scholarly journals How Do Acculturation, Maternal Connectedness, and Mother-Daughter Sexual Communication Affect Asian American Daughters’ Sexual Initiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
BoRam Kim ◽  
Yurun Cai ◽  
Teri Aronowitz
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Mother Daughter Relationship ◽  
Conservative Values ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level Of Acculturation

Purpose: There was a growth of approximately ten million Asian American individuals in the United States between 2000 and 2015. Asian Americans have conservative values surrounding sexual health and sexual communication is a cultural taboo. Researchers have shown discrepancies on whether the level of acculturation influences Asian mother-daughter sexual communication. In other minority populations there is evidence that a connected mother–daughter relationship increases sexual communication and delays sexual initiation. The purpose of this study was to examine whether motherdaughter connectedness and level of acculturation predict sexual communication in turn affecting the age of female Asian emerging adult’s sexual initiation. Methods: This was a longitudinal, secondary analysis of AddHealth examining whether mother-daughter connectedness and level of acculturation predict sexual communication. There were 243 Asian American mother-daughter dyads in Wave I with linked data in Wave III who were included in the study. Acculturation, connectedness, and sexual communication were all measured using interval level data. Results: Connectedness did not significantly contribute to the relationship between any of the concepts. Although it was predicted that sexual communication would delay initiation, the opposite was found. Also, communication mediated the relationship between acculturation and initiation. Conclusions: Further studies are needed to explore how connectedness is defined by Asian American mother-daughter dyads. In addition, more detailed operational definitions of acculturation and communication are needed, specifically the timing of sexual communication.

scholarly journals The evolution of infant mortality inequality in the United States, 1960–2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (29) ◽  
pp. eaba5908
Author(s):  
Nick Turner ◽  
Kaveh Danesh ◽  
Kelsey Moran
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
County Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Antipoverty Programs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Mortality Inequality

What is the relationship between infant mortality and poverty in the United States and how has it changed over time? We address this question by analyzing county-level data between 1960 and 2016. Our estimates suggest that level differences in mortality rates between the poorest and least poor counties decreased meaningfully between 1960 and 2000. Nearly three-quarters of the decrease occurred between 1960 and 1980, coincident with the introduction of antipoverty programs and improvements in medical care for infants. We estimate that declining inequality accounts for 18% of the national reduction in infant mortality between 1960 and 2000. However, we also find that level differences between the poorest and least poor counties remained constant between 2000 and 2016, suggesting an important role for policies that improve the health of infants in poor areas.

Asian American Preferences for Counselor Characteristics:

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald R. Atkinson ◽  
Bruce E. Wampold ◽  
Susana M. Lowe ◽  
Linda Matthews ◽  
Hyun-Nie Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Paired Comparison ◽  
Statistical Procedure ◽  
Counselor Characteristics ◽  
Powerful Test ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level Of Acculturation ◽  
Future Practice ◽  
Comparison Data

This study used the same paired comparison format used in four earlier studies to survey ethnic minority preferences for counselor characteristics. However, in the current study, a statistical procedure designed specifically for paired comparison data that provides a powerful test of the relationship between preferences for counselor characteristics and selected within-group variables was used to analyze Asian American preferences for counselor characteristics. Similar attitudes and values was found to be the most preferred counselor characteristic for both personal and career problems. Also, preferences for counselor characteristics were found to be related to type of problem (personal or career), participant level of acculturation, and participant sex. Implications for future practice and research are discussed

scholarly journals Maternal Influences on Asian American—Pacific Islander Adolescents’ Perceived Maternal Sexual Expectations and Their Sexual Initiation

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsui-Sui Annie Kao ◽  
Carol Loveland-Cherry ◽  
Barbara Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Add Health ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Maternal Influences

Maternal influences on adolescents’ sexual initiation have been examined over two time points in 433 Asian American—Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents in a secondary analysis of the Add Health data set using structural equation modeling. A longitudinal model built on a preliminary qualitative study is used to examine the fit between data and model. Maternal perceived connectedness and adolescents’ perceived maternal sexual expectations in sexual timing are found to be protective for delaying AAPI adolescents’ sexual initiation. Unexpectedly, mothers’ perceptions of sexual discussion are not protective for delaying adolescents’ sexual initiation. The results suggest interventions should focus on promoting AAPI mothers’ perceptions of connectedness with their adolescents and adolescents’ perceptions of their mothers’ sexual expectations (as measured by adolescents’ perceived maternal disapproval attitudes and affects) in delaying sexual initiation.

