, S Rodda, G Youssef, N Dowling

(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 515-538, International Gambling Studies, C1

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The australian and New Zealand intergenerational cohort consortium: A study protocol for investigating mental health and well-being across generations

C Olsson, E Spry, P Letcher, H McAnally, K Thomson, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, G Youssef, H Romaniuk, E Iosua, J Sligo, D Hutchinson, J McIntosh, M O’connor, R McGee, A Sanson, R Hancox, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 267-281, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, C1

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Adolescent and young adult mental health problems and infant offspring behavior: findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study

P Letcher, C Greenwood, H Romaniuk, E Spry, J Macdonald, H McAnally, K Thomson, G Youssef, D Hutchinson, J McIntosh, A Sanson, J Ryan, B Edwards, J Sligo, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 272, pp. 521-528, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

G Cassar, G Youssef, S Knowles, R Moulding, D Austin

(2020), Vol. 43, pp. E102-E122, Gastroenterology Nursing, Baltimore, Md., C1

journal article

Using technology to tailor and personalise population level parenting interventions

E Westrupp, G Youssef, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Macdonald, S Havighurst, C Kehoe, L Olive, S Evans

(2020), Vol. 19, pp. 1-3, Mental health and prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Feasibility, acceptability, and clinical implementation of an immersive virtual reality intervention to address psychological well-being in children and adolescents with cancer

Michelle Tennant, Jane McGillivray, George Youssef, Maria McCarthy, Tara-Jane Clark

(2020), Vol. 37, pp. 265-277, Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Thousand Oaks, Calif., C1

journal article

Study Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey (CPAS): A Longitudinal Study of Australian Parents of a Child 0-18 Years

E Westrupp, G Karantzas, J Macdonald, L Olive, G Youssef, C Greenwood, E Sciberras, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, S Evans, A Mikocka-Walus, M Ling, R Cummins, D Hutchinson, G Melvin, J Fernando, S Teague, A Wood, J Toumbourou, T Berkowitz, J Linardon, P Enticott, M Stokes, J McGillivray, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Large-scale analysis of interindividual variability in theta-burst stimulation data: results from the 'Big TMS Data Collaboration'

D Corp, H Bereznicki, G Clark, G Youssef, P Fried, A Jannati, C Davies, J Gomes-Osman, J Stamm, S Chung, S Bowe, N Rogasch, P Fitzgerald, G Koch, V Di Lazzaro, A Pascual-Leone, P Enticott

(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 1476-1488, Brain stimulation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Heritability of overlapping impulsivity and compulsivity dimensional phenotypes

J Tiego, S Chamberlain, B Harrison, A Dawson, L Albertella, G Youssef, L Fontenelle, M Yücel

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Association between Maternal Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Child and Adolescent Development: A Meta-analysis

A Rogers, S Obst, S Teague, L Rossen, E Spry, J MacDonald, M Sunderland, C Olsson, G Youssef, D Hutchinson

(2020), Vol. 174, pp. 1082-1092, JAMA Pediatrics, United States, C1

journal article

Exploring the use of Immersive Virtual Reality to enhance Psychological Well-Being in Pediatric Oncology: A pilot randomized controlled trial

M Tennant, G Youssef, J McGillivray, T Clark, L McMillan, M McCarthy

(2020), Vol. 48, European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Scotland, C1

journal article

The Child and Parent Emotion Study: Protocol for a longitudinal study of parent emotion socialisation and child socioemotional development

E Westrupp, J MacDonald, C Bennett, S Havighurst, C Kehoe, D Foley, T Berkowitz, G King, G Youssef

(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1

journal article

Maternal and paternal depression and anxiety and offspring infant negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Spry, S Aarsman, G Youssef, G Patton, J Macdonald, A Sanson, K Thomson, D Hutchinson, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 58, Developmental Review, C1

journal article

A comparison of penalised regression methods for informing the selection of predictive markers

C Greenwood, G Youssef, P Letcher, J Macdonald, L Hagg, A Sanson, J McIntosh, D Hutchinson, J Toumbourou, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

journal article

Profiles of Depressive Symptoms and Anger in Men: Associations With Postpartum Family Functioning

