Sentences with phrase «socioeconomic status who»

Positive effects on other psychosocial domains were shown for women with low socioeconomic status who were unmarried.

She documented the difference between students of lower socioeconomic status who took music lessons in grades 8 - 12 when compared to other low SES students who took no music lessons.

The comparison group included 375 first - generation immigrant children of similar racial / ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status who attended the same schools before the intervention was implemented.

Not exact matches

Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and I am thankful for those who treat people like human beings regardless of their race or socioeconomic status.

This is especially so in low - income or less educated population groups, who must be considered a major focus of any front - of - pack nutrition labelling systems because of the link between socioeconomic status and lifestyle diseases.

They controlled for other variables like socioeconomic status and the weight of the children who ate school lunches had significantly increased.

Women who started birth at home were on average older, of a lower socioeconomic status and higher educational achievement, and less likely to be African - American or Hispanic than women having full gestation, vertex, singleton hospital births in the United States in 2000.

It included practically every mother in the U.S. who made it to full - term and got herself to a hospital, regardless of health, socioeconomic status, or pregnancy complications.

Women who did not breastfeed their children at all were four times more likely to neglect their children, even after adjusting for factors such as low socioeconomic status and education.

That mother - baby bond — whether secure, shaky or absent — has a significant impact on the trajectory of that child's life... not only through childhood and in school, but who that child will grow up to be, what socioeconomic status he or she will have, and how he or she will be as a parent, employee and fellow member of society.

The children we observed tended to be of higher socioeconomic status and were less likely to be of minority race / ethnicity than the children we did not follow up, which could have led to overestimates if the effect of breastfeeding on cognition was much weaker or in the opposite direction in those who dropped out, situations we find unlikely.

Models were developed using the following possible predictors of breastfeeding duration: maternal race, maternal education, paternal education, maternal age, socioeconomic status, 22 marital status, parity, mode of delivery, previous breastfeeding experience, timing of feeding method selection, problems with pregnancy / labor / delivery, breastfeeding goal (weeks), family preference for breastfeeding, paternal preference for breastfeeding, having friends who breastfed, randomization group, 16 plans to return to work, infant's 5 - minute Apgar score, and infant's age in minutes when first breastfed (first successful latch and feeding).

This is consistent with other studies demonstrating a link between breastfeeding and maternal sensitivity.25, 26,27 For example, in a longitudinal study of more than 1300 families in the USA, mothers who breast fed were observed to be more sensitive to their babies at 6, 15, 24 and 36 months.27 Importantly, this difference persisted after statistical control for the effects of maternal mental health, the quality of the home environment in terms of infant health and stimulation and socioeconomic status.

Mothers who breast feed tend to be older, have a better education, and a higher socioeconomic status, than mothers who breast feed their children for a limited time or not at all.3 15 In some studies the association between breast feeding and cognitive development is not statistically significant after adjustment for such confounders.16 - 20

In view of the growing body of work evaluating breastfeeding peer support, we have distinguished between this and other kinds of lay support, following the definition by Dennis 2002: «Peer support is provided by lay individuals who are not part of the client's own embedded network, who possess experiential knowledge of the targeted behaviour (i.e. successful breastfeeding skills) and similar qualities (i.e. age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, residency etc.) in order to aid the client during a time of actual or potential stress (i.e. the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding).»

There are some people (no matter their race) who will commit crimes regardless of their Socioeconomic status, their access to quality education, or their family structure.

By using pairs of sisters who spent differing amounts of time living with their fathers, the study was able to control for inherited genes and environmental conditions, such as socioeconomic status or religious background, to isolate the effects of fathering quality on daughters.

About 23 percent of women of childbearing age are regular smokers, says Higgins, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Vermont, who adds that smoking prevalence varies by socioeconomic status — particularly in terms of educational attainment.

Policy to reduce bullying in the schoolyard needs to span all levels of society, say researchers from the University of Warwick, who warn that socioeconomic status is not a reliable indicator of whether a child is likely to become a bully.

Using this information, we may be able to identify individuals who are at higher risk for cancer due to socioeconomic status at birth, and ideally, work to find strategies to help them manage their cancer risk in adulthood.»

The effects of bullying were fairly similar for both Black and White men, as well as those participants who came from low socioeconomic status families.

Existence of underserved or inaccessible populations: Another type of person who might try CAM approaches is one who is not well served by the medical establishment because of socioeconomic status, class, ethnic background, or geographical isolation.

Halfon, who is also a professor of pediatrics, public health and public policy, said the study is the first to examine how socioeconomic status is associated with a wide variety of factors that impact a young child's math and reading abilities by kindergarten.

Loyola researchers previously reported that young athletes who specialize in one sport are more likely to suffer serious overuse injuries, but until now this distinction has not been reported based on socioeconomic status.

Children from families of low socioeconomic status generally score lower than more affluent kids on standardized tests of intelligence, language, spatial reasoning, and math, says Priti Shah, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin who was not involved in the study.

Pregnant women who had low socioeconomic status during childhood and who have poor family social support appear to prematurely age on a cellular level, potentially raising the risk for complications, a new study has found.

They found that women who reported low socioeconomic status as kids and who struggled with family support as adults were biologically older, as indicated by shorter telomeres.

