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Tania L King

Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
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[HTML][HTML] Methods for accounting for neighbourhood self-selection in physical activity and dietary behaviour research: a systematic review

KE Lamb, LE Thornton, TL King, K Ball… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Self-selection into residential neighbourhoods is a widely acknowledged, but
under-studied problem in research investigating neighbourhood influences on physical …

Associations between gender equality and health: a systematic review

TL King, A Kavanagh, AJ Scovelle… - Health promotion …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This systematic review sought to evaluate the impact of gender equality on the health of both
women and men in high-income countries. A range of health outcomes arose across the 48 …

COVID-19 and suicide risk in the construction sector: preparing for a perfect storm

TL King, AD Lamontagne - Scandinavian journal of public …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Worldwide, construction industries are considered to be key economic pillars of the
societies they serve, and construction workers constitute a sizeable proportion of the global …

[HTML][HTML] Expressions of masculinity and associations with suicidal ideation among young males

TL King, M Shields, V Sojo, G Daraganova, D Currier… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Adolescent boys and young men are at particular risk of suicide. Suicidal
ideation is an important risk factor for suicide, but is poorly understood among adolescent …

Identifying destination distances that support walking trips in local neighborhoods

LD Gunn, TL King, S Mavoa, KE Lamb… - Journal of transport & …, 2017 - Elsevier
When examining associations between local destinations and walking it is common to count
local destinations using street network buffers measured at various distances to mitigate …

Using kernel density estimation to understand the influence of neighbourhood destinations on BMI

TL King, RJ Bentley, LE Thornton, AM Kavanagh - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Little is known about how the distribution of destinations in the local
neighbourhood is related to body mass index (BMI). Kernel density estimation (KDE) is a …

Gender stereotypes and biases in early childhood: A systematic review

TL King, AJ Scovelle, A Meehl… - … Journal of Early …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This review aimed to synthesise studies examining the presence of gender stereotypes and
biases expressed by young children aged 3–5 years, with a focus on informing early …

[HTML][HTML] Are young men getting the message? Age differences in suicide prevention literacy among male construction workers

TL King, PJ Batterham, H Lingard, J Gullestrup… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Suicide is a leading cause of death among young men. Help-seeking is known to be poor
among this group, and little is known about what interventions are most successful in …

[HTML][HTML] Shifting beliefs about suicide: Pre-post evaluation of the effectiveness of a program for workers in the construction industry

TL King, J Gullestrup, PJ Batterham, B Kelly… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Suicide is a significant health problem that is known to disproportionately affect those
employed in manual occupations, including construction workers and tradespeople …

Shifts in gender equality and suicide: A panel study of changes over time in 87 countries

A Milner, AJ Scovelle, B Hewitt, H Maheen… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Increasing gender equality remains an imperative for countries and
organisations worldwide, and is associated with the improved life outcomes of men and …