J Macdonald, C Greenwood, L Francis, T Harrison, L Graeme, G Youssef, L Di Manno, H Skouteris, R Fletcher, T Knight, J Williams, J Milgrom, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Young Adults With Higher Motives and Expectancies of Regular Cannabis Use Show Poorer Psychosocial Functioning

D Amiet, G Youssef, L Hagg, V Lorenzetti, L Parkes, N Solowij, M Yücel

(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Transitioning into and out of low- and moderate-risk gambling: Socio-demographic, gambling-related harm, motivation and change profiles

S Merkouris, Nicole Dowling, S Rodda, G Youssef

(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2019

Sometimes It's Good to be Short: The Serotonin Transporter Gene, Positive Parenting, and Adolescent Depression

K Little, C Olsson, S Whittle, J Macdonald, L Sheeber, G Youssef, J Simmons, A Sanson, D Foley, N Allen

(2019), Vol. 90, pp. 1061-1079, Child Development, United States, C1

journal article

Social mediators of relationships between childhood reading difficulties, behaviour problems, and secondary school noncompletion

D Smart, G Youssef, A Sanson, M Prior, J Toumbourou, C Olsson

(2019), Vol. 71, pp. 171-182, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1

journal article

Adolescent Care-Orientation and Positive Development in Young Adulthood

D Hutchinson, G Youssef, A Buhagiar, S Teague, J Macdonald, P Letcher, C Greenwood, J McIntosh, J Toumbourou, B Hallam, H Skouteris, A Sanson, C Olsson

(2019), Vol. 64, pp. 63-69, Journal of Adolescent Health, United States, C1

journal article

Overlapping dimensional phenotypes of impulsivity and compulsivity explain co-occurrence of addictive and related behaviors

Jeggan Tiego, Sanne Oostermeijer, Luisa Prochazkova, Linden Parkes, Andrew Dawson, George Youssef, Erin Oldenhof, Adrian Carter, Rebecca Segrave, Leonardo Fontenelle, Murat Yücel

(2019), Vol. 24, pp. 426-440, CNS spectrums, Cambridge, Eng., C1

journal article

Characterisation of depressive symptoms in young children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

C Joseph, S Evans, G Youssef, T Silk, V Anderson, D Efron, E Sciberras

(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 1183-1192, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Germany, C1

journal article

Motor imagery in children with DCD: a systematic and meta-analytic review of hand-rotation task performance

Pamela Barhoun, Ian Fuelscher, Emily Kothe, Jason He, George Youssef, Peter Enticott, Jacqueline Williams, Christian Hyde

(2019), Vol. 99, pp. 282-297, Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Profiles of emotion regulation in young people accessing youth mental health and drug treatment

E Sloan, K Hall, G Youssef, R Moulding, H Mildred, P Staiger

(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 769-780, Cognitive therapy and research, Cham, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Exploring the "preterm Behavioral Phenotype" in Children Born Extremely Preterm

A Burnett, G Youssef, P Anderson, J Duff, L Doyle, J Cheong

(2019), Vol. 40, pp. 200-207, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, United States, C1

journal article

Dissociable implicit sequence learning mechanisms revealed by continuous theta-burst stimulation

G Clark, M Barham, A Ware, J Plumridge, B O'Sullivan, K Lyons, T Fitzgibbon, B Buck, G Youssef, M Ullman, P Enticott, J Lum

(2019), Vol. 133, pp. 341-349, Behavioral neuroscience, Washington, D.C., C1

journal article

Alcohol and parenthood: An integrative analysis of the effects of transition to parenthood in three Australasian cohorts

R Borschmann, D Becker, E Spry, G Youssef, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, E Silins, J Boden, M Moreno-Betancur, J Najman, L Degenhardt, R Mattick, H Romaniuk, L Horwood, G Patton

(2019), Vol. 197, pp. 326-334, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

journal article

Does adolescent heavier alcohol use predict young adult aggression and delinquency? Parallel analyses from four Australasian cohort studies

J Najman, M Plotnikova, J Horwood, E Silins, D Fergusson, G Patton, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, R Tait, G Youssef, R Borschmann, C Coffey, J Toumbourou, R Mattick

