Selected Publications

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Academic/Journal Publications

McNicholas F, Gavin B, Sellers R, Ji, I., Zhang, X., Browne, W., Harold, G. T. (2024). Examining the mental health trajectories of children and adolescents: a cross-cohort analysis. Psychological Medicine, 54(15):4062-4070. doi:10.1017/S0033291724001624.

Leve, L. D, Oro V, Natsuaki, M. N, Harold, G. T, et al. (2024) The pernicious role of stress on intergenerational continuity of psychopathology. Development and Psychopathology. doi:10.1017/S0954579424000191.

Clarke, T., McLellan, R., & Harold, G. T. (2023). Beyond Life Satisfaction: Wellbeing Correlates of Adolescents’ Academic Attainment. School Psychology Review, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2023.2217980.

Woodward, K., Kanjo, E., Brown, D. J., McGinnity, T. M., & Harold, G. T. (2023). In the hands of users with intellectual disabilities: co-designing tangible user interfaces for mental wellbeing. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 27, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-023-01752-x.

Mansolf, M., Blackwell, C.K., Chandran, A., Colicino, E., Geiger, S., Harold, G. T., McEvoy, C., (…), Ganiban, J. (2023). Caregiver Perceived Stress and Child Sleep Health: An Item-Level Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32 (8), 2558-2572.

Sellers, R., Riglin, L., Harold, G.T., Thapar, A., (2022). Using genetic designs to identify likely causal environmental contributions to psychopathology. Development and Psychopathology, 1-13, doi: 10.1017/S0954579422000906.

Leve, L. D., Harold, G. T., Neiderheiser, J., Shaw, D., Reiss, D., Ganiban, J., Natsuaki, J. (2022). Developmental Profiles of Child Behavior Problems from 18 Months to 8 Years: The Protective Effects of Structured Parenting Vary by Genetic Risk. Development and Psychopathology. 1-15, doi: 10.1017/S0954579422000839.

Richards, A. L., Cardno, A., Harold, G. T., Craddock, N. J., Di Florio, A., Jones, L., . . . O’Donovan, M. C. (2022). Genetic liabilities differentiating bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder, and phenotypic heterogeneity in bipolar disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(10), 1032-1039. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2594.

Leve, L. D., Harold, G. T., Neiderhiser, J. M., Natsuaki, M. N., Shaw, D. S., Ganiban, J. M., & Reiss, D. (2022). The potential of children’s rearing environment to overcome genetic propensity for low reading achievement. Mind, Brain, and Education, 16(4), 352-359. doi:10.1111/mbe.12332.

Sellers, R., Harold, G. T., Smith, A. F., Neiderhiser, J. M., Reiss, D., Shaw, D., . . . Leve, L. D. (2021). Disentangling nature from nurture in examining the interplay between parent-child relationships, ADHD, and early academic attainment. Psychological Medicine, 51(4), 645-652. doi:10.1017/S0033291719003593

Thapar, A., Stewart-Brown, S., & Harold, G. T. (2021). What has happened to children’s wellbeing in the UK? The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(1), 5-6. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30481-8

Bergin, A. D., Vallejos, E. P., Davies, E. B., Daley, D., Ford, T., Harold, G. T., . . . Hollis, C. (2020). Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: A review of the design and reporting of research. Npj Digital Medicine, 3(1) doi:10.1038/s41746-020-00339-7.

Practice-Policy Impact Publications (Selection)

Harold, G.T. (2021). Right to Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women, 1949-1976. Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), Invited Written Evidence Submission, September 2021.

Cambridge University Cross-Disciplinary Special Interest Group for Policy related to children and young people (2020). The Impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education and Services. Education Committee, Commons Select Committee, September, 2020.

Harold, G. T., Hampden-Thompson, G., Rodic, M., Sellers, R. (2017). An evaluation of the AdOPt parenting programme. Department for Education (DfE), DFE-RR541, ISBN: 978-1-78105-597-7.

Harold, G. T., Acquah, D., Chowdry, H., Sellers, R. (2016). What works to enhance inter-parental relationships and improve outcomes for children. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-719-4, Ad hoc research report 32.

Relevant Research Grants (2013+)

Harold, G. T., Coyle, D., Aston, J (2023-2028). The Future of Work – Mental Wellbeing Pillar. KPMG, (£10m; £3,190,432 received as October 1st 2023).

Harold, G. T., (2020-2026). Developing an Integrated and Interdisciplinary Practice Based Training Model aimed at Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Children,

Parents and Families. Rudd Family Foundation (£3 million).

Harold, G. T., Livingstone, S., Perez-Vallejos, E., Ford, T., Sonuga-Barke, E., Hollis, C. (2018-2022). The Nurture Network: Promoting Young People’s Mental Health in a Digital World. UKRI-Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (£1,249, 936).

Horwood, J., R., Boden, J., O’Donovan, M., Harold, G. T., (2016-2021). The Christchurch Health and Development Study – Birth to 42 years. Health Research Council of New Zealand ($NZ 3,914,157).

Harold, G. T., Hampden-Thompson, G. (2015-2017). An evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme. National Implementation Service (NIS) and Department for Education (DfE), (£202,000).

Harold, G. T., Thapar, A., Leve, L. D., Neiderhiser, J. (2015-2017). Utilising adoption based research designs to examine the interplay between family relationship processes and child developmental outcomes. Economic and Social Research Council, (£199,605).

Harold, G. T. (2015-17). Early detection of the psychological impacts of witnessing inter- parental conflict and violence on children and adolescents. Barnardos, Wales (£80,000).

Harold, G. T., (2016). Scoping project on family relationships and child mental health. Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), (£10,800).

Harold, G. T. (2015-16). Reviewing the evidence for early intervention of interparental conflict effects on children. Department for Work and Pensions and Early Intervention Foundation (DWP/EIF), (£35,000).

Harold, G. T. (2015-16). Updating the CAFCASS Cymru Child and Adolescent Welfare Assessment Checklist (CC-CAWAC). The Welsh Government, (£4,990).

Collishaw, S., Harold, G. T., Aria, R., Gardner, F., Maughan, B. (2013-2015). Psychosocial resilience in adolescent offspring of mothers with depression: Testing competing mechanisms. The Economic and Social Research Council (£285, 700)

Thapar, A., Craddock, N., Rice, F. J., Owen, M., & Harold, G. T. (2007-2012). Predicting and preventing adolescent depression. The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust (£992,318).

Blogs and Public Engagement Pieces

Harold, G. T. (2025). Supporting parents in a digital age – helping parents to support adolescents in the era of Adolescence

Harold, G. T. (2023). Supporting Parents to Enhance Young People’s Mental Health

Harold, G. T. (2022). Prevention and Early Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families

Harold, G. T. (2021). Policy Approaches to Support Parents to Support Their Children’s Mental Health

Harold, G. T. (2021). Helping Parents to Help Children During a Mental Health Crisis

Harold, G. T.  Inter-Parental Conflict and Family Separation Prof Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge).