Nandita Vijayakumar

Adolescent brain-age differences between profiles based on suicidal ideation, distress and wellbeing

Maddison Crethar, Laura K. M. Han, Taliah Prince, Lia Mills et autres

Abstract Background Predicted brain-age derived from structural neuroimaging is being increasingly explored as a marker of brain maturation and biological age, with mental ill-health linked to advanced biological ageing in adults. Longitudinal evidence in adolescents remains limited, and the relationship between suicidality, …

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Corrigendum to “Tracking the course of vaping and cigarette smoking across adolescence: the Child to Adult Transition Study” [The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific Volume 64, November 2025, 101719]

Susan M. Sawyer, Louise Canterford, Elizabeth Greenhalgh, Susan Ellul et autres

The authors regret that Lisa K Mundy was not included as an author of the paper. The author byline, affiliations, contributors' statement, and declaration of interests have been amended to include this author.

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Australia's New Social Media Restrictions: The World Is Watching

Susan Margaret Sawyer, Sylvia C. Lin, Nandita Vijayakumar, Jeffrey Hancock

Australia has a long history of bold public health policy. In 1970, for example, the state of Victoria became the first jurisdiction in the world to introduce mandatory safety belt laws, which rapidly resulted in substantial reductions in road traffic deaths, particularly …

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Pubertal timing predicts resting-state functional connectivity of cortical networks

Soudeh Ashrafipour, Nandita Vijayakumar, N Dehestani, S Berkins et autres

Background: Pubertal timing has profound implications for adolescent brain development and mental health outcomes; yet its influence on cortical resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) remains under explored. This study investigated whether individual differences in pubertal timing predict large-scale cortical rs-FC patterns during adolescence. …

Connected Minds Study

Nandita Vijayakumar, Sylvia Lin

Exploring the effects of social media on adolescent wellbeing and development

The effects of social media on adolescent mental health: Findings from a population-based cohort study in Australia

Lisa Mundy, Louise Canterford, Ellie Robson, Susan Sawyer et autres

Objectives: To examine the effects of social media on future mental health problems (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, poor wellbeing, and self-harm), in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years; overall, and stratified by sex and age periods (early, middle, and late adolescence). Study …

Menarche and ADHD: Associations Between Puberty, ADHD Traits, and Mental Health in Female Adolescents

Linda Baker, David Skvarc, Cammy Griffin, Caroline Gurvich et autres

Background: Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more vulnerable to mental health challenges during puberty, and some evidence suggests that puberty impacts ADHD traits. However, pubertal influences on adolescents assigned female at birth (AFAB) with ADHD are poorly understood. We investigated …

The Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From a Population‐Based Cohort Study in Australia

Nandita Vijayakumar, S. Ghazaleh Dashti, Louise D. Canterford, Susan Ellul et autres

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of social media on future mental health problems (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, poor well-being and self-harm) in adolescents aged 12-18 years, overall and stratified by sex and age periods (early, middle and late adolescence). STUDY TYPE: Prospective …

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The effect of Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age legislation on adolescent mental health and wellbeing: Study protocol and baseline characteristics for the Connected Minds Study

Sylvia Lin, Jennifer Dam, Hannah Jarman, Monika Raniti et autres

BackgroundIn December 2025, Australia became the first country to use national legislation to restrict social media access for under 16-year-olds. The novelty of this legislation means that the potential effects on adolescents’ social media use, mental health and wellbeing are unknown. This …

The effect of Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age legislation on adolescent mental health and wellbeing: Study protocol and baseline characteristics for the Connected Minds Study

Hannah Jarman, Monika Raniti, Sharon Horwood, Sylvia Lin et autres

Background In December 2025, Australia became the first country to use national legislation to restrict social media access for under 16-year-olds. The novelty of this legislation means that the potential effects on adolescents’ social media use, mental health and wellbeing are unknown. …

The effect of timing and tempo of adrenarche on depression and anxiety in adolescence: A prospective cohort analysis

Dongmei Luo, Susan M. Sawyer, Hanafi Mohamad Husin, S Ghazaleh Dashti et autres

A considerable proportion of life-time depression and anxiety emerges during childhood and adolescence. Some research has shown that pubertal maturity is associated with depression and anxiety. While most research has focused on gonadarche, the earlier phase of adrenarche remains less explored and …

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A Study on the Positive and Negative Effects of Conflict in Financial Performance of Channel Partners with Work Relationship As A Mediator

Ameer Hussain A, Suresh Chandra Padhy, Nandita Vijayakumar

Conflict in the workplace is usually viewed with a negative connotation. Though there are different classifications of conflict depending on its nature, managers generalize that conflict hampers the working relationship and financial performance of the organization. This research paper focuses on grouping …

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