(2019), Vol. 45, pp. 427-436, Aggressive Behavior, United States, C1

journal article

Defining Compulsive Behavior

J Luigjes, V Lorenzetti, S de Haan, G Youssef, C Murawski, Z Sjoerds, W van den Brink, D Denys, L Fontenelle, M Yücel

(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 4-13, Neuropsychology Review, United States, C1

journal article

Prenatal alcohol exposure and infant gross motor development: A prospective cohort study

D Hutchinson, G Youssef, C McCormack, J Wilson, S Allsop, J Najman, E Elliott, L Burns, S Jacobs, I Honan, L Rossen, H Fiedler, S Teague, J Ryan, C Olsson, R Mattick

(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Pediatrics, England, C1

journal article

A comparison of longitudinal modelling approaches: Alcohol and cannabis use from adolescence to young adulthood

C Greenwood, G Youssef, K Betts, P Letcher, J Mcintosh, E Spry, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, L Hagg, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, C Olsson

(2019), Vol. 201, pp. 58-64, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

journal article

A randomized controlled trial of inhibitory control training for smoking cessation and reduction

J Bos, P Staiger, M Hayden, L Hughes, G Youssef, N Lawrence

(2019), Vol. 87, pp. 831-843, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Washington, D.C., C1

journal article

Neurodevelopmental trajectories related to attention problems predict driving-related risk behaviors

N Vijayakumar, N Allen, G Youssef, J Simmons, M Byrne, S Whittle

(2019), Vol. 23, pp. 1346-1355, Journal of attention disorders, London, Eng., C1

journal article

The reciprocal association between problem gambling and mental health symptoms/substance use: Cross-lagged path modelling of longitudinal cohort data

N Dowling, C Butera, S Merkouris, G Youssef, S Rodda, A Jackson

(2019), Vol. 8, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1

journal article

The diagnostic accuracy of brief screening instruments for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Dowling, S Merkouris, S Dias, S Rodda, V Manning, G Youssef, D Lubman, R Volberg

(2019), Vol. 74, Clinical Psychology Review, United States, C1

journal article
2018

Unpacking the role of self-reported compulsivity and impulsivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder

L Prochazkova, L Parkes, A Dawson, G Youssef, G Ferreira, V Lorenzetti, R Segrave, L Fontenelle, M Yucel

(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 51-58, CNS Spectrums, United States, C1

journal article

The parental bonds of adolescent girls and next-generation maternal-infant bonding: findings from the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study

J Macdonald, G Youssef, L Phillips, E Spry, Y Alway, G Patton, C Olsson

(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 171-180, Archives of Women's Mental Health, Austria, C1

journal article

The intergenerational transmission of problem gambling: the mediating role of offspring gambling expectancies and motives

N Dowling, E Oldenhof, K Shandley, G Youssef, S Vasiliadis, S Thomas, E Frydenberg, A Jackson

(2018), Vol. 77, pp. 16-20, Addictive behaviors, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The natural history of risky drinking and associated harms from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from the Australian Temperament Project

K Betts, R Alati, P Baker, P Letcher, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, C Olsson

(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 23-32, Psychological Medicine, England, C1

journal article

Cohort profile: The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study: A longitudinal study of the relationship between alcohol, tobacco and other substance use during pregnancy and the health and well-being of Australian children and families

D Hutchinson, J Wilson, S Allsop, E Elliott, J Najman, L Burns, A Bartu, S Jacobs, I Honan, C McCormack, L Rossen, H Fiedler, C Stone, S Khor, J Ryan, G Youssef, C Olsson, R Mattick, J Cassar, A Popescu, G Campbell, L Taylor, M Gomez, E Black, D Braunstein, L Dewberry, E Kelly, A Aiken, S Brann, S Clews, S Dawe, A Gordon, P Haber, D Hamilton, A Lewis, N McBride, E Moore, R Mutch, J Oei, G Patton, R Rapee, T Slade, M Shanahan, C Stephens, S Teague, M Ward

(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 26-27m, International Journal of Epidemiology, England, C1

journal article

Relationship between measures of impulsivity in opioid-dependent individuals

M Kras, G Youssef, J Garfield, M Yücel, D Lubman, J Stout

(2018), Vol. 120, pp. 133-137, Personality and Individual Differences, C1

journal article

Autism spectrum traits linked with reduced performance on self-report behavioural measures of cognitive flexibility

