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Showing 1 to 20 of 1166 for “"Socioeconomic Status"”.
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Socioeconomic status and locus of control
… relationship between locus of control and socioeconomic status. Past studies have shown that children of higher socioeconomic status have a more internal outlook on life, and children of lower socioeconomic status have a more external outlook. Two groups of fourth graders containing both …
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Socioeconomic Status and Health Behavior in Nepal
Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health outcomes, but more research is needed to improve our understanding of the relationship between SES, behavior and health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Efforts to improve our understanding are …
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Socioeconomic status and diabetes among Mexican adults
… Studies in other countries have suggested that socioeconomic status (SES) contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes. However, only few studies in Mexico have dealt with SES differentials in diabetes. The aim of this thesis is to examine the association between SES and type 2 diabetes …
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Socioeconomic status and tobacco use behavior in adolescence.
… associated with poverty, with those in lower socioeconomic classes using tobacco at higher rates. The association between socioeconomoic status (SES) and tobacco use for youth, however, is much less clear. Understanding the role of SES in initiation and progression of tobacco use among …
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Association Between Fertility Rates and Socioeconomic Status in Tunisia
… Objective: To examine the association between 12 socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and the fertility rates of Tunisian women in each of the 24 governorates. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study used data collected and published by the Tunisian National Statistics Institute. …
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Socioeconomic Status and Youth Participation in Extracurricular Arts Activities
… studies attempt to empirically pinpoint the socioeconomic origins of children's cultural (dis)advantages. This notable gap in the research literature can be addressed by examining family-level predictors of the accumulation and transmission of these cultural resources. The purpose of this …
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Body Mass Index and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status in Washington State
… is affected by multiple factors including socioeconomic status (SES), built environments including opportunities for active transportation and access to supermarkets or fast food outlets, as well as disordered nutrition3–6. This study contributes to our knowledge by examining the …
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Socioeconomic Status, Instrumental Music Participation, and Middle School Student Achievement
… music participation by both low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) middle school students, and to determine whether or not there is a relationship between instrumental music participation and socioeconomic status. The differences between instrumental music participation groups were not …
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Beyond Divergence: Socioeconomic Status and Perceived Income Inequality in China
… I argue that individuals with different socioeconomic status possess different perceptions of income inequality which reflect differences in legitimating income inequality and wealth rearrangement preferences. Implementing the survey data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS), I …
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Assessing Associations of Suicide with Socioeconomic Status and Social Isolation
… drawing on the relevant literature, low socioeconomic status (SES) and a high extent of social isolation (SI) are related to increased suicide risks (Lorant et al. 2005; Li et al. 2011; Qin et al. 2003; Agerbo et al. 2007). The purpose of this study was therefore to add to these findings …
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Socioeconomic Status and Media Exposure as Factors in Empathic Development.
… (mean age 7 years) as a function of the child's socioeconomic status. Further, the potential intervening variable of violent media representations within product advertisements is assessed within and between the observed socioeconomic status groups. Three critical dimensions of empathy were …
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Describing Counselors' Social Class and Socioeconomic Status Understanding and Awareness
… skills. However, far too often, social class and socioeconomic status are excluded from counselors' multicultural training, and similarly, often overlooked as an integral aspect of clients' culture (Liu, 2011; Smith, 2008). The current literature reveals that scholars have taken more interest in …
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
The effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on Parkinson’s disease (PD) have not been widely studied, and the effects of SES on PD progression remain unknown. To understand this relationship, we conducted a medical record chart review of PD patients at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC). The …
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Growth Rates in Academic Achievement.
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences in academic growth rates as demonstrated on the TAKS test among students based on those who received free lunches, those who received reduced-price lunches, and those not economically disadvantaged. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills …
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Comparison of Reading Development Across Socioeconomic Status in the United States
<p>It is well known that higher parental socioeconomic status (SES) predicts better child reading outcomes, but little work has been done to unpack this finding. The main overall question addressed by this project was whether cognitive models of the two main reading outcomes, single word reading …
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The relationship between socioeconomic status and competitive sport anxiety in youth
… was to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic status and competitive sport anxiety in youth athletes. The Multidimensional Anxiety Theory served as the conceptual framework for this study. Participants included 62 youth athletes from an affluent and a middle class socioeconomic …
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Longitudinal Associations among Adolescent Socioeconomic Status, Delay Discounting, and Substance Use
… exposure. Yet, little is known about how socioeconomic status (SES) influences adolescent decision making and behavior across development to add to these risks. This prospective longitudinal study used latent growth curve modeling (GCM) to examine the contributions of SES on adolescent …
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Sexual Dimorphism and Socioeconomic Status: Comparison between Migrant and Non-migrant Populations
… a proxy to estimate the health and nutritional status of a population (Eveleth 1975). Results from an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with a Tukey test indicated no significant difference on long bone length dimensions between migrant and non-migrant samples. Because no significant differences were …
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Bias in Perceptions of Parenting Roles: Analysis of Gender and Socioeconomic Status
<p>After industrialization in the United States, men primarily moved from the farm to the workplace, leaving women responsible for the children and maintaining the household alone. This arrangement contributed to the so called "tender years" doctrine, which suggested that mothers were better …
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