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Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Affluence Scale in Norwegian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Surveys: Implications for Time Trend Analysis 检验挪威学龄儿童健康行为调查中家庭富裕程度量表的心理测量特性：对时间趋势分析的影响

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-25 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10156-z

Martika Irene Brook, Tormod Bøe, Oddrun Samdal, Helga Bjørnøy Urke, Torill Marie Bogsnes Larsen, Torbjørn Torsheim

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The Utility of Socioeconomic and Remoteness Indicators in Understanding the Geographical Variation in the Regional Prevalence of Early Childhood Vulnerability in Australia 社会经济指标和偏远地区指标在理解澳大利亚幼儿脆弱性地区流行率的地域差异方面的实用性

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10143-4

Bernard Baffour, Sumonkanti Das, Mu Li, Alice Richardson

{"title":"The Utility of Socioeconomic and Remoteness Indicators in Understanding the Geographical Variation in the Regional Prevalence of Early Childhood Vulnerability in Australia","authors":"Bernard Baffour, Sumonkanti Das, Mu Li, Alice Richardson","doi":"10.1007/s12187-024-10143-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10143-4","url":null,"abstract":"The family lives of children and their early childhood development outcomes are attributable to the level of socio-economic disadvantage and relative isolation. This study aims to investigate how the disadvantage of the local area (i.e., socio-economic indexes for areas (SEIFA)) and the remoteness (i.e., accessibility/remoteness index of Australia (ARIA)) contribute to improved prevalence estimates of child development vulnerability in statistical areas level 3 (SA3) and 4 (SA4) across Australia. Data from the 2018 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has been used. The study included 308,953 children involved in the AEDC 2018 where one-in-ten of them were considered to be developmentally vulnerable, nationally. We developed models in a hierarchical Bayesian framework at the SA3 level using SEIFA and ARIA indices as covariates to account for spatial and unobserved heterogeneity. The performances of developed models are examined based on the consistency at SA3, SA4, and state level. The results reveal that SEIFA makes a significant contribution to explaining the spatial variation in childhood development vulnerability across small domains in Australia. Further, the inclusion of the ARIA score improves the model performance and provides better accuracy, particularly in remote and very remote regions. In these regions, the spatial model fails to distinguish the remoteness characteristics. The chosen non-spatial model accounting for heterogeneity at higher hierarchies performs best. The utilization of socio-economic disadvantage and geographic remoteness of the finer level domains helps to explain the geographic variation in child development vulnerability, particularly in sparsely populated remote regions in Australia.","PeriodicalId":47682,"journal":{"name":"Child Indicators Research","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141502164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Children’s Experiences of Undergoing Forensic Interviews and Forensic Medical Examinations in a Danish Child Advocacy Center 儿童在丹麦儿童咨询中心接受法医面谈和法医检查的经历

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-17 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10152-3

Ida Haahr-Pedersen, Maria Hardeberg Bach, Jytte Banner, Pernille Spitz, Maria Balsløv, Camila Perera, Rikke Holm Bramsen, Maj Hansen

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Living Arrangements, Intra-Household Inequality and Children’s Deprivation: Evidence from EU-SILC 生活安排、家庭内部不平等与儿童贫困：来自 EU-SILC 的证据

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10149-y

Eleni Karagiannaki, Tania Burchardt

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Investigating the Role of Social Determinants in Child Mortality and Life Expectancy: Longitudinal Analysis of 200 Countries from 1990 to 2021 调查社会决定因素在儿童死亡率和预期寿命中的作用：1990 至 2021 年 200 个国家的纵向分析

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10142-5

Myung-Bae Park, Byung-Deog Hwang, Young-Hee Nam

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What does PISA Tell Us about the Paradoxes of Students’ Well-Being and their Academic Competencies in Mainland China? 国际学生评估项目（PISA）对中国大陆学生的幸福感和学业能力的悖论有何启示？

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10146-1

Yufeng Li, Esther Sui-Chu Ho

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Subjective Well-Being and Bullying Victimisation: A Cross-National Study of Adolescents in 64 Countries and Economies 主观幸福感与欺凌受害者：64 个国家和经济体青少年的跨国研究

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10147-0

Ioannis Katsantonis, Beatriz Barrado, Ros McLellan, Gregorio Gimenez

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Family Climate, Perception of Academic Achievements, Peer Engagement in Cyberbullying, and Cyber Roles among Adolescents 青少年的家庭氛围、对学业成绩的看法、同伴参与网络欺凌以及网络角色