N Albein-Urios, G Youssef, M Kirkovski, P Enticott

(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 2506-2515, Journal of autism and developmental disorders, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Maternal and partner prenatal alcohol use and infant cognitive development

C McCormack, D Hutchinson, L Burns, G Youssef, J Wilson, E Elliott, S Allsop, J Najman, S Jacobs, L Rossen, C Olsson, R Mattick

(2018), Vol. 185, pp. 330-338, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

journal article

Contextual stress and maternal sensitivity: a meta-analytic review of stress associations with the Maternal Behavior Q-Sort in observational studies

A Booth, J Macdonald, G Youssef

(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 145-177, Developmental review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

An emotion regulation treatment for young people with complex substance use and mental health issues: a case-series analysis

E Sloan, K Hall, A Simpson, G Youssef, R Moulding, H Mildred, P Staiger

(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 427-441, Cognitive and behavioral practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The anticipation and outcome phases of reward and loss processing: A neuroimaging meta-analysis of the monetary incentive delay task

S Oldham, C Murawski, A Fornito, G Youssef, M Yücel, V Lorenzetti

(2018), Vol. 39, pp. 3398-3418, Human Brain Mapping, United States, C1

journal article

Adverse adult consequences of different alcohol use patterns in adolescence: an integrative analysis of data to age 30 years from four Australasian cohorts

E Silins, L Horwood, J Najman, G Patton, J Toumbourou, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, D Fergusson, D Becker, J Boden, R Borschmann, M Plotnikova, G Youssef, R Tait, P Clare, W Hall, R Mattick

(2018), Vol. 113, pp. 1811-1825, Addiction, England, C1

journal article

Examining the mediational role of psychological flexibility, pain catastrophizing, and visceral sensitivity in the relationship between psychological distress, irritable bowel symptom frequency, and quality of life

G Cassar, S Knowles, G Youssef, R Moulding, D Uiterwijk, L Waters, D Austin

(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 1168-1181, Psychology, Health and Medicine, England, C1

journal article

Psychosocial profiles of adolescents from dissolved families: Differences in depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood

L Di Manno, J Macdonald, G Youssef, K Little, C Olsson

(2018), Vol. 241, pp. 325-337, Journal of Affective Disorders, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease changes perception in the Rubber Hand Illusion

C Ding, C Palmer, J Hohwy, G Youssef, B Paton, N Tsuchiya, J Stout, D Thyagarajan

(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Exploring the association of legalisation status of cannabis with problematic cannabis use and impulsivity in the USA

Louise Destrée, Danielle Amiet, Adrian Carter, Rico Lee, Valentina Lorenzetti, Rebecca Segrave, George Youssef, Nadia Solowij, Murat Yücel

(2018), Vol. 7, pp. 1-5, Drugs in context, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Reduced motor cortex inhibition and a 'cognitive-first' prioritisation strategy for older adults during dual-tasking

D Corp, G Youssef, R Clark, J Gomes-Osman, M Yücel, S Oldham, S Aldraiwiesh, J Rice, A Pascual-Leone, M Rogers

(2018), Vol. 113, pp. 95-105, Experimental Gerontology, England, C1

journal article

Problem gambling and family violence: findings from a population-representative study

Nicki Dowling, Carrie Ewin, George Youssef, Stephanie Merkouris, Aino Suomi, Shane Thomas, Alun Jackson

(2018), Vol. 7, pp. 806-813, Journal of behavioral addictions, Budapest, Hungary, C1

journal article

Retention strategies in longitudinal cohort studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Teague, G Youssef, J Macdonald, E Sciberras, A Shatte, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, C Greenwood, J McIntosh, C Olsson, D Hutchinson

(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Medical Research Methodology, England, C1

journal article

Design, implementation and evaluation of the Giving for a Better World Project at Geelong Grammar School

William Hallam, George Youssef, Justin Robinson, John Hendry, Meredith O’Connor, Erin Hoare, Craig Olsson, J Toumbourou

(2018), Burwood, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2017

Negative reactivity and parental warmth in early adolescence, and depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood

