scholarly journals Socioeconomic status and age at menarche in indigenous and non-indigenous Chilean adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 977-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Amigo ◽  
Sofía Vásquez ◽  
Patricia Bustos ◽  
Guillermo Ortiz ◽  
Macarena Lara
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Indigenous Group ◽  
Mother’S Age ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Menarche Age ◽  
Selection Of

The objective was to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status and age at menarche among indigenous and non-indigenous girls in the Araucanía Region of Chile, controlling for nutritional status and mother's age at menarche. A total of 8,624 randomly selected girls from 168 schools were screened, resulting in the selection of 207 indigenous and 200 non-indigenous girls who had recently experienced menarche. Age at menarche was 149.6±10.7 months in the indigenous group and 146.6±10.8 months in the non-indigenous group. Among the non-indigenous, the analysis showed no significant association between age at menarche and socioeconomic status. In the indigenous group, age at menarche among girls with low socioeconomic status was 5.4 months later than among those with higher socioeconomic status. There were no differences in nutritional status according to socioeconomic level. Obesity was associated with earlier menarche. Menarche occurred earlier than in previous generations. An inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and age at menarche was seen in the indigenous group only; low socioeconomic status was associated with delayed menarche, regardless of nutritional status or mother's age at menarche.

Psychosocial Predictors of Depression among Central American Immigrants

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1237-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Hovey
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Central American ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Central American Immigrants ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictors Of Depression

The present study investigated the relationship between stress and depression associated with acculturation among Central American immigrants (64 women, 14 men) and identified the best predictors of depression among Central American immigrants. Elevated acculturative stress was significantly associated with higher depression. Family dysfunction, ineffective social support, lack of hopefulness toward the future, and low socioeconomic status were also significantly associated with high depression. The overall findings suggest that Central American immigrants who report high acculturative stress may be “at risk” for experiencing depression and that effective family and social support, hopefulness toward the future, and socioeconomic status may serve to protect against depression during acculturation.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Childhood Obesity, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Race/Ethnicity: Lessons from Massachusetts

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Rogers ◽  
Taylor F. Eagle ◽  
Anne Sheetz ◽  
Alan Woodward ◽  
Robert Leibowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Dangerous Worldview and Perceived Sociopolitical Control: Two Mechanisms to Understand Trust in Authoritarian Political Leaders in Economically Threatening Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Torres-Vega ◽  
Josefa Ruiz ◽  
Miguel Moya
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Sociopolitical Control ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

In this research we analyzed the relationship between threatening economic contexts (i.e., undergoing the economic crisis and having low socioeconomic status) and trust in authoritarian ideologies and leaders, regardless of the left–right political axis. Based on two theoretical approaches (i.e., the dual-process model and the compensatory control model), we argue that this relationship is mediated by dangerous worldview and low perceived sociopolitical control. We conducted two correlational studies with samples of the general population. In Study 1 (N = 185), we found that perceived threat from the economic crisis and low socioeconomic status were correlated with a higher dangerous worldview, which resulted in a more authoritarian ideology (i.e., authoritarianism) and finally in greater trust in an authoritarian political leader. In Study 2 (N = 413), we replicated the findings of Study 1 and demonstrated that low perceived sociopolitical control was associated with higher authoritarianism. Moreover, low perceived sociopolitical control partially mediated the relationship between dangerous worldview and authoritarianism. Overall, our results show that two economically threatening contexts (i.e., the economic crisis and low socioeconomic status) promote authoritarianism and trust in authoritarian leaders (with unspecified political orientation) through psychological processes (i.e., perception of the social world and perceived control). These results are useful to understand and combat the rise of authoritarianism in our societies during financially difficult times such as economic crises.

scholarly journals Under the Threat of an Epidemic: People with Higher Subjective Socioeconomic Status Show More Unethical Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3170
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Xue Wang ◽  
Tonglin Jiang ◽  
Shiyao Wang ◽  
Zhansheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

This research focused on the psychological impact of an epidemic. We conducted a cross-sectional survey and two empirical experiments to examine how an epidemic would influence unethical behaviors and how the effect differs in people of different subjective socioeconomic statuses. These studies consistently demonstrated that subjective socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between an epidemic and unethical behaviors. Specifically, the perceived severity of an epidemic positively predicts the unethical behaviors of people with a high socioeconomic status, but it does not predict the unethical behaviors of people with a low socioeconomic status. These findings elucidate the effects of epidemics and bring theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals Association between regular walking and periodontitis according to socioeconomic status: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Jin Han ◽  
Kwang-Hak Bae ◽  
Hyo-Jin Lee ◽  
Seon-Jip Kim ◽  
Hyun-Jae Cho
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Physical activity reduces the risk and mortality risk of inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to examine the relationship between regular walking and periodontitis in a Korean representative sample of adults according to socioeconomic status. Data acquired by the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2014 and 2015 were used. The survey was completed by 11,921 (5,175 males; 6,746 females) participants (≥19 years). Individuals without values on periodontitis were excluded, and 9,728 participants remained. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was done using socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, income, education), oral health-related variables (flossing, interdental brushing, community periodontal index), oral and general health status and behaviour (smoking, diabetes mellitus), and regular walking. In all models, subjects who walked regularly had significantly lower risks of periodontitis. After adjusting for age, gender, income, education, smoking, diabetes mellitus, flossing, and interdental brushing, the odds ratio for periodontitis in subjects who walked regularly was 0.793 (95% Confidence interval: 0.700–0.898). Non-regular walking groups showed similar social gradients. Risk of low socioeconomic status was not significant in the regular walking group after adjusting for age, gender, income, and education. This study found that regular walking is associated to lower prevalence of periodontitis and can attenuate the relationship between periodontitis and low socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals Impact of Body Mass Index, Socioeconomic Status, and Bedtime Technology Use on Sleep Duration in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110477
Author(s):  
Frederick Stine ◽  
David N. Collier ◽  
Xiangming Fang ◽  
Kelsey Ross Dew ◽  
Suzanne Lazorick
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Insufficient Sleep ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Sleep Quantity ◽  
School Based ◽  
Wellness Intervention ◽  
The Relationship

Factors related to adolescents and sleep are understudied. We evaluate the relationship between bedtime technology use (TU), TV in bedroom, weight, and socioeconomic status in seventh graders (N = 3956) enrolled in a school-based wellness intervention. Sleep quantity was dichotomized to insufficient (<8 hours) or sufficient (≥8 hours); high TU before sleep was defined by use “a few nights each week” or “every, or almost every night.” Insufficient sleep (38.7%), having TV in bedroom (72.9%), and high TU (83.1%) were commonly reported. The likelihood of sufficient sleep was lower for those with high TU (odds ratio [OR] = 0.529 [0.463-0.605]), obese students (OR = 0.815 [0.700-0.949]), and those with a TV in the bedroom (OR = 0.817 [0.703-0.950]). Also, attending a school with higher percent low socioeconomic status students was also associated with insufficient sleep ( P = .026). Interventions to reduce TU may be important for improving sleep quantity, especially for some vulnerable populations.

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