Impact of the Bolsa Família program on food availability of low-income Brazilian families: a quasi experimental study

Although there have been calls to expand mentoring as way to redress the growing problem of economic immobility in the United States, no study to date has directly examined whether mentoring and economic mobility are related. Using multiple waves of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and employing a propensity score matching approach, this quasi-experimental study compares youth who report having had an informal adult mentor in adolescence with those who did not from both low-income ( N = 795) and middle-income ( N = 3,158) samples to test whether having an informal mentor in adolescence is associated with economic mobility in early adulthood. We find that middle-income youth who report having had an informal mentor in adolescence are more likely to be upwardly mobile than those who did not but the same did not hold true for the low-income youth. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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A quasi-experimental study evaluating a health promotion program targeting healthy nutrition, physical activity and social network enhancement for low-income multi-problem households: study protocol

International Journal of Clinical Trials ◽

10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20183179 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 132 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Latifa Abidi ◽

Gera E. Nagelhout ◽

Renate Spruijt ◽

Hermijn Schutte ◽

Hein De Vries

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Social Networks ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Social Services ◽

Low Income ◽

Health Promotion Program ◽

Promotion Program ◽

Healthy Nutrition ◽

Quasi Experimental

Background: Previous studies have shown that people living in multi-problem households are less physically active, eat less healthy, have unstable social networks, and worse self-perceived general health than other people. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of a health promotion program called “Back2Balance” for low-income multi-problem households aimed at improving healthy nutrition, physical activity, social networks, and self-perceived health.Methods: The Back2Balance program was developed using input from two formative studies and a co-creation process together with the target group and social workers. We used the theoretical domains framework to identify the functional components of our program. The Back2Balance program consists of: 1) a walking group, 2) cooking workshops, 3) motivational talks, 4) discounts on existing health promotion programs, and 5) family trips and children’s activities. In a quasi-experimental study respondents in the intervention group receive the usual social services support for multi-problem households and have the possibility to enroll in the program. Respondents in the control group only receive usual social services support. The program will be evaluated among 272 respondents from low-income multi-problem households living in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.Conclusions: This protocol describes the development and evaluation of the Back2Balance program. We hypothesize that the program will lead to increased physical activity, healthy nutrition, social networks enhancement, and self-perceived health. The results of this study can be used as input for other national or international initiatives aiming to increase health of low-income multi-problem households.Trial registration: NTR6512

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Impact of group coaching on executive health: A quasi-experimental study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e518532013-541 ◽

2007 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul T. Barrett ◽

Karin Klenke

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Group Coaching ◽

Quasi Experimental

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DESAIN PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA BERBASIS PEMAHAMAN NILAI SIKAP GOTONG ROYONG

Jurnal Ilmiah Bina Edukasi ◽

10.33557/jedukasi.v13i2.1150 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 01-10

Author(s):

Alpansyah Alpansyah ◽

Abdul Talib Hasim

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Language Learning ◽

Reader Response ◽

Female Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Mutual Cooperation ◽

Male And Female ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Bahasa Indonesia ◽

Better Than

The aims of this study were: (1) to identify an increase in students' understanding of the value of mutual cooperation through the use of reader response rules in Indonesian Language Learning (KRPDPBI); (2) identifying the use of the reader response principle in Indonesian Language learning (KRPDPBI) there are differences between male and female students. The design of this study used a quasi-experimental study with two different methods. The results showed that (1) the achievement of the score of understanding the value of mutual cooperation for students taught by KRPDPBI was better than for students taught by regular learning according to the curriculum; (2) the achievement of the understanding of the value of male students' mutual cooperation is no better than that of female students.

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