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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Adult Outcomes"”.
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Neighborhood Effects as Predictors of Hispanic Young Adult Outcomes
… relationship, and school attachment upon young adulthood attainment among Hispanic adolescents. By 2060, the U.S. population will consist of nearly 12.8 million Hispanic persons and will constitute nearly a third of the U.S population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Examining the Social contexts in …
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Essays on health economics and the early-life determinants of adult outcomes
… affect long-run health and economic outcomes, as well as how insurance reimbursement impacts the nature of physician practices. The first chapter assesses the impact of in utero and early-childhood exposure to wildfire smoke on longevity. To identify areas that were exposed to …
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Adolescent Male Perpetrators of Rape in the General Population and Their Young Adult Outcomes
… Disease Control: CDC) estimated that 10.6 % of adult women and 2.1% of adult men were sexually assaulted in their lifetimes: Basile, Chen, Black, & Saltzman, 2007). Approximately 16% of single offender sexual assaults and rapes and nearly 32% of multiple offender sexual assault and rapes were …
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Occupational Therapists' Intervention Approaches in Secondary Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
<p>Students with disabilities have poor adult outcomes following high school compared to students without disabilities. Issues including poor self-determination, limited work and community experiences, and poor life skills contribute to poor adult outcomes. Occupational therapists possess unique …
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Do adverse childhood experiences predict family and social functioning? : findings from SAGA cohort.
… experiences (ACEs) have been linked to poorer adult wellbeing, but less is known about how specific ACEs relate to adult outcomes. This study examined how three types of ACEs – non-sexual abuse, neglect and household dysfunction – are related to perceived social support, relationship status and …
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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, parenting behavior, and parenting self-efficacy in African American families with low-income
<p>Early trauma is linked to adverse adult outcomes, including parenting deficits. While prior research has emphasized specific trauma types and severe parenting deficits, less is known about how cumulative trauma shapes normative parenting behaviors. Parenting self-efficacy (PSE) has been proposed …
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Evaluating Outcome Factors of Childhood Emotional Neglect: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
… has been shown to have major implications on adult outcomes. Less is known about the outcomes of childhood emotional neglect (CEN). The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to psychological outcomes of CEN within the domains of depression, anxiety, and alexithymia as a …
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Postsecondary Transition With Self-Determination For Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Students
… has a detrimental effect on postsecondary and adult outcomes, particularly for students of color. Certain factors may act as barriers in preventing students with disabilities from successfully utilizing self-determination at the secondary or at the postsecondary level. There is a paucity of …
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The Relationship between Childhood and Adolescent Family Environment and Adult Psychological Functioning in Females Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
… abuse (CSA) to be related to many negative outcomes in adulthood including psychopathology. Findings in this area, however, are very inconsistent, with the relationship between CSA and adult outcomes varying greatly across studies. This relationship is further complicated by the …
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Expanding the Impact of Peer Networks: Pathways to Turning Points
… to one's trajectory after experiencing prosocial adult activities, including the role of adulthood friendships. This research shifts the focus to an earlier stage of the process and combines these two research realms to investigate the influence of one's adolescent peer network on shaping the …
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Fostering College Student Success: An Analysis of the Educational Outcomes of Florida College Students Utilizing Relative Caregiver, Road-to-Independence, and Adoption Tuition Exemptions
This study investigated the educational outcomes of foster care youth utilizing the Road to Independence, Adopted from DCF, and Relative Caregiver tuition exemptions to pursue enrollment in Florida's state college system during the 2012-2013 academic year. An extensive literature review was …
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How do childhood ADHD and stress relate to adult wellbeing and educational attainment? A data science investigation using the 1970 British Cohort Study
… Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a childhood and adult disorder characterised by nonnormative inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive behaviour. Over time the condition has become increasingly medicalised, and whilst it is estimated to affect 5-7% of schoolchildren internationally (Sayal et al., …
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Essays on the Long-term Effects of Childhood Chronic Conditions
… on health and socioeconomic outcomes in young adulthood. Across three studies, I address issues pertaining to underlying mechanisms, sources of heterogeneity, and comparatively examine the effects of different conditions. I draw on survey and administrative tax data from the …
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Essays on dynamic public policy.
… activity for a society since children's outcomes depend on their parents' investments. This paper develops an intergenerational framework in which adult outcomes are determined by parental investment, analyzes Pareto efficient allocations, and derives implications for policy. There are …
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The long arm of childhood bereavement : parental death and pathways to adult health and educational inequalities.
… Does childhood parental death matter for young adult health and educational attainment? If it does, what mechanisms and pathways account for its lasting effects across the transition to adulthood? Across three empirical studies, I argue that parental death is a distinct form of childhood …
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Essays on the effects of disability insurance/
… of disability insurance receipt on the long-term outcomes of children and their families. I use data from the Social Security Administration on children enrolled in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and their family members. In Chapter 1, I estimate the long-term effects of removing …
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Self -determination and success outcomes of two -year college students with disabilities: An integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches
… relates to transition initiatives and positive adult outcomes for individuals with disabilities. To date, the Self-Determination Movement has made few in-roads into higher education, and a relationship between the success of college students with disabilities and self-determination remains …
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Is Your Parenting Style Hindering Your Child’s Chances At Succeeding In Their Post-Seconday Education? A Pilot Study Of Parent Gender And Parenting Style Effects On College Student Adjustment
… parenting style is most optimal for adolescent outcomes contributing to adjustment in the following ways: social, attachment, personal emotional and academic. The current study utilized a convenience sample of 52 participants that examined the associations of parent gender and perceive parenting …
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The Effects of Childhood Irritability on Adolescent Outcomes and Treatment Response in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… and its association with poor long-term outcomes (Leibenluft, Cohen, Gorrindo, Brook, & Pine, 2006; Stringaris, Cohen, Pine, & Leibenluft, 2009; Stringaris & Goodman, 2009a). While the frequency and severity of irritability typically declines with age, there are individuals who continue …