Interest group lobbying and partisan polarization in the United States: 1999–2016

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Alex Garlick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Agenda Control ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Partisan Polarization ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Relationship

Abstact The lobbying activity of interest groups has been overlooked as a contributing factor to legislative party polarization in the United States. Using bill-level data from Congress and three state legislatures, I show floor votes on bills lobbied by more non-profit interest groups are more polarized by party. The state legislative data demonstrate the robustness of the relationship between lobbying and polarization, showing it is not an artifact of party agenda control, salience, or bill content. Increased lobbying from these groups in recent years helps explain high levels of partisan polarization in Congress and an uneven pattern across the state legislatures.

scholarly journals Cognitive Habits Linked to Resilience: Surprising Commonalities across the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Interaction Terms ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Appraisal Processes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

Abstract: Background: Research has documented many geographic inequities in health. Research has also documented that the way one thinks about health and quality of life (QOL) affects one’s experience of health, treatment, and one’s ability to cope with health problems. Purpose: We examined United-States (US) regional differences in QOL appraisal (i.e., the way one thinks about health and QOL), and whether resilience-appraisal relationships varied by region. Methods: Secondary analysis of 3,955 chronic-disease patients and caregivers assessed QOL appraisal via the QOL Appraisal Profile-v2 and resilience via the Centers for Disease Control Healthy Days Core Module. Covariates included individual-level and aggregate-level socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics. Zone improvement plan (ZIP) code was linked to publicly available indicators of income inequality, poverty, wealth, population density, and rurality. Multivariate and hierarchical residual modeling tested study hypotheses that there are regional differences in QOL appraisal and in the relationship between resilience and appraisal. Results: After sociodemographic adjustment, QOL appraisal patterns and the appraisal-resilience connection were virtually the same across regions. For resilience, sociodemographic variables explained 26 % of the variance; appraisal processes, an additional 17 %; and region and its interaction terms, just an additional 0.1 %. Conclusion: The study findings underscore a geographic universality across the contiguous US in how people think about QOL, and in the relationship between appraisal and resilience. Despite the recent prominence of divisive rhetoric suggesting vast regional differences in values, priorities, and experiences, our findings support the commonality of ways of thinking and responding to life challenges. These findings support the wide applicability of cognitive-based interventions to boost resilience

scholarly journals Population Change and Income Inequality in Rural America

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclyn L.W. Butler ◽  
Grace Wildermuth ◽  
Brian C. Thiede ◽  
David L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Population Change ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
The United States ◽  
County Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the effects of population growth and decline on county-level income inequality in the United States from 1980 to 2016. Findings from previous research have shown that income inequality is positively associated with population change, but these studies have not explicitly tested for differences between the impacts of population growth and decline. Understanding the implications of population dynamics is particularly important given that many rural areas are characterized by population decline. We analyze county-level data (n=15,375 county-decades) from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS), applying fixed effects models to estimate the respective effects of population growth and decline on income inequality, to identify the processes that mediate the links between population change and inequality, and to assess whether these effects are moderated by county-level economic and demographic characteristics. We find evidence that population decline is associated with increased levels of income inequality relative to counties experiencing stable and high rates of population growth. This relationship remains robust across a variety of model specifications, including models that account for changes in counties’ employment, sociodemographic, and ethnoracial composition. We also find that the relationship between income inequality and population change varies by metropolitan status, baseline level of inequality, and region.

scholarly journals Can market structure explain cross-country differences in health?