B Lloyd, J Macdonald, G Youssef, T Knight, P Letcher, A Sanson, C Olsson

(2017), Vol. 69, pp. 121-129, Australian journal of psychology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Early risk and protective factors for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

N Dowling, S Merkouris, C Greenwood, E Oldenhof, J Toumbourou, G Youssef

(2017), Vol. 51, pp. 109-124, Clinical Psychology Review, United States, C1

journal article

A psychometric validation study of the Impulsive-Compulsive Behaviours Checklist: A transdiagnostic tool for addictive and compulsive behaviours

K Guo, G Youssef, A Dawson, L Parkes, S Oostermeijer, C López-Solà, V Lorenzetti, C Greenwood, L Fontenelle, M Yücel

(2017), Vol. 67, pp. 26-33, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

journal article

Parkinson's disease alters multisensory perception: insights from the Rubber Hand Illusion

C Ding, C Palmer, J Hohwy, G Youssef, B Paton, N Tsuchiya, J Stout, D Thyagarajan

(2017), Vol. 97, pp. 38-45, Neuropsychologia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Neuroscience in gambling policy and treatment: an interdisciplinary perspective

M Yücel, A Carter, A Allen, B Balleine, L Clark, N Dowling, S Gainsbury, A Goudriaan, J Grant, A Hayes, D Hodgins, R van Holst, R Lattimore, C Livingstone, V Lorenzetti, D Lubman, C Murawski, L Parkes, N Petry, R Room, B Singh, A Thomas, P Townshend, G Youssef, W Hall

(2017), Vol. 4, pp. 501-506, The Lancet Psychiatry, England, C1

journal article

Consequences of childhood reading difficulties and behaviour problems for educational achievement and employment in early adulthood

D Smart, G Youssef, A Sanson, M Prior, J Toumbourou, C Olsson

(2017), Vol. 87, pp. 288-308, British Journal of Educational Psychology, England, C1

journal article

Systematic review and meta-analysis of adolescent cognitive-behavioral sleep interventions

M Blake, L Sheeber, G Youssef, M Raniti, N Allen

(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 227-249, Clinical child and family psychology review, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Longitudinal Bi-directional Effects of Disordered Eating, Depression and Anxiety

F Puccio, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, G Youssef, S Mitchell, M Byrne, N Allen, I Krug

(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 351-358, European Eating Disorders Review, England, C1

journal article

Using pupillometry to investigate sentence comprehension in children with and without specific language impairment

J Lum, G Youssef, G Clarka

(2017), Vol. 60, pp. 1648-1660, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, United States, C1

journal article

The intergenerational transmission of at-risk/problem gambling: The moderating role of parenting practices

N Dowling, K Shandley, E Oldenhof, J Affleck, G Youssef, E Frydenberg, S Thomas, A Jackson

(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 707-712, American Journal on Addictions, England, C1

journal article

The development of empirically derived Australian responsible gambling limits

Nicole Dowling, George Youssef, Chris Greenwood, Stephanie Merkouris, A Suomi, R Room

(2017), Melbourne, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2016

The relationship between problem gambling and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

O Waluk, G Youssef, N Dowling

(2016), Vol. 32, pp. 591-604, Journal of Gambling Studies, United States, C1

journal article

Relationships between problematic alcohol consumption and delinquent behaviour from adolescence to young adulthood

P Miller, E Butler, B Richardson, P Staiger, G Youssef, J MacDonald, A Sanson, B Edwards, C Olsson

(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 317-325, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australia, C1

journal article

The effect of dual-task difficulty on the inhibition of the motor cortex

D Corp, M Rogers, G Youssef, A Pearce

(2016), Vol. 234, pp. 443-452, Experimental Brain Research, Germany, C1

journal article

National estimates of Australian gambling prevalence: Findings from a dual-frame omnibus survey

N Dowling, G Youssef, A Jackson, D Pennay, K Francis, A Pennay, D Lubman

(2016), Vol. 111, pp. 420-435, Addiction, England, C1

journal article

Cognitive Control as a Moderator of Temperamental Motivations Toward Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior

