Sentences with phrase «in general population samples»

To date, a variety of measures to evaluate parental monitoring have been developed in general population samples of youth (Crouter & Head, 2002).

Many of the studies on co-occurring problems, however, had small N's and focused on select samples (e.g., Kovacs et al. 1988; Tiet et al. 2001), and there is little known about the development of multiple mental health problems in general population samples.

Episodes of shorter duration (between 1 and 3 days) during which young people experience manic symptoms are certainly much more common than classical (hypo --RRB- mania in general population samples.3 In addition, evidence from longitudinal clinical studies suggests that up to 40 % of people who experience such shorter episodes (often termed BD - not otherwise specified, BD - NOS) may go on to develop classical (4 — 7 days) BD.9 However, more evidence is required to decide whether these short - lived episodes of mania - like symptoms are aetiologically linked with BD.

Like other commonly used scales of nonspecific distress, the questions in the K10 / K6 scales all have high loadings on a first principal factor of nonspecific distress in factor analyses carried out in general population samples.8 This factor is indicated by a heterogeneous set of questions that define behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and psychophysiological manifestations of psychological distress.

Bjornsdottir G Psychometric properties of the Icelandic NEO-FFI in a general population sample compared to a sample recruited for a study on the genetics of addiction.

Effects of parent training programmes on parents» sense of competence in a general population sample

A developmental cascade model linking symptoms of externalizing and internalizing psychopathology through three indices of peer relational difficulty (peer rejection, peer victimization, friendedness) was tested in a general population sample of 653 children followed annually from kindergarten to fourth grade.

Prevalence and symptomatic sequelae of self - reported childhood physical and sexual abuse in a general population sample of men and women.

Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (IM - P) were studied in a general population sample of mothers of adolescents (n = 866)(study 1).

In general population sample: outlier score = 167 left out of the analysis; in student sample: 2 outliers score = 165 and 161 left out of the analysis

We extended previous research by focusing on risk and promotive effects in a general population sample on different levels of delinquency.

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between psychopathic traits and self - reported non-violent and violent offenses in a high - risk sample for juvenile delinquency as well as in a general population sample and how gender influences this relationship.

Relationship between dissociation, childhood sexual abuse, childhood physical abuse, and mental illness in a general population sample

The measure presents poor to good results in terms of internal consistency with McDonald's omega coefficient ranging from.53 to.71 in a general population sample.

Gaining greater understanding of associations between psychopathic traits and delinquent behavior in a high - risk sample for juvenile delinquency as well as in a general population sample is essential for developing effective intervention strategies.

Not exact matches

The statistical sample is large enough that I can be pretty confident that such inclinations are no more common among them than in the general population and perhaps less so.

Their findings showed that some 34 \ % of their sample of scientists described themselves as atheist, and a further 30 \ % as agnostic (3 \ % and 5 \ %, respectively, in the general population).

A recent incomplete data sample from a compilation of plant closures in California showed that the numbers of minority people laid off exceeded whites laid off — a figure far out of proportion to racial percentages in the general population.

The main source of acquaintance for both the church sample and the general population sample was direct mail, which was named in 72 percent of the cases.

In order to measure the comparative effectiveness of these various means of communication, George Thompson drew a random sample of those who had attended the church and filled out visitor cards (N = 192) and a random sample of the general population from telephone books (N = 251).

And in the other study, the 29 % one, wasn't it a sampling of the general population?

When the team tested for these mutations in DNA samples from the general population, they found that they were extremely rare, appearing in less than 1 % of samples.

These findings highlight the importance of systematic study of diagnostic criteria in representative samples of the general population.

The analysis in this report relies primarily on data from a Pew Research Center survey of the general public, using a probability - based sample of the adult population by landline and cellular telephone Aug. 15 - 25, 2014, with a representative sample of 2,002 adults nationwide.

A team led by David Melzer, an epidemiologist and physician at the Peninsula Medical School, in Exeter, U.K. examined data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a representative sample of the general population.

Genetic risk scores were examined in a sample of 86,292 individuals from the general population of Iceland, in collaboration with researchers from deCODE Genetics, who provided the data.

Analyses of over 4500 of urine samples from Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal - 3) showed that MG was prevalent in up to 1 % of the general population aged 16 - 44, who had reported at least one sexual partner.

Compared to an age and sex matched sample of the general population, the diabetes prevalence in JIA patients was significantly increased, with approximately double the prevalence ratio for diabetes in JIA patients compared to controls (1.92 for girls and 2.04 for boys).

The study included more than 100,000 adults from the general populations of 17 countries, providing a broad sample of people that varied greatly in socioeconomic, geographic and demographic makeup.

The authors believe these findings may be relevant to the general UK population, as the spread of scores in this sample was within the normal population range for both reading and behaviour.

