The Relationship Between Socio Economic Status and Traumatic Brain Injuries for Pediatric Populations

IntroductionWith the process of globalisation in full flow, the movement of people and products across the globe has brought a series of difficulties. With migration the socio-economic status of the individuals may change with the likelihood that this status will be lower rather than higher, although depending upon the reasons for migration this may change too.ObjectivesLiterature shows that low socio-economic status is associated with a higher level of psychiatric morbidity.AimsWhether migration acts as a mediator needs to be investigated further.MethodsVarious studies have shown that rates of psychosis are elevated in migrants though these rates are differentially increased in different groups indicating that factors other than migration may be at play.ResultsIn this presentation the literature and link the acculturation and cultural identity with post-migration experiences will be reviewed.ConclusionA link exists between the perceptions within cultures and level of economic development of what constitutes mental health. The state of advancement of mental health services of a country will certainly have a large impact on prevalence rates. Further investigation should be carried out to examine in greater depth the relationship between social inequality and disorder prevalence, as distinct from income inequality.

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The relationship between socio-economic status, parental support and adolescent physical activity

Acta Paediatrica ◽

10.1080/08035250500323772 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 93-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Lennart Raudsepp

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Parental Support ◽

Economic Status ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Adolescent Physical Activity ◽

The Relationship

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The Roots of the Obesity Boom. The Relationship Between Overweight and Educational Level Among Dutch Men, 1950–1979

Historical Life Course Studies ◽

10.51964/hlcs9580 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 124-129

Author(s):

Björn Quanjer ◽

Kristina Thompson

Keyword(s):

Educational Level ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Economic Status ◽

Historical Cohort ◽

Lower Educational Level ◽

Highly Educated ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Economic Background ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

The Relationship

While in modern, high-income populations, obesity is associated with being from a low socio-economic background, this may not have always been the case. We test the relationship between obesity and educational level (as a proxy for socio-economic status) in a historical cohort of Dutch military conscripts, from the conscription years 1950–1979. We find that in the 1950s cohort, being in tertiary education was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of being overweight. In contrast, in the 1970s cohort, being in tertiary education was significantly associated with a decreased likelihood of being overweight. We find evidence that the prevalence of obesity remained broadly similar among more highly educated men, while it increased among men of a lower educational level. This likely contributed to the overall rise in the obesity rate. Our findings echo other studies that find a crossover in education’s relationship to BMI as populations become wealthier and obesity rates rise.

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Tuning the mind: Exploring the connections between musical ability and executive functions

10.31234/osf.io/jqe8a ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

L. Robert Slevc

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Economic Status ◽

Musical Experience ◽

Musical Ability ◽

Switching Performance ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Auditory Tasks ◽

The Mind ◽

Auditory Processes ◽

The Relationship

A growing body of research suggests that musical experience and ability are related to a variety of cognitive abilities, including executive functioning (EF). However, it is not yet clear if these relationships are limited to specific components of EF, limited to auditory tasks, or reflect very general cognitive advantages. This study investigated the existence and generality of the relationship between musical ability and EFs by evaluating the musical experience and ability of a large group of participants and investigating whether this predicts individual differences on three different components of EF – inhibition, updating, and switching – in both auditory and visual modalities. Musical ability predicted better performance on both auditory and visual updating tasks, even when controlling for a variety of potential confounds (age, handedness, bilingualism, and socio-economic status). However, musical ability was not clearly related to inhibitory control and was unrelated to switching performance. These data thus show that cognitive advantages associated with musical ability are not limited to auditory processes, but are limited to specific aspects of EF. This supports a process-specific (but modality-general) relationship between musical ability and non-musical aspects of cognition.

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