- Position
- Research Fellow
- Qualifications
- PhD
- Research summary
- Child and youth and wellbeing
Research
We are deeply saddened to report that our colleague, Dr Helena McAnally, passed away on 20 July 2026. Helena was a highly respected and valued academic working with the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service. The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health offers its sincere condolences to all those affected by her loss.
Publications
McAnally, H., Dawson, P., Tustin, K., Turnbull, F., Wicken, A., Adams, J., & Taylor, B. (2026). Use of secondary and specialist care for the management of postnatal mental health. Commissioned by Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and the regions of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 37p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/51842 Commissioned Report for External Body
Freeman, C., Ergler, C., McAnally, H., & Schaaf, M. (2026). Unseen citizens: Preschoolers' perspectives on the city and their power to imagine, represent, and design urban environments. Cities, 176, 107205. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.107205 Journal - Research Article
Spry, E. A., Aarsman, S. R., Dashti, S. G., McAnally, H., Greenwood, C. J., Guiney, H., … Kerr, J. A., … Theodore, R., Hancox, R. J., & Olsson, C. A. (2026). Childhood sexual abuse and maternal social and financial resources, mental health, and parenting outcomes in pregnancy and early parenthood: A multicohort observational study. Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/S3050-5038(25)00177-3 Journal - Research Article
Tustin, K., Adams, J., Bowden, N., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 228p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/49735 Commissioned Report for External Body
Taylor, B., Wicken, A., Cadzow, M., Tustin, K., Adams, J., McAnally, H., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). An interactive dashboard for monitoring child and youth health outcomes in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
2026
Journal - Research Article
Freeman, C., Ergler, C., McAnally, H., & Schaaf, M. (2026). Unseen citizens: Preschoolers' perspectives on the city and their power to imagine, represent, and design urban environments. Cities, 176, 107205. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.107205
Spry, E. A., Aarsman, S. R., Dashti, S. G., McAnally, H., Greenwood, C. J., Guiney, H., … Kerr, J. A., … Theodore, R., Hancox, R. J., & Olsson, C. A. (2026). Childhood sexual abuse and maternal social and financial resources, mental health, and parenting outcomes in pregnancy and early parenthood: A multicohort observational study. Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/S3050-5038(25)00177-3
Commissioned Report for External Body
McAnally, H., Dawson, P., Tustin, K., Turnbull, F., Wicken, A., Adams, J., & Taylor, B. (2026). Use of secondary and specialist care for the management of postnatal mental health. Commissioned by Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and the regions of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 37p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/51842
2025
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Taylor, B., Wicken, A., Cadzow, M., Tustin, K., Adams, J., McAnally, H., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). An interactive dashboard for monitoring child and youth health outcomes in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Turnbull, F., Tustin, K., Taylor, B., Adams, J., & Woodford, B. (2025, November). NZCYES child and youth health reporting in the age of “AI”. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
McAnally, H., Dawson, P., Turnbull, F., Wicken, A., Tustin, K., Adams, J., & Taylor, B. (2025, November). Predictors of postnatal mental health. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Bowden, N., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Turnbull, F., & Taylor, B. (2025, November). Demographic distribution of children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders in Aotearoa. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tustin, K., Bowden, N., Adams, J., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tustin, K., Bowden, N., Adams, J., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the Research Symposium: Harnessing Linked Population-level Data for Health Research, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Tustin, K., Adams, J., Bowden, N., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 228p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/49735
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Mental health of children and young people in the Central region 2023. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 111p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45254
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Mental health of children and young people in Te Manawa Taki 2023. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 111p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45253
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Mental health of children and young people in the Northern region 2023. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 111p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45252
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Mental health of children and young people in Te Waipounamu 2023. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 112p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45255
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Mental health of children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 109p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45251
2024
Journal - Research Article
McAnally, H. M., Iosua, E., Belsky, J., Sligo, J. L., Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., … Hancox, R. J. (2024). Does adolescent academic achievement predict future parenting? Infant & Child Development, 33(3), e2483. doi: 10.1002/icd.2483
Sligo, J. L., Hohmann-Marriott, B. E., McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Impact of New Zealand teenagers’ fertility intentions on childbearing. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 15(1), 89-108. doi: 10.1332/175795921x16783960472524
McAnally, H. M., Wiki Te Oi, A., Nada-Raja, S., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). 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, 22, 1116-1127. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00918-7
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, B. J., Glover, M., Daniels, L., Fangupo, L., Taungapeau, F., McAnally, H., Jones, S., Taylor, R., & Cutfield, W. (2024). Rapid weight gain in infancy: Knowledge and practices of ‘Well Child’ health practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 18(5, Suppl. 1), 103. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.071
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnally, H. (2024, November). Hospitalisations for poisoning from 4-aminophenol derivatives among children and young people in Aotearoa, 2018-2022. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 75th Annual Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Tustin, K., Adams, J., McAnally, H., Duncanson, M., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Oral health of children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. (pp. 1-74). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/43181
Adams, J., Tustin, K., Duncanson, M., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Rheumatological conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. (pp. 1-64). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/43205
McAnally, H., Adams, J., Tustin, K., Duncanson, M., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Intentional injuries of children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. (pp. 1-47). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/43201
Duncanson, M., Tustin, K., Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Adams, J., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Selected determinants of health for children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. (pp. 1-27). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/43203
McAnally, H., Tustin, K., Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Unintentional injuries among children and young people in Aotearoa 2023. (pp. 1-41). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44205
McAnally, H., Tustin, K., Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2024). Unintentional injuries among children and young people in Te Manawa Taki 2023. (pp. 1-38). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44209
2023
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
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
Thomson, K. C., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Spry, E. A., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H. M., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2023). Continuities in maternal substance use from early adolescence to parenthood: Findings from the intergenerational cohort consortium. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2136-2145. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721003925
Commissioned Report for External Body
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Aotearoa 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 149p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16288
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in the Northern region 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 155p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16271
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in the Midland region 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 155p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16273
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in MidCentral and Whanganui 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 149p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16272
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Hutt Valley and Wairarapa 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 149p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16275
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Hawke's Bay 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 147p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16274
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in the Southern district 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 147p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16278
