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SSSR - SŠA : ženščina i obščestvo. Opyt sravnitelʹnogo analiza
Eršova, Elena N.; Novikova, Ėlʹvira E. - 1988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000759189
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010582542
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011042140
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010608125
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From Theory to Practice: Translating Research into Health Outcomes
Medicine, PLoS - eSocialSciences - 2008
Commenting on recent research articles which look at the potential health benefits of behaviour change, the PLoS … Medicine Editors say that publication of the findings of such research is only one part of the behaviour-change process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487837
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930771
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011042724
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011042755
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Troubled Encounter: Japan–DPRK Non-Relations
Edström, Bert - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper explores the interplay between two neighbors that have been victims of history, Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, also known as North Korea). [ISDP Asia Paper]. URL:[http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2012_edstrom_japan-dprk-non-relations.pdf].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133196
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Routine Emergency Department Use for Sick Care by Children in the United States
Halfon, Neal; Newacheck, Paul W.; Wood, David L.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 1996
departments by using a national sample of US children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100715