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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Socioeconomic disadvantage"”.
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Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Brain Structure in Adulthood
<p>Socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood has been associated with difficulties in physical and mental health later in life. A potential pathway underlying this association is through variations in brain development. While associations between concurrent socioeconomic disadvantage and brain …
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A prospective investigation of the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage, life stress, and social support on early adolescent adjustment
… of socio-environmental conditions assessed socioeconomic resources, stressful life events, and social supports. Measures of adjustment assessed emotional, behavioral, and academic adaptation. Findings indicated a substantial relation between initial socio-environmental conditions and …
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The use and disaggregation of survey data to study the cross-sectional and spatial distribution of multimorbidity and its association with socioeconomic disadvantage in South Africa
… disease multimorbidity and the association with socioeconomic disadvantage at a South African, Western Cape Province and urban/intra-urban scale for 2008 and 2012. This study was framed within a health geography context and draws attention to the reality of health variations which are influenced …
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DECONSTRUCTING DISABILITY-BASED SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY: INTERSECTIONAL INJUSTICE, STRUCTURAL ABLEISM, AND STATE POLICY CONTEXTS
The socioeconomic disadvantage experienced by disabled people is too often perceived as the natural, logical, or inevitable consequence of disability rather than resulting from policies and social structures that produce inequality. This dissertation aims to challenge this individualistic …
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Three Decades of Epidemic Black Gun Homicide Victimization in Toronto: Analyzing Causes and Consequences of a Criminological Approach
… associated with the key determinants of socioeconomic status -- especially because of over-policing and excessive incarceration. The fourth manuscript (Chapter 6) argues that the War on Drugs (WOD) approach has strengthened systemic anti-Black racism across key sectors of society. The …
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Exploring the risks, harms and pleasures of licit and illicit substance use : a study of young people in a South-Yorkshire town
… practices and experiences of a sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged young people in a South-Yorkshire town in England. The study investigates how young people assess and understand the risks, harms and pleasures of substance use, and how these understandings, as well as the broader …
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Presentence detention in U.S. District Courts: the effects of race/ethnicity, gender, and social context
… in districts with a higher crime rate and higher socioeconomic disadvantage. On the other hand, bail is more likely for defendants processed in districts with larger courts (more judges). In cross-level interactions increase in percent Black, increase in crime rate, and increase in socioeconomic …
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An interdisciplinary review of stress mechanisms, health effects, and the influence of a growth mindset
… the importance of targeting communities whose socioeconomic disadvantage renders them most vulnerable to the debilitating effects of chronic stress. It is important to note that the content of this endeavor is, of course, non-exhaustive, but represents the most critical and relevant learnings …
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The impact of combined maternal alcohol and tobacco use on low birth weight in singleton pregnancies : a population based study in the US, 2003
… the context of the Black woman's cumulative socioeconomic disadvantage and exposure to chronic stressors of the urban environment. Methods: Design: A population-based study of singleton births born to US -born Black and White women delivered in the USA in 2003. Sample: The natality files …
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Fostering language development through parent-child play interactions : an application of VIG
… from a nursery school in an area of high socioeconomic disadvantage in Northern Ireland. Standardised assessments of children's language skills were compared to those of a matched control sample prior to the intervention and at two follow-up points. Video analysis was conducted to assess …
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Exploring the Role of Race and Place in Residential Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption
… due to the cumulative impacts of socioeconomic disadvantage for those groups. The study concludes with a discussion of policy implications, methodological limitations, and avenues for future policy research to support an equitable clean energy transition.
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Early neighborhood disadvantage and risk for internalizing problems: underlying neurobiological mechanisms
Early neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and air pollutant exposure predict an increased risk for mental health difficulties across the lifespan. However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these associations remain unclear. In this study, I investigated the associations of early …
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The persistence of poor diet and diet inequalities
Diet is determined by socioeconomic factors (e.g. education, occupation, and income) and personal characteristics (e.g. ethnicity, gender, and age). Diet inequalities, whereby diet quality differs systematically across population subgroups, are well-documented. Reducing inequalities has long been …
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Renegotiating the narrative: EQ students’ attitudes and engagement in relation to the language of the Socioeconomic Equity ‘EQ’ Project and inequity
The Socioeconomic Equity (EQ) Project is a comprehensive programme of support for students from decile 1-3 secondary schools in Health Sciences at the University of Otago. It is underpinned by Māori values and was established in 2019 to increase the number of students from lower socioeconomic …
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Impact of Personal, Familial, and Socioeconomic Factors On The Return of Remotely Collected Samples For Genetic Testing
… personal and familial health, demographic, and socioeconomic information on 326 individuals who consented to hereditary cancer genetic testing and were sent a saliva collection kit for remote sample collection. The overall rate of saliva kit return was 84.3%. Non-White patients were less likely …
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Not All Adversity is Created Equal: Differential Associations of Adversity Profiles with Adolescent Cognitive Control and Psychopathology
… reports on seven indicators of adversity: socioeconomic disadvantage, abuse, neglect, household chaos, parent substance use, parent depression, and negative life events. At Times 2, 3, and 4, adolescents' behavioral performance and blood-oxygenation-level-dependent response during a …
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The Impact of Hypertension on Mental Health Among Older People in South Asia: A Systematic Literature Review
… by vascular and lifestyle mechanisms; (3) socioeconomic disadvantage and demographic factors influencing both hypertension control and mental health outcomes; (4) gender and sociocultural norms shaping illness experience, symptom reporting, and help-seeking behaviours; and (5) the …
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The Effects of Family, Neighborhood, and Child Care Contexts on Preschool Children's School Readiness
… purpose of this study was to examine how family socioeconomic risk, neighborhood disadvantage, and child-care quality are associated with children's school readiness. A sample of 420 children from 48 early child-care programs yielded multi-informants' data from an evaluation study of a Quality …
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Resentenced and Released: Re-Entry Needs Following Release from Juvenile Life Without Parole
… experiences are marked by high rates of trauma, disadvantage, and instability. Yet, they also demonstrate resilience in the face of such challenges. This mixed-methods study utilized an innovative, traumainformed protocol to explore lifespan experiences among Michigan’s JLWOP community and …
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The Mental Health of Peruvian Immigrants in Santiago, Chile
… despite higher exposure of ‘immigrants’ to socioeconomic disadvantage. Prevalence estimates for ICD-10 ‘major depression’ and ‘any anxiety disorder’ in ‘immigrants’ appeared higher than pooled prevalence estimates calculated for the Peruvian general population and prevalence estimates for …
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