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Kate Rybczynski ◽  
Lori Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Market Structure ◽  
National Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
The Relationship

There is a well documented health disparity between several European countries and the United States. This health gap remains even after controlling for socioeconomic status and risk factors. At the same time, we note that the U.S. market structure is characterized by significantly more large corporations and "super-sized" retail outlets than Europe. Because big business is hierarchical in nature and has been reported to engender urban sprawl, inferior work environments, and loss of social capital, all identified as correlates of poor health, we suggest that differences in market structure may help account for some of the unexplained differences in health across Europe and North America. Using national level data, this study explores the relationship between market structure and health. We investigate whether individuals who live in countries with proportionately more small business are healthier than those who do not. We use two measures of national health: life expectancy at birth, and age-standardized estimates of diabetes rates. Results from ordinary least squares regressions suggest that, there is a large and statistically significant association between market structure (the ratio of small to total businesses) and health, even after controlling income, public percent of health expenditure, and obesity rates. This association is robust to additional controls such as insufficient physical activity, smoking, alcohol disease, and air pollution.

scholarly journals Length of Stay in Hospice Care across Racial/Ethnic Minorities over 65 Years of Age: A Descriptive Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 778-778
Author(s):  
Heshuo Yu ◽  
J Scott Brown
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Purpose This study aims to explore the relationship between race/ethnicity and length of stay in hospice care among adults over 65 years of age in the United States. This topic is understudied within a population-representative sample, particularly among non-White decedents. Methods Secondary analysis of data from the 2007 NHHCS (n=3,918). Race/ethnicity included Hispanics/Latinos, Non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans, and other races. Length of hospice stay was measured by the number of days that patients received hospice care from hospice agencies. Results The study found that African Americans have a longer length of stay in hospice agencies than Whites, even after controlling for all other factors in the model. Female gender, older age, and several diseases are covariates that significantly impact length of hospice stay. Discussion Compared to other races/ethnicities, the long length of stay in hospice among African Americans may negatively impact the quality of end-of-life care and quantity of skilled staff visits. Future research is recommended to further explore potential consequences of longer hospice stays, especially within African American communities. Studies with larger samples of minorities that integrate socioeconomic factors need to be done to better study the relationship between length of hospice stay and race/ethnicity.

Comparative African American and Asian American Literary Studies

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia H. Lee
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
American Authors ◽  
Political Radicalism

Comparative African American and Asian American literary studies traces the diverse (if uneven) ways that African American and Asian American authors have explored the relationship between the two groups and delves into the histories and the politics behind these interracial representations. The literature ranges from the polemical to the fantastic, from the realist to the postmodern, and from the formally innovative to the generically conventional. While some may assume that the politics behind such representations are either coalitional or conflictual in nature, the literature is highly ecumenical, including narratives that engage in Orientalism and/or Negrophobia, Third World rhetoric, postcolonial critique, and political radicalism. African Americans have long been interested in Asia as a potential site for resistance to American racism and empire, while Asian American authors have looked to the experiences of black Americans to understand their own experiences of racism within the United States. Despite the fact that there is a long-established tradition of Afro-Asian literary representation, literary criticism has only taken up a sustained and in-depth study of this topic within the past two decades. Afro-Asian literary studies is part of a late-20th-century “comparative turn” within US-based race studies, which goes along with the increasing transnational/diasporic orientation of formerly nation- or area-based disciplines.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pola Asuh dengan Perilaku Bullying pada Remaja SMP Negeri 19 Kota Jambi

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Mohd Syukri
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
School Psychologist ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Bullying Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rule Out

The prevalence of bullying is estimated at 8 to 50% in several Asian, American and European countries (Soedjatmiko, 2013). The results of research conducted by the National Association of School Psychologist showed that more than 160,000 adolescents in the United States skipped school every day for fear of bullying (Sari, 2010). KPAI has identified 369 complaints related to bullying at school. Bullying can occur when a person experiences forms of harassment and humiliation that are systematic and convincing for a long period of time (9-16 days in a month), does not rule out the possibility of occurring at home due to inappropriate parenting. This study aims to determine the relationship between parenting and bullying behavior in school. Crossectional research design. The sample amounted to 100 people with proportional random sampling sampling techniques. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between parenting and bullying behavior (p value <0.05). Authoritarian and permissive parenting tend to have a greater tendency to bullying children.

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