While the link between mothers» depression and depression in their children is well - established, the new Lancet Psychiatry study is the first to find an association between depression in fathers and their teenaged children, independent of whether the mother has depression, in a large sample in the general population.

This is fairly similar to prevalence figure in general population for that age group, so the study sample appears fairly representative.

Aggregate effects on IGF and its BPs were estimated by multivariate regression on macronutrient sources from dietary questionares and blood samples in 4700 + subjects, but the effect sizes were small and the only protein source where a statistically significant effect was seen was with dairy protein and dietary calcium (ie associated with dairy in general population cohorts).

In particular, our findings suggest that conclusions derived from young, college - aged samples may not be generalizable to the online dating population in general and especially to the experiences of «older» adultIn particular, our findings suggest that conclusions derived from young, college - aged samples may not be generalizable to the online dating population in general and especially to the experiences of «older» adultin general and especially to the experiences of «older» adults.

Contrary to stereotypes of online daters popular at the time of the study, and in direct contrast to the prejudicial views held by participants (especially the undergraduates) in the Donn and Sherman (2002) study, Brym and Lenton found that their sample of online daters was in fact more sociable offline than the general Canadian population.

The study, conducted in the summer and early fall of 2011, assessed the penetration of tablets and the general activities people use their tablets for across a representative sample of the U.S. population.

«This is the most important study carried out in France and probably in the world considering that you have a sample that's close to the general population,» noted Le Moal.

Sound like a good sample for a study of how real - world white male hierarchical individualists, who in fact comprise the core of climate skepticism in US general population?

The Updated Tables are represented in two separate volumes: Volume One contains data tables for chemicals measured in the general U.S. population; Volume Two contains data tables for persistent organic pollutants and pesticides measured in pooled samples and adult cigarette smokers and nonsmokers.

All the average scores in this study were much higher than those reported in a sample of Japanese children aged 4 - 18 (N = 5159) from the general population: internalizing problems = 3.1 - 3.8 (SD = 4.2 - 4.8); externalizing problems = 3.1 - 5.3 (SD = 4.3 - 5.6); total problems = 11.7 - 16.1 (SD = 13.4 - 14.5)[23].

Psychometric evaluation in a sample of the general French population

This sample size allows us to reliably detect disorders (ie, distinguish them from zero) that have a base rate in the general population of 1.0 % or greater with a power of 0.80.31

This study aimed to investigate associations between: (a) psychological distress, self - perceived health status and sleep duration among a large representative general population sample; and (b) patterns of sleep duration, physical activity and Body Mass Index among a subgroup of participants who self - reported as being in good health with low psycho

It is difficult to compare our findings with studies of general population youth because rates vary widely, depending on the sample, the method, the source of data (participant or collaterals), and whether functional impairment was required for diagnosis.50 Despite these differences, our overall rates are substantially higher than the median rate reported in a major review article (15 %) 50 and other more recent investigations: the Great Smoky Mountains Study (20.3 %), 56 the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development (142 cases per 1000 persons), 57 the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (6.1 %), 32 and the Miami — Dade County Public School Study (38 %).58 We are especially concerned about the high rates of depression and dysthymia among detained youth (17.2 % of males, 26.3 % of females), which are also higher than general population rates.51,56 - 61 Depressive disorders are difficult to detect (and treat) in the chaos of the corrections milieu.

Factor structure and correlates of ratings of inattention, hyperactivity, and antisocial behavior in a large sample of 9 year old children from the general population

We used EHCs as recruitment sites because they provide health - related information that can be used for eligibility screening purposes, and their clients are usually willing to participate in health - related studies endorsed by the Department of Health, HKSAR.37 Although EHCs» clients are representative of the general population of older adults in terms of age and SES, 37 they tend to be more health conscious.38 To examine the potential bias (better mental health) associated with recruiting participants from the EHCs, we recruited approximately 30 % of the sample (n = 258) from elderly community centres with no formal provision of medical and health services.

A baseline assessment of the differential alcohol - related admissions / mortality in the survey samples relative to the general population.

Some maltreated children likely remained in our comparison sample, given the prevalence rate of maltreatment in the general population.15 However, any bias introduced in our estimates would be toward zero if maltreated children in our comparison group had higher expenditures on average compared with nonmaltreated children.

Those breakdowns should be treated with caution, given both the sizable 8.5 - point margin of sampling error around that result as well as general challenges in tracking attitudes among a rapidly growing population.

Moreover, the prevalence of PTSD symptoms in our sample was higher than that of the general population (8 %) in the USA.57 This finding might be attributed to the fact that the general population's frequency of exposure to serious traumatic events is lower than that of healthcare workers.