«Those people with a lower socioeconomic status are always those who use less contraception,» Ruiz points out.

«It is telling that even in modern large - scale societies the status comparisons most consequential for psychosocial stress are typically among individuals who are in close geographic proximity or who occupy the same social network rather than between individuals at opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum.

Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer - related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE).

Seventeen age -, IQ -, and parental socioeconomic status - matched typically developing adult males who served as controls in Experiment 1 were college students, graduate school students, hospital staff and their acquaintances (30.4 ± 5.6 years old; Table 1)(Hollingshead, 1957).

Gorrell concludes her editorial with a wish: «that we, as yogis, commit to remembering that we are all united and to doing what we can to make this beautiful, accepting practice available to anyone who wants it, regardless of gender, race, size, ability, or socioeconomic status.»

I don't know the answer, of course, but I can think of many such variables, including socioeconomic status — that is, those who can afford fancy home alarms also live in neighborhoods that don't suffer as mean break - ins.

In discussing the limited evidence for the «probable» link between red meat and colorectal cancer, the WHO itself concedes that it is not possible to rule out other explanations (which it helpfully describes as «chance, bias or confounding»).2 Harcombe agrees, arguing that even when studies strive to adjust statistically for baseline differences in relevant factors such as socioeconomic status, body mass index, physical activity, smoking status and diabetes, it is impossible to grapple fully with all the factors that differentiate «the couch potato» from «the paleo buff» (her ideal), or to take into account the «chasm» that separates fresh and traditionally preserved meats from modern manufactured meat products.9

And in fact, research suggests that there are no significant personality differences between online and offline daters.5 There is some evidence that online daters are more sensitive to interpersonal rejection, but even these findings have been mixed.6, 7 As far as the demographic characteristics of online daters, a large survey using a nationally representative sample of recently married adults found that compared to those who met their spouses offline, those who met online were more likely to be working, Hispanic, or of a higher socioeconomic status — not exactly a demographic portrait of desperate losers.8

Outcomes from the Knowledge in Action (KIA) project - based learning (PBL) Advanced Placement (AP) course (s) were compared with outcomes from traditionally taught AP courses among student groups who were matched for school - level achievement and socioeconomic status.

«For example, it has the highest proportion of resilient students (19.2 per cent), that is, disadvantaged students who perform among the top 25 percent of students across all participating countries and economies after controlling for socioeconomic status.»

Based solely on their race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, there are students at high, middle, and low levels of achievement who are not receiving the educational challenges they need to succeed and excel.

Also here PISA suggests that there is much teachers can do about this: Even after accounting for students» performance, gender and socioeconomic status, students who said their teacher adapts the lesson to the class's needs and knowledge were less likely to report feeling anxious when they are well prepared for a test, or to report that they get very tense when they study.

The effects of attending a high - poverty school are not simply the aggregate effects of out - of - school poverty, either; the schools themselves disadvantage those who attend, regardless of their families» socioeconomic status.

Without accounting for any differences in students» socioeconomic status, the Spanish language and mathematics test scores of students who attend network schools are considerably higher than the scores of those attending stand - alone schools.

For this analysis, we restrict our attention to schools that have a reasonable degree of heterogeneity — at least three students in every birth cohort who come from all four quartiles of the socioeconomic status distribution: 568 elementary schools in the state of Florida satisfy this heterogeneity criterion simultaneously in grades three and five.

The Ubongo team says a US research study found Tanzanian children aged three to six who watch Akili and Me for a month outperform their peers by 24 per cent in counting, 13 per cent in English as a Second Language and nine per cent in fine motor skills, even when accounting for age, socioeconomic status and prior knowledge.

What we found was that the delay in the school start time did in fact increase academic performance in the GCSE examinations and that this increase was more pronounced in individuals who come from a deprived background — who have a lower socioeconomic status.

«The program allowed me to sit with like - minded people who are committed to improving the quality of education available to all students, without regard for race, socioeconomic status or ability.

For example, a person who grew up in Mexico, or in a Spanish - speaking US household, will speak Spanish fluently, but depending on socioeconomic status, education, etc., the person may or may not know Spanish spelling and grammatical rules, and may or may not know much academic Spanish vocabulary.

The national average of students who qualify for free or reduced - price lunch — the best indicator of socioeconomic status — is 50 percent; 26 almost all these schools served school populations in which less than one - third of students were eligible for free or reduced - price lunches.

The PISA data indicate that the observed variation in the distribution of student characteristics across countries does not place the United States at a disadvantage in international assessments compared with other highly developed countries; students with high levels of socioeconomic status had an educational advantage over their low SES counterparts across all 20 countries, even after considering the differences in the percentage of students who are immigrants, from less - advantaged homes, non-native language speakers, and other factors.

High - quality early childhood education has the greatest positive effect on children from lower socioeconomic status and children who are at risk because of family or community circumstances such as poverty and abuse / neglect, and children with disabilities and special needs (Stegelin, 2004).

The guide also cites a study out of Philadelphia that showed that 82 percent of students who failed an English course in sixth grade also failed to graduate high school; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data showing that students who read more frequently have higher reading scores; and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results indicating that reading engagement was more closely related to achievement than socioeconomic status was.