scholarly journals Time to change your attitude? Socio-economic status, academic attainment, and time attitudes in Glasgow school children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Frank C. Worrell ◽  
John L. Perry ◽  
Kevin E. Wells ◽  
Michael T. McKay
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Academic Attainment ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Time Attitudes

Personality of children with accident‐related injuries

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarete Vollrath ◽  
Markus A. Landolt ◽  
Karin Ribi
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
School Children ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Personality Inventory For Children ◽  
Comprehensive Test

Previous studies based on a variety of behaviour, temperament, and personality measures identified a pattern of over‐activity, impulsiveness, emotional instability, and aggressiveness in children who are prone to accidents. The present study is the first to study accident‐prone children by means of a comprehensive test for the assessment of the Five Factor model (Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC) (Mervielde & De Fruyt, 1999). 118 children, aged 6–15 years, who were hospitalized due to an accident‐related injury, were contrasted with 184 school‐children of the same age. Lower socio‐economic status was under‐represented in both groups. Children who were exposed to accidents had higher scores on the facets of energy, optimism, and non‐shyness (Extraversion domain), and lower scores on the facets of concentration and achievement striving (Conscientiousness domain). There was no indication of higher aggressiveness, impulsiveness, or emotional instability in the group exposed to accidents, and there were no gender‐by‐accident interactions. Results suggest that there is a relatively benign pattern of personality traits that is related to greater accident hazard in children. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Dental Fluorosis: Concentration of Fluoride in Drinking Water and Consumption of Bottled Beverages in School Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Pérez-Pérez ◽  
N Torres-Mendoza ◽  
A Borges-Yéñez ◽  
ME Irigoyen-Camacho
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Dental Fluorosis ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Fluoride Concentration ◽  
Soft Drink Consumption ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Water Fluoride

Objective: The purpose of the study was to identify dental fluorosis prevalence and to analyze its association with tap water fluoride concentration and beverage consumption in school children from the city of Oaxaca, who were receiving fluoridated salt. Study design: A cross-sectional study was performed on elementary public school children. Dean's Index was applied to assess dental fluorosis. The parents of the children who were studied completed a questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics and type of beverages consumed by their children. A total of 917 school children participated in this study. Results: Dental fluorosis prevalence was 80.8%. The most frequent fluorosis category was very mild (41.0%), and 16.4% of the children were in the mild category. The mean water fluoride concentration was 0.43 ppm (±0.12). No association was detected between tap water fluoride concentration and fluorosis severity. The multinomial regression model showed an association among the mild fluorosis category and age (OR = 1.25, [95%CI 1.04, 1.50]) and better socio-economic status (OR = 1.78, [95%CI 1.21, 2.60]), controlling for fluoride concentration in water. Moderate and severe fluorosis were associated with soft drink consumption (OR = 2.26, [95%IC 1.01, 5.09]), controlling for age, socio-economic status, and water fluoride concentration. Conclusions: The prevalence of fluorosis was high. Mild fluorosis was associated with higher socio-economic status, while higher fluorosis severity was associated with soft drink consumption.

Intelligence, family size and socio-economic status

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Kennett ◽  
A. J. Cropley
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
School Children ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Definite Relationship ◽  
Fertility Pattern

SummaryA sample of 170 Regina school children, divided into subgroups according to family size and socio-economic status, was tested on the Otis Beta Mental Ability Test. The results demonstrated the existence of a definite relationship between intelligence and socio-economic status, but no significant relationship between family size and IQ, except among low socio economic status males. These results, interpreted as reflecting the changing relationship between intelligence and family size, are possibly the outcome of a changing fertility pattern within the various socio-economic status groups.

Perceptions of Child Psychologists Held by Parents of Australian School Children

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Gregory C. Murphy ◽  
Alan M. Hudson ◽  
Neville J. King
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
General Effect ◽  
Australian School ◽  
Professional Advice ◽  
Child Psychologists ◽  
Socio Economic Status

To ascertain which particular professional or other sources of help would be sought by parents faced with various problems of their children, two versions of a questionnaire were distributed to 1245 families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. The results from the 434 usable returned questionnaires indicated that for services which child psychologists would be competent to provide, parents of school children would either prefer to consult an alternative professional or would not seek any professional advice. Doctors and teachers were the preferred sources of professional advice. The socio-economic status of respondents produced no general effect in terms of their patterns of preferences.

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