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Perceived instrumental support and children's health across the early life course

Turney, Kristin - In: Social Science & Medicine 95 (2013) C, pp. 34-42

much less research examines whether the benefits of social support to mothers extend to children. This paper examines the … relationship between mothers' perceptions of instrumental support and children's health using longitudinal data from the U … parents. Results suggest mothers' perceptions of instrumental support is positively associated with children's overall health …

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Macro-level gender equality and alcohol consumption: A multi-level analysis across U.S. States

Roberts, Sarah C.M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 1, pp. 60-68

Higher levels of women's alcohol consumption have long been attributed to increases in gender equality. However, only limited research examines the relationship between gender equality and alcohol consumption. This study examined associations between five measures of state-level gender equality...

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The impact of drinking on psychological well-being: Evidence from minimum drinking age laws in the United States

Ertan Yörük, Ceren; Yörük, Barış K. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 10, pp. 1844-1854

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being among young adults in the United States. We do so by exploiting the discontinuity in alcohol consumption at age 21 and using a regression discontinuity design. Using data from the National...

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Eye of the beholder? Maternal mental health and the quality of infant sleep

Goldberg, Wendy A.; Lucas-Thompson, Rachel G.; Germo, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 79 (2013) C, pp. 101-108

-clinic referred sample of 171 economically and culturally diverse families. Mothers with poorer mental health reported that their … mothers' interpretations of infants' sleep behaviors. It may be prudent to intervene to support maternal mental health when …

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“And I look down and he is gone”: Narrating autism, elopement and wandering in Los Angeles

Solomon, Olga; Lawlor, Mary C. - In: Social Science & Medicine 94 (2013) C, pp. 106-114

American mothers of children with autism, an underrepresented group in autism research. We consider how the mothers experience … four to ten-year old children. Drawing on narrative, phenomenological and interpretive traditions, we trace the mothers …‘Wandering’ and ‘elopement’ have been identified as common in autism, affecting half of all diagnosed children ages …

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Childhood obesity and human capital accumulation

Palermo, Tia M.; Dowd, Jennifer B. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 11, pp. 1989-1998

-cognitive outcomes among US children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 using the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Survey of Income …

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Parenting with bipolar disorder: Coping with risk of mood disorders to children

Peay, Holly Landrum; Rosenstein, Donald L.; Biesecker, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 104 (2014) C, pp. 194-200

Children of individuals with bipolar disorder (BPD) have increased risk for mood disorders and other adverse … psychosocial outcomes due to genetic and environmental risk. Though parents with BPD are aware of increased risk to children … study identifies key variables associated with parental coping with children's risk of mood disorders; and explores the …

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Donor conceived offspring conceive of the donor: The relevance of age, awareness, and family form

Hertz, Rosanna; Nelson, Margaret K.; Kramer, Wendy - In: Social Science & Medicine 86 (2013) C, pp. 52-65

Rarely have donor conceived offspring been studied. Recently, it has become more common for parents to disclose the nature of conception to their offspring. This new development raises questions about the donor's place in the offspring's life and identity. Using surveys collected by the Donor...

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Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS)

Cain, Kelli L.; Millstein, Rachel A.; Sallis, James F.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 116 (2014) C, pp. 82-92

Baltimore metropolitan areas, USA, were selected that varied on macro-level walkability and neighborhood income. Participants (n … = 3677) represented four age groups (children, adolescents, adults, older adults). MAPS audits were conducted along a 0 … were related to leisure/neighborhood PA. The overall score was related to objective PA in children and older adults …

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Socioeconomic status and cell aging in children

Needham, Belinda L.; Fernandez, Jose R.; Lin, Jue; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 12, pp. 1948-1951

status (SES) and leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a marker of cell aging, in children. We examined SES and LTL in 70 white … and black US children aged 7–13 who participated in the community-based AMERICO (Admixture Mapping for Ethnic and Racial … positively associated with child LTL, net of controls for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and family income. Compared to children with …

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