Sentences with phrase «positive environmental factors»

(1) Positive environmental factors are not equal to the absence of adversity.

Positive environmental factors such as parental monitoring and support were also important predictors of good outcomes, particularly for adolescents.

But on top of that, there are other benefits of organic food, including animal welfare and positive environmental factors.

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«We're working together to help to build and improve knowledge and information about the best way to generate positive outcomes from environmental water use, based on seasonal, operational and management factors.

When you factor in the positive economic impact, the convenience of travel, and the environmental benefits, a High Speed Rail System in New York State makes good sense.

There were positive associations of e-cigarette use with male sex, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander ethnicity, lower parental education level, and most environmental and intrapersonal factors (Table 1).

Merrill Lynch and Merrill Edge launched five new portfolios incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in response to growing demand for investments with the potential to produce positive societal outcomes without sacrificing financial returns.

Of the personality - associated factors with the occurrence of GDV, positive behavioral traits (happy and easygoing temperament) and submissive behaviors (toward other dogs or people) were associated with a decreased risk of GDV; negative behavioral traits (fearfulness or agitation in response to strangers or environmental changes) and aggression to people were associated with an increased risk.

There are many environmental factors why your animal behaves in a certain way, and a lot of behavior can be modified through consistent positive reinforcement training.

The ice in the central Arctic Ocean in April during this years North Pole Environmental Survey (NPEO) deployment was again dominantly first year ice, but seemed more deformed than usual suggesting greater average thickness, a positive factor in extent.

• While the complex biological relationships among fisheries and other aquatic biota and physiological responses to environmental change are not well understood, positive effects such as longer growing seasons, lower natural winter mortality, and faster growth rates in higher latitudes may be offset by negative factors such as a changing climate that alters established reproductive patterns, migration routes, and ecosystem relationships (High Confidence).

· Regulation is often preferred to economic incentives for two reasons: 1) industry prefers to protect plants that are already built, and 2) some environmental groups oppose taxes because they make the cost of environmental protection transparent, ie the very factor which others argue is a positive asset is seen by some as being negative.

The inability of the experts to definitively rule out any environmental work factors as a causal risk was not in of itself the basis for positive evidence.

Couples also learn that certain environmental factors are an important influence on behaviors, whether negative or positive, and also that the environment can control the relationship.

Previous studies have indicated that the 7 - repeat allele is under positive selective pressure, and our results are consistent with the hypothesis that the DRD4 7 - repeat allele increased children's sensitivity to environmental factors such as parenting.

There are many factors that enhance a child's resilience pathway including: positive relationships with caregivers, peers, or a caring adult; internal strengths such as problem - solving skills, determination and hope; and environmental factors like effective schools and communities.

Regarding both factors, these authors argue that a child's ability to respond to new situations, positive self - esteem and positive environmental support through strong peer relationships are protective.

Such factors include family cohesion, family support and parental psychological health; individual dispositional factors such as adaptability, temperament and positive esteem; and environmental factors such as peer and community support.

Children reared in a high - quality caregiving ecology are set on a positive developmental path that has the potential to produce long - term positive outcomes.68 Already vulnerable from the experiences of maltreatment and other environmental risk factors (for example, poverty and its associated stressors), the development of foster children is further compromised if they experience more trauma and instability while in care.

The concept of resilience and closely related research regarding protective factors provides one avenue for addressing mental well - being that is suggested to have an impact on adolescent substance use.8 — 17 Resilience has been variably defined as the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation in the context of risk or adversity.9, 10, 12, 13, 18 Despite this variability, it is generally agreed that a range of individual and environmental protective factors are thought to: contribute to an individual's resilience; be critical for positive youth development and protect adolescents from engaging in risk behaviours, such as substance use.19 — 22 Individual or internal resilience factors refer to the personal skills and traits of young people (including self - esteem, empathy and self - awareness).23 Environmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco andenvironmental protective factors are thought to: contribute to an individual's resilience; be critical for positive youth development and protect adolescents from engaging in risk behaviours, such as substance use.19 — 22 Individual or internal resilience factors refer to the personal skills and traits of young people (including self - esteem, empathy and self - awareness).23 Environmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco andEnvironmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco and alcohol use.

This study demonstrated that positive attitudes towards consuming alcohol are mostly a result of environmental factors (Slutske et al., 2002).

Clinical research and practice may be enhanced through efforts to evaluate and promote positive personal and environmental factors with the ultimate goal of reducing barriers to optimal diabetes management and control.

Conclusions: Positive personal and environmental factors have been shown to be associated with diabetes outcomes and should be addressed in efforts to improve outcomes at all life stages.

Analyses were based on the assumption that associations of a genotype with the outcome would change when another related genotype or a positive or negative environmental factor was entered into the statistical model.

The primary constructs within the hypothesized framework are: (1) social position variables — characteristics that are used within societies to hierarchically stratify groups (race, gender, socioeconomic status); (2) parenting variables — familial mechanisms that may influence African American adolescents well - being, perceptions of competence, and attitudes towards others in various contexts (e.g., parenting practices and racial socialization messages); (3) racial discrimination — negative racially driven experiences that may influence feelings of competence, belongingness, and self - worth; (4) environmental / contextual factors — settings and surroundings that may impede or promote healthy identity development (e.g., academic settings); and (5) learner characteristics — individual characteristics that may promote or hinder positive psychological adjustment outcomes (e.g., racial identity, coping styles).

Findings suggest that obesity prevention interventions for adolescents should address weight - specific factors from within the domains of personal, behavioral, and socio - environmental factors such as promoting positive body image, decreasing unhealthy weight control behaviors, and limiting negative weight talk.

Future investigations should measure cG × cG × E while considering the range of positive and negative environmental factors to which the participants have been exposed.

For instance, developmental studies of common dopamine (DA)- regulating gene polymorphisms and their interactions with environmental factors, both positive and negative, were recently examined in meta - analysis by Bakermans - Kranenburg and van Ijzendoorn (2011).

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