scholarly journals Sibling Inequalities in Overweight and the Role of Mother’s Education: Evidence From the Indonesian Family Life Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S21-S38
Author(s):  
Yohanes Sondang Kunto ◽  
Hilde Bras
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Indonesian Family Life Survey ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Family Centered ◽  
High Calorie ◽  
Mother's Education

Background: Previous studies have shown that sibling inequalities in overweight vary across contexts. Furthermore, research on the extent to which parental factors such as mother’s education can compensate for or reinforce such disparities is considerably rare. Objective: This study analyzes to what extent and how the chances of overweight among children (0-19 years of age) vary systematically by gender, birth order, and number of siblings. We also look at whether mother’s education buffers or aggravates sibling inequalities in overweight. Methods: Data were from the fifth wave of the Indonesian Family Life Survey-5 2014/2015, which comprised 6723 children born in 4784 families. We applied within-family centered birth order dummies to disentangle the effects of birth order from those of number of siblings. Cluster-robust logistic regressions were conducted. Results: Overweight occurred more in eldest and youngest children, and in children of smaller families. Mother’s education amplified sibling inequalities. Odds of overweight in children increased along with more years of education the mothers had. This was greater for boys and eldest children. Further analyses indicated that boys whose mothers spent more years in school consumed high-calorie foods more often. Conclusion: The overall results indicate that mother’s education aggravates sibling inequalities in overweight. Nutrition interventions to reduce overweight in children should target the eldest and the youngest children and children of smaller families. Mothers who had more school years, and particularly their sons, should also be in the target group. Boys should be advised to consume high-calorie foods less often.

scholarly journals Media Exposure and Child Psychology: Parental Perceptions about Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Muniba Fatima Zahra ◽  
Fawad Baig ◽  
Taimoor-ul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Media Exposure ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Parental Perceptions ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mother's Education

This study explores the effect of media exposure on child’s psychology according to parental perceptions. Aggression and self-concept are selected as parameters of children psychology. The combined role of education and occupation of mothers as moderators in relationship between media exposure and children’s psychology are also analyzed. A survey was conducted with 400 parents of school going children aged between 6 to 12 years. The results show positive association of media exposure with psychology, self-concept and aggression among children according to their parents. Furthermore, the education of mother moderates the relation between media exposure and self-concept positively, while mother’s occupation does not moderate this relationship. The results also indicate that mother’s education negatively moderates the relationship between media exposure and aggression among children, however the occupation of mother positively moderates this relation. This study concludes that there is a strong effect of media exposure on children psychology as perceived by their parents.   Received: 12 September 2020 / Accepted: 2 December 2020/ Published: 17 January 2021

scholarly journals WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY IN ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL STATUS: EVIDENCE FROM THE INDONESIAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 640-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanes Sondang Kunto ◽  
Hilde Bras
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Indonesian Family Life Survey ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Working Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Height For Age

SummaryIn contrast to the extensive knowledge on the association between women’s empowerment and the nutritional status of children under the age of five, relatively little is known about the influence of women’s empowerment on adolescents’ nutritional status. This study aimed to assess the association between women’s empowerment and gender inequalities in adolescent nutritional status. Data were from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) covering the period 1997 to 2015, and consisted of 16,683 observations from 13,396 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years born in 6781 families. Three indicators of women’s empowerment were used: mother’s education, mother’s bargaining power and mother’s working status. Multivariate linear regression with robust standard errors was used to examine whether and how these indicators of women’s empowerment influenced adolescent nutritional status. Interaction terms were added to analyse how the association between women’s empowerment and adolescent nutritional status differed by gender. The results showed that mother’s education and mother’s working status were significantly associated with adolescent nutritional status, particularly with height-for-age. Adolescents of well-educated mothers had a higher height-for-age while those who were raised by mothers with a blue-collar job had a lower height-for-age. Although no gender differences were found for height-for-age, gender differences for BMI-for-age were obvious, with boys having a lower BMI-for-age than girls. Interactions between indicators of mother’s empowerment and gender showed that the gender gap in BMI-for-age was smaller for adolescents of more educated mothers. However, further analyses of food consumption patterns showed that boys whose mothers were more educated consumed more fast food and had higher instant noodle consumption than girls, thus suggesting gender bias in new disguise.

scholarly journals Child Health and Poverty in Pakistan

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Arif
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Preventive Healthcare ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Mother's Education

This study examines the health status of Pakistani children using two important indicators, morbidity and malnutrition measured by weight-for-age and height-for-age. The demand for medical services has also been determined. The main data source used in this study is the 2000-01 Pakistan Social-Economic Survey (PSES), which provides sufficient information on child health and poverty. Findings of the study show that both exclusive breastfeeding during the first 4-5 months of life and immunisation can help control the occurrence of illness significantly among the young children (0-5 months). These also reinforce the role of mother’s education in the production of child health (nutritional status). This role of mother’s education is found to be more pronounced in the poor families than in the non-poor families. The rise in poverty since the mid-1990s has adversely influenced the nutritional status of children. The basic issue is about how to reduce the household food insecurity. The benefits of recent high GDP growth may be transferred to the poor through employment generation, which has been slow in the past decade. Real incomes of the poor and the vulnerable segments of the population may also be protected against the rise in prices of essential food items. At present, the health and nutrition sector is getting only 0.7 percent of the GDP. Health care facilities in the country are curative in nature, and are heavily skewed in favour of the diagnostic and treatment side, not preventive healthcare aspects. More resources should be made available for preventive healthcare aspects. Coverage of child immunisation should be enhanced, and the provision of safe drinkingwater may be given high priority in the social sector policies.