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10140-7

Hagit Sasson, Aviad Tur-Sinai, Keren Dvir

{"title":"Family Climate, Perception of Academic Achievements, Peer Engagement in Cyberbullying, and Cyber Roles among Adolescents","authors":"Hagit Sasson, Aviad Tur-Sinai, Keren Dvir","doi":"10.1007/s12187-024-10140-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10140-7","url":null,"abstract":"Cyberbullying is a disturbing form of behavior associated with the use of communication technologies among adolescents. Many studies have been devoted to cyberbullies and cyber victims, neglecting an important growing group: cyberbullies who are also cyber victims. Moreover, few studies refer to all cyberbullying roles and factors associated with them. Therefore, the goal of this study is to examine differences in family climate, peers’ engagement in cyberbullying, and perception of academic achievements among involvements in cyberbullying roles. Data are collected by telephone or face-to-face from a sample of 277 eleventh- to twelfth-grade students in Israel who are asked to participate in the survey. Cyberbullying roles are composed of two variables—cyberbullies and cyber victims, creating four groups: cyberbullies, cyber victims, cyberbullies-and-victims, and non-involved. Three types of family climate are measured: warmth, order and supervision, and conflict. Respondents report their perceptions of peers’ engagement in cyberbullying. At the personal level, gender, perception of academic achievements, and school absence are measured. Multinomial logistic regression findings show that boys are more likely to be cyberbullies and cyberbullies-victims than are girls; family conflicts increase the odds of being cyberbullies and cyber victims; and family warmth decreases the odds of being cyber victims and cyberbullies-cyber victims. Perception of peers’ engagement in cyberbullying increases the odds of being cyberbullies and cyberbullies-victims. Perception of academic achievements and school absence have opposite effects on cyber victims, the former increasing the odds of being cyber victims and the latter decreasing them. The results emphasize the role of family and peers in adolescents’ cyber behavior. Limitations and conclusions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47682,"journal":{"name":"Child Indicators Research","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141256235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluating the Role of Households' Food Security Status and Socioeconomic Determinants on Child Mortality in Nigeria 评估尼日利亚家庭粮食安全状况和社会经济决定因素对儿童死亡率的影响

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10134-5

Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Mistura Adedoyin Rufai, Kabir Kayode Salman, Oluwadara Pelumi Omotayo, Bisola Oyediran, Mobolaji Victoria Adejoorin, Bola Amoke Awotide, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu

{"title":"Evaluating the Role of Households' Food Security Status and Socioeconomic Determinants on Child Mortality in Nigeria","authors":"Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Mistura Adedoyin Rufai, Kabir Kayode Salman, Oluwadara Pelumi Omotayo, Bisola Oyediran, Mobolaji Victoria Adejoorin, Bola Amoke Awotide, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu","doi":"10.1007/s12187-024-10134-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10134-5","url":null,"abstract":"When addressing global development, it is imperative to recognize the relationship between food security and child mortality. Despite the targeted goals of SDGs 2 (zero hunger) and 3 (good health and well-being), Nigeria continues to grapple with relatively high rates of child malnutrition, alongside persistent challenges in child mortality and food insecurity that affect its population significantly. This study employed the Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) dataset with 11,655 households to estimate the impact of food (in)security on child mortality using the Propensity Score Matching (PSM). The study shows that food insecurity is predominant in the rural northern and urban southern part of Nigeria. Child mortality rates were found to be influenced by various factors such as maternal education, maternal age, geopolitical zones, place of residence, and access to healthcare facilities, showcasing a complex interplay of positive and negative impacts. The empirical estimates revealed that households’ food insecurity had a significant impact on child mortality in Nigeria. Hence, in order to achieve the SDG’s 2 and 3 in Nigeria, a more concerted effort should be geared towards food security and child mortality among the Nigerian rural and urban communities. The insights from this study underscore the importance of prioritizing interventions that drives food security, enhancing nutritional access, and tackling underlying social determinants to substantially reduce child mortality rates. It is imperative for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and communities to integrate complementarity approaches in developing sustainable solutions that safeguard the well-being and prospects of Nigeria's children.","PeriodicalId":47682,"journal":{"name":"Child Indicators Research","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141193716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unlevel Playing Field: Socioeconomic Determinants of Early Childhood Development in Turkiye 不公平的竞争环境：土耳其幼儿发展的社会经济决定因素

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Child Indicators Research Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-024-10139-0

Deniz Karaoğlan, Meltem Dayioğlu, Dürdane Şirin Saraçoğlu, Serap Sağir

{"title":"Unlevel Playing Field: Socioeconomic Determinants of Early Childhood Development in Turkiye","authors":"Deniz Karaoğlan, Meltem Dayioğlu, Dürdane Şirin Saraçoğlu, Serap Sağir","doi":"10.1007/s12187-024-10139-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10139-0","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the socioeconomic determinants of early childhood development (ECD) in Türkiye, focusing on maternal education and household wealth, using representative microdata from the 2018 Türkiye Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), which collected data on the developmental status of young children aged 36–59 months for the first time. Using this data, we construct an ECD index based on four developmental domains (i.e., literacy-numeracy, physical development, learning readiness and socio-emotional). Our results suggest that 74 percent of children (70.3 percent of boys and 78 percent of girls) are developmentally on track. We find that while over 96 percent of children are developmentally on track in physical and learning readiness domains, only 14.5 percent and 73.6 percent are in the literacy-numeracy and socio-emotional development domains, respectively. The multivariate regression results suggest both maternal education and household wealth improve children’s ECD outcomes but the latter has a stronger effect. In fact, we find that mother’s schooling is only positively and statistically associated with ECD once mothers have at least a high school education. Kindergarten attendance, which stands at a meagre 11.3 percent, is only likely for children from well-to-do and educated households. As a result, we find large gaps in ECD and its components between children with low and high socioeconomic backgrounds. We conclude that leveling the playing field is only possible via a nationwide multisectoral initiative that can support and educate caregivers and children simultaneously.","PeriodicalId":47682,"journal":{"name":"Child Indicators Research","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141168327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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