GUI Conference 3rd November 2016
Growing Up in Ireland’s 8th Annual Research Conference took place in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin on Thursday 3rd November 2016.
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone T.D., launched a series of key findings on several aspects of the lives of 17- and 18-year-olds. Professor James Williams’ presentation for the launch is available to download here . The new publications are now available under the Official Growing Up in Ireland Publications page.
Keynote Speaker: The keynote address was given by Professor Gordon Harold from the University of Sussex. It focused on the importance of longitudinal studies across the life course. Professor Harold’s main research interest is on the role of the family as a context for understanding children’s normal and abnormal psychological development.
Conference Presentations: Twenty-six papers were presented at the conference. These were based on Growing Up in Ireland’s Child and Infant Cohorts and covered a range of topics including health, parenting, education and socio-emotional well-being. This year’s conference also featured a methodology session which will include presentations on topics relating to the practical aspects of collecting and using data from longitudinal studies such as Growing Up in Ireland.
Programme: Download the 2016 conference programme. The Conference 2016 Book of Abstracts is also available.
Papers presented at the 2016 Growing Up in Ireland Conference
Many speakers, including the keynote Professor Gordon Harold, have kindly agreed to make their presentations available online. Each title below is a hyperlink to the presentation. Presentations in the 2016 conference programme but not listed here are unavailable to download but the abstracts may be found in the Book of Abstracts.
**Keynote speaker**
Professor Gordon Harold, (University of Sussex)
Session A
Combining nutritional data from two surveys to augment dietary intake estimates
Crowe (TCD), O’Sullivan (TCD), Cassetti (TCD), McGrath (Hong Kong University), O’ Sullivan (UCD)
Session B
Reed (UCD) & Segurado (UCD)
Session C
Socio-emotional outcomes at age 5 in Ireland: does non-parental childcare make a difference?
McGinnity (ESRI), Russell (ESRI) & Kenny (ESRI)
Different ways of estimating ADHD prevalence rates and the implications for mental health service
Gronostaj-Miara (St. John of God), Reulbach (UCD), Gavin (UCD) & McNicholas (UCD)
Session D
Shiely (UCC), Hon Yan NG (UCC), Berkery (UL), Murrin (UCD), Kelleher (UCD), Hayes (UL)
Short sleep duration is associated with overweight and obesity in five-year-old children
Nicolson (TCD) & Zgaga (TCD)
Session E
Watson (ESRI)
The great recession, household income, and children’s test scores
McGovern (Queen’s University) & Rokicki (UCD)
Jabakhanji (Maastricht University), Pavlova (Maastricht University), Groot (Maastricht University), Boland (Royal College of Surgeons), Biesma (Royal College of Surgeons)
Session F
Gallagher (UL), Galvin (UL), Robinson (UL), Murphy (UL), Conway (UL), Perry (UL)
The impact of early life stress on psychological symptoms in young adolescents
Ni Cathain (RCSI), Cannon (RCSI), Clarke (RCSI)
Session G
Obesity and mental health—joining the dots
Williams (RCSI), Clarke (RCSI), Cannon (RCSI)
Session H
A day in the life of 9 year-olds: exploring patterns in time-use data
Dobutowitsch (Maynooth University), O’Toole (Maynooth University)
Disparities in early life investments and children’s time use
Rokicki (UCD), McGovern (Queens University)
Space to act out? Neighbourhood and school influences on behaviour within and outside school
Smyth (ESRI), Williams (ESRI)
Session I
Ethical and practical considerations of interviewing with children
Murray (ESRI)
Attriters and their impact on Growing Up in Ireland
Williams (ESRI), Gallagher (ESRI)
Multi-variate techniques using panel data
Layte (TCD)
The role of the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) in the research data lifecycle
O’Neill (UCD)