scholarly journals Role of Land Rent and Capital to Income Households in Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Endang Taufiqurahman
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Rent ◽  
Indonesian Family Life Survey ◽  
Total Household Income ◽  
Land Rents ◽  
Year 2000

The purpose of the study to determine the effect of land rents and capital on incomes and wages in Indonesian households. Then determine whether the use of the dimensions of wages, as well as the dimensions of income in measuring the influence of capital and land rent-toincome households in Indonesia. This study uses the FD method (First Difference). The data used is panel data sourced from IFLS (Indonesian Family Life Survey) which IFLS-3 in the year 2000, and IFLS-4 in the year 2007. Research results show that an increase in the rent of agricultural land causes decreased significantly to income or household wage in Indonesia. The increase in capital causes a significant slowdown in total household income and wages Indonesia.

scholarly journals Association of Childhood Socioeconomic Status with Leukocyte Telomere Length Among African Americans and the Mediating Role of Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors: Results from the GENE-FORECAST Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumana J Khan ◽  
Belinda L Needham ◽  
Shailesh Advani ◽  
Kristen Brown ◽  
Casey Dagnall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Childhood Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Mother's Education

Abstract Purpose We examined if childhood socioeconomic status (SES) was related to adult leucocyte telomere length (TL) using the data of 361 African American (AA) participants from the GENE-FORECAST Study. We also assessed the mediating role of behavioral and psychosocial factors in the association between childhood SES and adult TL. Methods Childhood SES was assessed individually by using participant’s mother’s education and occupation, father’s education and occupation, parental home ownership, and family structure. TL was assessed using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction method. Information on potential confounders and mediators were collected. The associations of childhood SES with TL were assessed using multivariable linear regression models. We used path analysis to quantify and test the share of these associations that was statistically explained by each of the mediators (participant’s educational attainment, smoking status, physical activity, dietary habit, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms). Results Mother’s education was associated with longer average TL (β: 0.021; 95% CI: 0.001, 0.04, p=0.038) in confounder adjusted models. Once mediators were introduced in the model, the estimates were reduced and remained marginally significant (β: 0.017; 95% CI: −0.003, 0.038, p=0.061). According to path model, approximately 19% of the effect of mother’s education on TL (β: 0.004; 95% CI: −0.001, 0.01, p < 0.10) was mediated through participant’s own education level. No significant mediation effect was observed for any other mediators. Conclusions These data provide evidence that participant’s mother’s education was positively linked to adult TL in AA population. Participant’s own educational level partially explained this association.

scholarly journals PERANAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA, PERSEPSI TERHADAP PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA, DAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN ORANG TUA TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA

AKSIOMA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Jumadi Jumadi
Keyword(s):  
Education Level ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Parents Education ◽  
Mother's Education

This research aims to find: 1) the relation between the motivation and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 2) The relation between the perception to Mathematics and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 3) The relation between the parents’ education level and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 4) The role of motivation and perception in learning Mathematics and parents’ education level in the achievement in learning Mathematics.The hypotheses in this research are: 1) There is a positif relation between the motivation and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 2) There is a positif  relation between the perception to Mathematics and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 3) There is a positif relation between the father’s education level and the achievement in learning Mathematics. 4) There is a positif  relation between the mother’s education level and the achievement in learning Mathematics 5) The motivation in learning Mathematics, the perception to Mathematics, and the parents’ education level have a role in the achievement in learning Mathematics.            The research’s subject is 100 students class X and XI of SMAN 2 Yogyakarta. The data were collected by using scale, documentation, and identity. The scale used was math motivation scale and math perception scale. The data analysis were done by using multiple linear regression and product moment correlation.Based on the correlation analysis done was known that there was positive and significant relation between  motivation and achievement in learning Mathematics and between the perception of Mathematics and the achievement in learning Mathematics, but there is no positive and significant relation between father and mother’s education level and the achievement in learning Mathematics. Based on the result of multiple linear regressions analysis, it was known that motivation and perception in learning Mathematics as well as parents’ education level have a role in the achievement in learning Mathematics. It is based on the significant result of F testing, i.e. α = 0.05. The determination of coefficient was 0.162 meant that the percentage of the effect of motivation and perception in learning Mathematics and parents’ education level to the achievement in learning Mathematics was 16.2%, while the rest of 83.8% was influenced by other variables which were not included in this research.Key words: Motivation in learning Mathematics, perception to Mathematics, parents’ education level, the achievement in learning Mathematics.

Maternal intelligence quotient and motor development in early childhood: The mediating role of mother's education

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aoxing Ye ◽  
Shuangqin Yan ◽  
Kun Huang ◽  
Leijing Mao ◽  
Xing Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Intelligence Quotient ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Mother's Education
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