G Youssef, S Whittle, N Allen, D Lubman, J Simmons, M Yücel

(2016), Vol. 87, pp. 395-404, Child Development, United States, C1

journal article

The relationship between gambling attitudes, involvement, and problems in adolescence: Examining the moderating role of coping strategies and parenting styles

R Dixon, G Youssef, P Hasking, M Yücel, A Jackson, N Dowling

(2016), Vol. 58, pp. 42-46, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

journal article

Brain development during adolescence: A mixed-longitudinal investigation of cortical thickness, surface area, and volume

N Vijayakumar, N Allen, G Youssef, M Dennison, M Yücel, J Simmons, S Whittle

(2016), Vol. 37, pp. 2027-2038, Human Brain Mapping, United States, C1

journal article

The intergenerational transmission of problem gambling: the mediating role of parental psychopathology

N Dowling, K Shandley, E Oldenhof, G Youssef, S Thomas, E Frydenberg, A Jackson

(2016), Vol. 59, pp. 12-17, Addictive behaviors, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The effect of low parental warmth and low monitoring on disordered eating in mid-adolescence: findings from the Australian Temperament Project

I Krug, R King, G Youssef, A Sorabji, E Wertheim, D Le Grange, E Hughes, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2016), Vol. 105, pp. 232-241, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Adolescent Cannabis Use: What is the Evidence for Functional Brain Alteration?

V Lorenzetti, S Alonso-Lana, G Youssef, A Verdejo-Garcia, C Suo, J Cousijn, M Takagi, M Yücel, N Solowij

(2016), Vol. 22, pp. 6353-6365, Current pharmaceutical design, United Arab Emirates, C1

journal article
2015

Neuroimaging of the human brain in adolescent substance users

M Takagi, G Youssef, V Lorenzetti

(2015), pp. 69-99, Drug abuse in adolescence neurobiological, cognitive, and psychological issues, Cham, Switzerland, B1

book chapter

The influence of sex, temperament, risk-taking and mental health on the emergence of gambling: a longitudinal study of young people

M Yücel, S Whittle, G Youssef, H Kashyap, J Simmons, O Schwartz, D Lubman, N Allen

(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 108-123, International gambling studies, London, Eng, C1-1

journal article

Dual-axis hormonal covariation in adolescence and the moderating influence of prior trauma and aversive maternal parenting

J Simmons, M Byrne, O Schwartz, S Whittle, L Sheeber, M Kaess, G Youssef, N Allen

(2015), Vol. 57, pp. 670-687, Developmental psychobiology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Adolescent substance use and educational attainment: An integrative data analysis comparing cannabis and alcohol from three Australasian cohorts

E Silins, D Fergusson, G Patton, L Horwood, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, R Tait, R Borschmann, C Coffey, J Toumbourou, J Najman, R Mattick

(2015), Vol. 156, pp. 90-96, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Linking the serotonin transporter gene, family environments, hippocampal volume and depression onset: a prospective imaging gene × environment analysis

K Little, C Olsson, G Youssef, S Whittle, J Simmons, M Yücel, L Sheeber, D Foley, N Allen

(2015), Vol. 124, pp. 834-849, Journal of abnormal psychology, Washington, D. C., C1

journal article

Risk and protective factors for youth problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Nicole Dowling, S Merkouris, C Greenwood, E Oldenhof, J Toumbourou, G Youssef

(2015), Geelong, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2014

Association between serotonin transporter genotype, brain structure and adolescent onset major depressive disorder: a longitudinal prospective study

K Little, C Olsson, S Whittle, G Youssef, M Byrne, J Simmons, M Yucel, D Foley, N Allen

(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 1-8, Translational psychiatry, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Different clinical courses of children exposed to a single incident of psychological trauma: a 30-month prospective follow-up study

S Hong, G Youssef, S Song, N Choi, J Ryu, B McDermott, V Cobham, S Park, J Kim, M Shin, H Yoo, S Cho, B Kim

(2014), Vol. 55, pp. 1226-1233, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2012

Inhibitory control in young adolescents: the role of sex, intelligence, and temperament

M Yücel, A Fornito, G Youssef, D Dwyer, S Whittle, S Wood, D Lubman, J Simmons, C Pantelis, N Allen

