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Dr Megan Gath

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Department: Child Well Being Institute

Email: megan.gath@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3691054

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Language: English

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Researcher Summary

Dr. Gath's research interests are centred in developmental psychology, with a focus on parenting, family dynamics, and children's social, emotional, and moral development. Recent projects include a focus on children's screen time in relation to social and language development, and associations with the parent-child relationship.
Dr. Gath specialises in quantitative research methods and statistical data analysis, and her previous work has included working with large datasets such as the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Health and Health Sciences: Mental Health; Wellbeing
  • Psychology: Developmental Psychology
  • Statistics: Statistics
  • Family Studies: Childhood Studies

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Gath ME. (2022) Parents and Adolescents in Stepfamilies: Longitudinal Links to Physical Health, Psychological Distress, and Stress. Journal of Child and Family Studies 31(1): 17-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02078-z.
  • Gillon G., McNeill B., Scott A., Arrow A., Gath M. and Macfarlane A. (2022) A better start literacy approach: effectiveness of Tier 1 and Tier 2 support within a response to teaching framework. Reading and Writing http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11145-022-10303-4.
  • McNeill B., McIlraith A., Macrae T., Gath M. and Gillon G. (2022) Predictors of Speech Severity and Inconsistency Over Time in Children With Token-to-Token Inconsistency. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research ePub Ahead of Issue: 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00611.
  • Scott A., Gillon G., McNeill B. and Gath M. (2022) Impacting Change in Classroom Literacy Instruction: A Further Investigation of the Better Start Literacy Approach. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 57(1): 191-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00251-6.
  • Gath ME., Didham RA. and Daly M. (2021) Estimating the prevalence of children living with a stepparent in New Zealand using linked administrative, census, and survey data. Journal of Family Studies http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2021.1954539.
  • Gath ME., Stamp LK., Aimer P., Stebbings S. and Treharne GJ. (2018) Reconceptualizing motivation for smoking cessation among people with rheumatoid arthritis as incentives and facilitators. Musculoskeletal Care 16(1): 139-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1227.
  • Johnston ME., Treharne GJ., Chapman PT. and Stamp LK. (2015) Patient Information about Gout: An International Review of Existing Educational Resources.. J Rheumatol 42(6): 975-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141442.
  • Johnston ME., Nelson C. and Shrivastava A. (2013) Dimensions of suicidality: analyzing the domains of the SIS-MAP Suicide Risk Assessment Instrument and the development of a brief screener.. Arch Suicide Res 17(3): 212-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.805639.
  • Johnston ME., Sherman A. and Grusec JE. (2013) Predicting moral outrage and religiosity with an implicit measure of moral identity. Journal of Research in Personality 47(3): 209-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.01.006.
  • Vinik J., Johnston M., Grusec JE. and Farrell R. (2013) Understanding the learning of values using a domains-of-socialization framework. Journal of Moral Education 42(4): 475-493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2013.817329.
  • Shrivastava AK., Johnston ME., Stitt L., Thakar M., Sakel G., Iyer S., Shah N. and Bureau Y. (2012) Reducing treatment delay for early intervention: evaluation of a community based crisis helpline.. Ann Gen Psychiatry 11(1): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-11-20.
  • Johnston M. and Krettenauer T. (2011) Moral self and moral emotion expectancies as predictors of anti- and prosocial behaviour in adolescence: A case for mediation? European Journal of Developmental Psychology 8(2): 228-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405621003619945.
  • Krettenauer T. and Johnston M. (2011) Positively versus negatively charged moral emotion expectancies in adolescence: the role of situational context and the developing moral self.. Br J Dev Psychol 29(Pt 3): 475-488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/026151010X508083.
  • Shrivastava A., Johnston M., Shah N., Thakar M. and Stitt L. (2011) Persistent cognitive dysfunction despite clinical improvement in schizophrenia: a 10-year follow-up study.. J Psychiatr Pract 17(3): 194-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pra.0000398412.67115.5c.
  • Buzza D., Kotsopoulos D., Mueller J. and Johnston M. (2010) Investigating a Professional Development School Model of Teacher Education in Canada. Articles 45(1): 45-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1000029ar.
  • Corring, PhD DJ., Johnston, MA ME., Rudnick, MD. and PhD A. (2010) Effects of a supported program for horseback riding on inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia: A qualitative exploratory study. American Journal of Recreation Therapy 9(3): 41-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2010.0023.
  • Shrivastava A., Shah N., Johnston M., Stitt L. and Thakar M. (2010) Predictors of long-term outcome of first-episode schizophrenia: A ten-year follow-up study.. Indian J Psychiatry 52(4): 320-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.74306.

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