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Canterbury and West Coast 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 149p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16277
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 149p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16276
Duncanson, M., Adams, J., Tustin, K., van Asten, H., Roy, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., & Wicken, A. (2023). Children and young people with chronic health conditions in Te Waipounamu 2022. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 157p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16279
2022
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
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
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
Commissioned Report for External Body
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Aotearoa 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 95p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/14853
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in the Northern region 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 110p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14700
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in the Midland region 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 107p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14701
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Te Waipounamu 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 105p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14702
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in MidCentral and Whanganui 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 100p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14704
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Hutt Valley and Wairarapa 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 98p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14705
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 98p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14706
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Canterbury and West Coast 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 97p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14707
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Southern District Health Board 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 96p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14708
Adams, J., Duncanson, M., Oben, G., McAnally, H., van Asten, H., Wicken, A., Zhang, X., & Tustin, K. (2022). Indicators of child and youth health status in Hawke's Bay 2021. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 96p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/14703
2021
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
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
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
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tan, H. S., Hancox, R. J., McAnally, H. M., & Dummer, J. (2021). Cannabis and small airway function in mid-adult life. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1543), (pp. 157). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnally, H., & Sligo, J. (2021, November). Changes to family structure, household composition and address among young New Zealanders: An update. Verbal presentation at the Performing Childhoods Conference, [Online].
Commissioned Report for External Body
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Aotearoa 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 177p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/13501
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Southern District Health Board 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 183p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12807
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Canterbury and West Coast 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 187p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12806
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 189p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12805
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Hutt Valley and Wairarapa 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 187p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12799
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in Hawke's Bay 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 183p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12803
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in the Mid-Central and Whanganui 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 187p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12804
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in the Midland region 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 195p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12802
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in the Northern region 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 193p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12745
Duncanson, M., Oben, G., Adams, J., Wicken, A., van Asten, H., Richardson, G., & McAnally, H. (2021). Foundations for health in the South Island 2020. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand and district health boards. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 201p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12808
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Duncanson, M., van Asten, H., Adams, J., McAnally, H., Zhang, X., Wicken, A., & Oben, G. (2021). Child Poverty Monitor 2021: Technical Report. (pp. 1-131). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child & Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12540
2020
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
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
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
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 Other
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
2019
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
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2019, November). Autobiographical narrative in adolescence: Differences and similarities by culture. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Centre for the Book Symposium: Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
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
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
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
2017
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
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
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
2015
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sligo, J., McAnally, H., Hancox, B., Baxter, J., Tansley, J. E., & Bolton, A. (2015, July). Addressing the complexity and diversity of young people's family lives. Verbal presentation at the 19th Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA):, Wellington, New Zealand.
2014
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 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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pigden, A. R., Todd, J., Reese, E., & McAnally, H. (2014). Does reading make you angry? Investigating the effects of violent literature on aggressive cognitions and prosocial tendencies. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
2013
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
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 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
2012
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Forsyth, B., Reese, E., & McAnally, H. (2012). Are adolescent memories of childhood imaginary friends reliable? Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 9). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/otago039512.pdf
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Robertson, L., Richards, R., McAnally, H., & Hancox, B. (2012). Alcohol, marketing and media: A discussion document for a scoping study. Dunedin, New Zealand: Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago. 37p.
2011
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Chen, Y., McAnally, H., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011). Selves in the making: A cross-culture investigation into the development of life story in adolescence. Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC IX). (pp. 13). Retrieved from http://www.sarmac.org/images/upload/downloads/SARMAC_IX_2011.pdf
McAnally, H., Chen, Y., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011). Adolescent narrative identity and well-being. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 37). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
McAnally, H. (2011). Adolescent well-being: Correlates and implications for policy and research. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 37). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnally, H. M., Chen, Y., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011, March-April). Life stories, age, culture and well-being: What are the relationships? Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Montréal, Canada.
2010
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Chen, Y., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2010, June). Life story coherence and psychological well-being: A cross-cultural perspective. Poster session presented at the Centre on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE) Conference: Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory, Aarhus, Denmark.
2009
Awarded Doctoral Degree
McAnally, H. M. (2009). The association between rated intensity of 6-n-propylthiouracil and three health risk factors in a general population sample (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 165p.
2007
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.
2006
Chapter in Book - Research
McAnally, H. M., & Kypri, K. (2006). Alcohol and road safety behaviour. In Adolescence and alcohol: An international perspective. (pp. 15-24). London: Freund.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnally, H. M., Poulton, R., Hancox, R., Prescott, J., & Welch, D. (2006). Psychosocial predictors of 6-N-propylthiouracil ratings in a general population sample. Chemical Senses. 31, (pp. A50). [Abstract]
2005
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.
2003
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.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kypri, K., & McAnally, H. (2003). Tertiary students' access to the Internet in New Zealand: Implications for health research. Commissioned by Health Research Council, Alcohol Liquor Advisory Council. University of Otago, Dunedin: Injury Prevention Research Unit. 9p.