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Health Sciences profile

Helena McAnally

PositionResearch Fellow
DepartmentDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine (Dunedin)
QualificationsPhD
Research summaryExperience in child and adolescent health and wellbeing

Publications

Spry, E. A., Olsson, C. A., Aarsman, S. R., Husin, H. M., Macdonald, J. A., Dashti, S. G., … McAnally, H., … Patton, G. C. (2023). Parental personality and early life ecology: A prospective cohort study from preconception to postpartum. Scientific Reports, 13, 3332. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29139-1

Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., McAnally, H., Belsky, J., Macdonald, J. A., Spry, E. A., … Sligo, J., … Iosua, E., … Hancox, R. J., & Olsson, C. A. (2023). Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study. Child Development, 94, 60-73. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13839

McAnally, H. M., Wiki Te Oi, A., Nada-Raja, S., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). The longitudinal association of childhood and adolescent television viewing with substance use disorders and disordered gambling in adulthood up to age 45. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00918-7

Tan, H. S., McAnally, H. M., Dummer, J., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Lifetime cannabis exposure and small airway function in a population-based cohort study. ERJ Open Research, 8, 00688-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00688-2021

McAnally, H. M., Sligo, J. L., Baxter, J., Tansley, J. E., Bolton, A. E., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Changes to family structure, household composition and address among young New Zealanders: An update. Kōtuitui, 17(2), 260-271. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.1957946

McAnally, H. M., & Kypri, K. (2006). Alcohol and road safety behaviour. In Adolescence and alcohol: An international perspective. (pp. 15-24). London: Freund.

Chapter in Book - Research

Reese, E., Cox, A., Harte, D., & McAnally, H. (2003). Diversity in adults' styles of reading books to children. In A. van Kleeck, S. A. Stahl & E. B. Bauer (Eds.), On reading books to children: Parents and teachers. (pp. 37-57). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Chapter in Book - Research

Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., McAnally, H., Belsky, J., Macdonald, J. A., Spry, E. A., … Sligo, J., … Iosua, E., … Hancox, R. J., & Olsson, C. A. (2023). Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study. Child Development, 94, 60-73. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13839

Journal - Research Article

Spry, E. A., Olsson, C. A., Aarsman, S. R., Husin, H. M., Macdonald, J. A., Dashti, S. G., … McAnally, H., … Patton, G. C. (2023). Parental personality and early life ecology: A prospective cohort study from preconception to postpartum. Scientific Reports, 13, 3332. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29139-1

Journal - Research Article

Macdonald, J. A., Greenwood, C., Letcher, P., Spry, E. A., McAnally, H. M., Thomson, K., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2022). From adolescence to parenthood: A multi-decade study of preconception mental health problems and postpartum parent-infant bonds. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, 601-610. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01965-y

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Sligo, J. L., Baxter, J., Tansley, J. E., Bolton, A. E., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Changes to family structure, household composition and address among young New Zealanders: An update. Kōtuitui, 17(2), 260-271. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.1957946

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Wiki Te Oi, A., Nada-Raja, S., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). The longitudinal association of childhood and adolescent television viewing with substance use disorders and disordered gambling in adulthood up to age 45. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00918-7

Journal - Research Article

Tan, H. S., McAnally, H. M., Dummer, J., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Lifetime cannabis exposure and small airway function in a population-based cohort study. ERJ Open Research, 8, 00688-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00688-2021

Journal - Research Article

Jaffee, S. R., Sligo, J. L., McAnally, H. M., Bolton, A. E., Baxter, J. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Early-onset and recurrent depression in parents increases risk of intergenerational transmission to adolescent offspring. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 62(8), 979-988. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13356

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Forsyth, B. J., Taylor, M., & Reese, E. (2021). Imaginary companions in childhood: What can prospective longitudinal research tell us about their fate by adolescence? Journal of Creative Behavior, 55(1), 276-283. doi: 10.1002/jocb.468

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Iosua, E., Sligo, J. L., Belsky, J., Spry, E., Letcher, P., … Williams, S., McGee, R., Bolton, A. E., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Childhood disadvantage and adolescent socioemotional wellbeing as predictors of future parenting behaviour. Journal of Adolescence, 86, 90-100. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.12.005

Journal - Research Article

Thomson, K. C., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Spry, E. A., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H. M., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2021). Continuities in maternal substance use from early adolescence to parenthood: Findings from the intergenerational cohort consortium. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721003925

Journal - Research Article

Thomson, K. C., Romaniuk, H., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Spry, E., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H. M., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2021). Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: A 36-year prospective cohort. Psychological Medicine, 51, 2126-2133. doi: 10.1017/s0033291720000902