(2012), Vol. 26, pp. 347-356, Neuropsychology, Washington, D.C., C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

The Intergenerational Origins of Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Prof Craig Olsson, Prof George Patton, Prof Robert Hancox, Prof Rob McGee, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Dr George Youssef, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Dr Ella Iousa

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2022: $2,086
  • 2020: $73,508
  • 2019: $27,420
  • 2018: $45,548

Breaking the intergenerational cycle of mental disorder: A longitudinal study of the social determinants of childhood psychosocial adjustment problems

A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Craig Olsson, Dr George Youssef, Prof Jakob Najman

Aust Rotary Health Research Fund Grant

  • 2020: $65,296
  • 2019: $65,292
  • 2018: $65,292

The impact of female sex hormones on neurodevelopment

Dr Nandi Vijayakumar, Dr George Youssef

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2023: $28,000
  • 2022: $16,000

Other Public Sector Funding

Transitioning into and out of low or moderate risk gambling: Sociodemographic, gambling-related harm motivation and change profiles

Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr George Youssef, Dr Simone Rodda

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

  • 2019: $6,000
  • 2018: $10,091
  • 2017: $33,828

Experiences and perceptions of gamblers using gambling, mental health and alcohol and other drug use online forums: A natural language processing approach

Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr George Youssef, Dr Simone Rodda

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

  • 2022: $4,942
  • 2019: $34,597
  • 2018: $9,885

The development and evaluation of just-in-time intervention apps to reduce gambling harm: Providing ¿in-the-moment¿ support for gamblers

Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr Simone Rodda, Prof Dan Lubman, Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Dr George Youssef, Mr Leon Young, Ms Anna Goldfelder

NSW Government - Office of Responsible Gambling

  • 2023: $43,693
  • 2020: $87,385
  • 2019: $262,160

Preventing a new epidemic during a pandemic: The influence of COVID-19 related stressors on gambling behaviour in the moment and in the real world.

Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Dr George Youssef

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

  • 2023: $14,999
  • 2022: $34,997
  • 2021: $49,997

Industry and Other Funding

The identification of protective factors in the development of problem gambling using a socio-ecological framework: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prof Nicki Dowling, Prof John Toumbourou, Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Dr George Youssef

Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre

  • 2015: $29,743

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2022

Claire Lubotzky

Thesis entitled: Developmental Correlates and Outcomes of Adaptive and Maladaptive Sensation Seeking Behaviours in Childhood

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Executive Supervisor
2020

Christopher Greenwood

Thesis entitled: An Application of Current Statistical Methods in Substance Use Research

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology

Co-supervisor
2021

Julianne Livingston

Thesis entitled: Paternal Coping and Mental Health in Early Fatherhood

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Associate Supervisor
2022

Gypsy O'Dea

Thesis entitled: Mother-infant bonding: Associations with perinatal mental health and infant development.

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Sophie Mattingley

Thesis entitled: The Transdiagnostic Utility of Negative Urgency and Distress Tolerance across Substance Use, Eating, and Borderline Personality Disorders

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Shelley Obst

Thesis entitled: Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Offspring Cognitive Development

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Alana Rogers

Thesis entitled: Parental Depression and Anxiety in the Perinatal Period and Child Development

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

2021

Michelle Tennant

Thesis entitled: EXPLORING THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

2020

Elizabeth Spry

Thesis entitled: Parental mental health from preconception to postpartum and infant emotional reactivity

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology

Brendan Major

Thesis entitled: Neurophysiological assessment of female Australian football players following sports-related concussion

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology

Declan Bourke

Thesis entitled: Predictors and moderators of treatment efficacy for childhood disruptive behaviours

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

2019

Genevieve Le Bas

Thesis entitled: Maternal Bonding and Negative Affect: Association with Infant Social-Emotional Development

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology

Anna Booth

Thesis entitled: Predicting Parental Sensitivity: Contextual Stress Exposure Across Preconception to Parenthood

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology

2018

Diana Frances Smart

Thesis entitled: Childhood reading difficulties and behaviour problems: Inter-relationships and consequences

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology

2017

Laura Marie Di Manno

Thesis entitled: Variation in Depression Outcomes among Young People from Dissolved Families

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology