Battista, Katelyn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8102-237X
Smout, Scarlett
Patte, Karen A.
Gardner, Lauren A.
Newton, Nicola C.
Osman, Bridie
Chapman, Cath
Leatherdale, Scott T.
Champion, Katrina E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1120641, APP1166377)
Paul Ramsay Foundation (APP1166377)
Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention and Early Intervention in Mental Illness and Substance Use (APP11349009)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2024
Accepted: 12 August 2025
First Online: 27 August 2025
Declarations
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: The Health4Life study received ethics approval from the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (2018/882), New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education (SERAP No. 2019006), the University of Queensland (2019000037), Curtin University (HRE2019-0083) and participating Catholic school committees, in line with the principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: This study uses secondary data from the Health4Life study (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry; ACTRN12619000431123; 18/03/2019).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants and parents/guardians of children as per published Health4Life study protocols.
: The authors declare no competing interests.