Journal - Research Article

Fivush, R., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2020). Family stories and family secrets. Journal of New Zealand Studies, 29, 20-36. doi: 10.26686/jnzs.v0iNS29.6259

Journal - Research Article

Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., Romaniuk, H., Spry, E., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H., … Sligo, J., Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2020). Adolescent and young adult mental health problems and infant offspring behavior: Findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 272, 521-528. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.101

Journal - Research Article

Reese, E., Macfarlane, L., McAnally, H., Robertson, S.-J., & Taumoepeau, M. (2020). Coaching in maternal reminiscing with preschoolers leads to elaborative and coherent personal narratives in early adolescence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 189, 104707. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104707

Journal - Research Article

Spry, E., Moreno-Betancur, M., Becker, D., Romaniuk, H., Carlin, J. B., Molyneaux, E., … McAnally, H., Hancox, R., … Patton, G. C. (2020). Maternal mental health and infant emotional reactivity: A 20-year two-cohort study of preconception and perinatal exposures. Psychological Medicine, 50, 827-837. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719000709

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Young, T., & Hancox, R. J. (2019). Childhood and adolescent television viewing and internalising disorders in adulthood. Preventive Medicine Reports, 15, 100890. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100890

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Reeves, L. M., Sligo, J. L., & Hancox, R. J. (2018). Intergenerational changes in adolescents' physical fitness and weight in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1482), 16-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Robertson, L. A., & Hancox, R. J. (2018). Effects of an outdoor education programme on creative thinking and well-being in adolescent boys. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 53(2), 241-255. doi: 10.1007/s40841-018-0111-x

Journal - Research Article

Suggate, S., Schaughency, E., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2018). From infancy to adolescence: The longitudinal links between vocabulary, early literacy skills, oral narrative, and reading comprehension. Cognitive Development, 47, 82-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2018.04.005

Journal - Research Article

Reese, E., Fivush, R., Merrill, N., Wang, Q., & McAnally, H. (2017). Adolescents' intergenerational narratives across cultures. Developmental Psychology, 53(6), 1142-1153. doi: 10.1037/dev0000309

Journal - Research Article

Reese, E., Myftari, E., McAnally, H. M., Chen, Y., Neha, T., Wang, Q., Jack, F., & Robertson, S.-J. (2017). Telling the tale and living well: Adolescent narrative identity, personality traits, and well-being across cultures. Child Development, 88(2), 612-628. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12618

Journal - Research Article

Sligo, J. L., McAnally, H. M., Tansley, J. E., Baxter, J. M., Bolton, A. E., Skillander, K. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2017). The dynamic, complex and diverse living and care arrangements of young New Zealanders: Implications for policy. Kōtuitui, 12(1), 41-55. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2016.1196715

Journal - Research Article

Reese, E., Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., Myftari, E., Neha, T., Wang, Q., & Jack, F. (2014). Narratives and traits in personality development among New Zealand Māori, Chinese, and European adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 37(5), 727-737. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.02.005

Journal - Research Article

Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., & Reese, E. (2013). Development in the organization of episodic memories in middle childhood and adolescence. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 7, 84. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00084

Journal - Research Article

Robertson, L. A., McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Childhood and adolescent television viewing and antisocial behavior in early adulthood. Pediatrics, 31(3), 439-446. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1582

Journal - Research Article

Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., Wang, Q., & Reese, E. (2012). The coherence of critical event narratives and adolescents' psychological functioning. Memory, 20(7), 667-681. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2012.693934

Journal - Research Article

McAnally, H. M., Poulton, R., Hancox, R. J., Prescott, J., & Welch, D. (2007). Psychosocial correlates of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) ratings in a birth cohort. Appetite, 49, 700-703.

Journal - Research Article

Kypri, K., & McAnally, H. M. (2005). Randomized controlled trial of a web-based primary care intervention for multiple health risk behaviors. Preventive Medicine, 41, 761-766.

Journal - Research Article

Olsson, C. A., Spry, E., Letcher, P., McAnally, H., Thomson, K., Macdonald, J., … Iosua, E., Sligo, J., … McGee, R., … Hancox, R. J., & Patton, G. C. (2020). The Australian and New Zealand Intergenerational Cohort Consortium: A study protocol for investigating mental health and well-being across generations. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 11(2), 267-281. doi: 10.1332/175795920x15792720930280

Journal - Research Other

McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2014). The long-term health effects of too much television: Whose responsibility? Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 68, 905. doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204044

Journal - Research Other

McAnally, H. M., Robertson, L. A., Strasburger, V. C., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Bond, James Bond: A review of 46 years of violence in films [Research letter]. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 167(2), 195-196. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.437

Journal - Research Other

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