Scott T. Leatherdale

University of Waterloo — Canada

Medicine · Health Sciences

53h-index11.6kcitations543works1.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(223), Smoking Behavior and Cessation(139), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes(66), Physical Activity and Health(64), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research(58)

Publications543 total

Continuity of Symptoms of Psychopathology in Youth With Chronic Physical Illness and Their Siblings
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry·2026Open Access
Associations between types of screen use and bedtimes among a large sample of adolescents: Age and bedtime specific variations from the COMPASS study
2026Open Access
A cross-sectional examination of the associations between types of recreational screen times and flourishing among a large sample of adolescents
Public Health·2026Open Access
Investigating whether area-level social fragmentation is cross-sectionally associated with adolescent depression and anxiety in a Canadian context
Journal of Affective Disorders·2026
Youth stress, happiness, and life satisfaction across morbidity status: a gender-stratified analysis
Scientific Reports·2026Open Access
Adolescent cannabis use and psychological distress from 2013 to 2023: A population‐based study in Ontario, Canada
Addiction·2026Open Access
Physical illnesses, mental or neurodevelopmental disorders, and multimorbidity in children: results from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology·2026· 1 cited
Sibling psychopathology as a mediator between disability in youth with chronic physical illness and sibling Health-Related quality of life
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes·2026Open Access
Testing the bidirectional associations between vaping and changing eating to manage weight and shape in a large Canadian adolescent cohort
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs·2025
Life meaning and purpose as an unrecognized determinant of mental health equity in Canadian adolescents
BMC Public Health·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A cross-sectional examination of the associations between types of recreational screen times and flourishing among a large sample of adolescents
2025Open Access
Trends in Perceived Risk of Cannabis-Impaired Driving and Riding with a Cannabis-Impaired Driver Among Adolescents in the Three Years Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Canada
The Canadian Journal of Addiction·2025Open Access
Untangling the Relationship Between Income Inequality and Poly-Substance Use Among Adolescents in Canada
Health Education & Behavior·2025
Redefining the gender identity spectrum in longitudinal studies: adolescent response patterns after adopting the two-step measure of sex and gender
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Association between increased screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in alcohol use behaviours among Canadian adolescents: a prospective cohort study
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada·2025Open Access
A Prospective Study of Mental Health in Relation to Online Gambling One-year Later in a Large Cohort of Adolescents in Canada
Journal of Gambling Studies·2025Open Access
Mental disorder comorbidity in children and youth with chronic physical illness: A 48-month follow-up
Journal of Psychosomatic Research·2025Open Access
Using decision trees to examine risk profiles for cannabis use among large samples of underage youth before and after cannabis legalization in Canada
Addictive Behaviors Reports·2025Open Access
Income inequality modified adolescent substance use trajectories from 2018-19 to 2020–21: Findings from the COMPASS study
Social Science & Medicine·2025Open Access
Toward a national school food program in Canada
Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l alimentation·2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

David Hammond(7), Suzy L Wong(6), Karen A. Patte(5), Karen Brown(4), Joel A. Dubin(4), Steve Manske(4), Adam G. Cole(4), Wei Qian(4), Roy Cameron(4), Rashid Ahmed(4), Kate Battista(4), Guy Faulkner(3), Rachel E. Laxer(3), Robin Burkhalter(3), Alexandra M.E. Zuckermann(3), Tara Elton‐Marshall(3), Susan J. Elliott(2), Chad Bredin(2), Stephen R. Manske(2), Jessica L. Reid(2)