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Predicting Well-Being From Personality in Adolescents and Older Adults
Butkovic, Ana; Brkovic, Irma; Bratko, Denis - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 13 (2012) 3, pp. 455-467
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Neighbourhood Effects on Migrant Youth's Educational Commitments: An Enquiry into Personality Differences
Nieuwenhuis, Jaap; Hooimeijer, Pieter; van Ham, Maarten; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
proportions. Besides, we find that adolescents with a resilient personality experience less influence of the neighbourhood context … association between neighbourhood characteristics and educational attainment. The step in between, that adolescents actually … commitments are influenced by neighbourhood characteristics. We investigate this process for migrant youth, a group that lags …
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The New Age of Food Marketing: How Companies are Targeting and Luring our Kids — and What Advocates can do About it
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2012
Why should health advocates be concerned about the new marketing paradigm? Because young people's choices about what to eat and when are largely shaped by food and beverage marketing -- and these industries are now reaching our kids through a multitude of interactive devices and platforms,...
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State of Literacy among Adolescents and Youth Population
Samal, A.K. - eSocialSciences - 2014
Gives an overall view about the literacy rates of youth and adolescents in India. …
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Cortez, Rafael; Bowser, Diana; Quinlan-Davisonson, Meaghen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Today?s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers to meeting their SRH …
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Bangladesh: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Poverty remains high at 43 percent of the population subsist on less than United States (U.S.) $1.25 per day (2010). Bangladesh achieved several millennium development goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty...
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India: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
especially among adolescents; improving demand-side strategies; strengthening access and quality in public and private sectors …
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to 2012, the economy grew at 6.4 percent annually. Post-conflict, growth increased to 8 percent in May 2009. The private sector drove growth together with public reconstruction in...
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Nepal: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
increased adolescents? needs for health services, improve accessibility and quality of services at local level, and enhance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213941
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The transition to Post-industrial BMI values among US children
Komlos, John; Breitfelder, Ariane; Sunder, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
adolescents ages 2-19 between 1941 and 2004. Results: The increase in BMIZ values during the period considered was 1.3σ (95% CI: 1 …
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