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The travails of gerontology education in Malta: Challenges and possibilities 马耳他老年学教育的艰辛：挑战与可能性

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1311

M. Formosa

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Association between cognitive functioning and active life engagement: A time-use study of older adults in rural China 认知功能与积极生活参与的关系：中国农村老年人的时间使用研究

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1301

Huijun Liu, Y. Pei, Bei Wu

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Validity and reliability of Mini-Mental State Examination in Older Adults in China: Inline Mini-Mental State Examination with cognitive functions 中国老年人简易精神状态检查的有效性和可靠性：具有认知功能的简易精神状态在线检查

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-06-08 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1285

Teck Kiang Tan, Qiushi Feng

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Accuracy of mother’s reporting on child immunization in Yemen between 2012 and 2013 2012年至2013年也门儿童免疫接种母亲报告的准确性

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i2.1274

L. R. De Souza, L. C. Alves, R. Guimarães

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On the changes of China’s labor force population from the data of seventh national census 从第七次全国人口普查数据看我国劳动力人口的变化

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1355

Y. Tong, Zhili Liu, Qian-He Gong

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Prevalence of depression among people aged 65 and over in Penagrande community: Relationship with sociodemographic, health, support and social network factors Penagrande社区65岁及以上人群的抑郁症患病率：与社会人口、健康、支持和社会网络因素的关系

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1356

A. Gutiérrez Misis, M. G. González Fernández, M. V. Castell Alcalá

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Qualitative study of Tamaulipas: Redefine gender roles and relationships in international migration 塔毛利帕斯州的定性研究:重新定义国际移民中的性别角色和关系

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1350

Rocío Cárdenas-Rodríguez, Teresa Terrón-Caro, M. C. Monreal-Gimeno

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Impact of COVID-19 pneumonia on population mobility in ethnic minority areas 新冠肺炎对少数民族地区人口流动的影响

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1361

Chen Yang, Cheng-quan Wen, Xiaoke Xu

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Study on temporal and spatial differences and driving factors of population aging in the Yellow River Basin 黄河流域人口老龄化时空差异及其驱动因素研究

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1353

G. Qi, Zhibao Wang, Nana Zhao

{"title":"Study on temporal and spatial differences and driving factors of population aging in the Yellow River Basin","authors":"G. Qi, Zhibao Wang, Nana Zhao","doi":"10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18063/ijps.v8i1.1353","url":null,"abstract":"In order to explore the driving mechanism of population aging and solve the dilemma of getting old before getting rich, this paper uses ESDA to analyze the evolution characteristics and driving factors of population aging temporal and spatial pattern in the Yellow River Basin from 2000 to 2020, so as to promote the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. The results show that: (1) the aging of the population in the Yellow River Basin is gradually deepening, showing a ladder rising pattern from west to east; (2) the population aging in the Yellow River Basin shows a positive spatial correlation, forming a spatial pattern dominated by high-high and low-lowaggregation. Among them, high-high aggregation is mainly distributed in Shandong and low-low aggregation is mainly distributed in Qinghai; (3) population factor is the direct reason for the evolution of the pattern of population aging in the Yellow River Basin, and socio-economic factors are the fundamental reason. Therefore, from these two dimensions, this paper puts forward some suggestions on actively coping with population aging in the Yellow River Basin, such as: adhering to the comprehensive two-child policy, promoting the implementation of the three-child policy, and appropriately increasing the fertility rate; relying on the urban agglomeration in the Yellow River basin to attract the return of labor force; establishing a cross regional pension coordination mechanism to realize joint pension; vigorously developing education for the elderly and fully developing human resources for the elderly.","PeriodicalId":73473,"journal":{"name":"International journal of population studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47003987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychosocial stress and risk assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some preliminary thoughts 新冠肺炎大流行期间的心理社会压力和风险评估：一些初步想法

International journal of population studies Pub Date : 2022-05-10 DOI: 10.18063/ijps.v8i2.1335

M. Čabarkapa, Teodora Safiye, Medo Gutić

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