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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"neighborhood disadvantage"”.
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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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Effects of Job Access and Neighborhood disadvantage on Employment Success of Female Former Welfare Recipients
… aimed to test the effects of job access and neighborhood disadvantage on the employment success of female former welfare recipients. It mainly addressed vital policy concerns on employment issues of Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) recipients who exited cash assistance. This study …
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The Direct and Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Risk and Harsh Parenting on Childhood Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior
… the direct and interactional effects of neighborhood disadvantage and harsh parenting on concurrent assessments and change in externalizing and internalizing behavior in toddlerhood. The study included 55 mothers and their children; families completed in-home assessments when children …
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The Effects of Family, Neighborhood, and Child Care Contexts on Preschool Children's School Readiness
… 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 Rating and Improvement …
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Assessment of SDOH And AL Impact on Breast and Prostate Cancer Mortality
… Using electronic health record data, geocoded neighborhood disadvantage measures, and longitudinal biomarker profiles, I operationalized multi-subsystem AL (cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, neuroendocrine) across multiple pre-diagnosis time points.These findings advance informatics methods …
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Psychological and Sociological Mechanisms Linking Low SES and Antisocial Behavior
… theories suggest this relationship is due to neighborhood and environmental characteristics that create social disorganization and reduce informal social controls in the community. On the other hand, psychological theories suggest that elevated levels of psychological distress and psychopathic …
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Moving in or Moving Down: Non -Linearities and Adolescent Risk Behavior
"The study finds that teens living in neighborhoods with moderate rates of poverty (10--20 percent poverty) are more likely to engage in adolescent risk behaviors than teens from neighborhoods with lower levels of poverty (<10 percent poverty). The results reveal statistically significant effects …
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Cannabinoid CB1R Receptor Mediates Metabolic Syndrome in Models of Circadian and Glucocorticoid Dysregulation
… been identified as a potential pathway linking neighborhood disadvantage and poor health, through the dysregulation of stress-related biological pathways.</p>
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Policy Diffusion in U.S. Hazard Mitigation Planning: An Intergovernmental Perspective
… and internal factors, including disaster risks, neighborhood disadvantage and affluence, government capacity, local disaster resilience advocacy groups, and political support. The empirical results confirmed the significant influence of neighboring effects, indicating that counties are more …