Gender Differences in the Relationship between Pressure from Schoolwork and Health Complaints: a Three Country Study
This study suggests that the role of gender in moderating this relationship differs across countries. Differing national approaches to testing and grade repetition, as well as differences in macro-economic and social contexts, especially between Australia and England on the one hand, and Spain on the other, are discussed as possible explanations for these gender differences. More research is needed on how these factors influence boys’ and girls’ perceptions of pressure and stress associated with schoolwork. (Source: Child Indicators Research)
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 2, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
When the Family Occupies the Future – Self-Processes and Well-Being of Kyrgyz Children and Young People
AbstractThe paper focuses on the question of how young people in the post-Soviet country of Kyrgyzstan deal with the structural and cultural demands of a society characterized by strong obligations of intergenerational solidarity and the normative pattern of submission under the authority of elders. Based on three preponderantly qualitative empirical studies on kindergarten children, teenagers and young adults, young people ’s commitment to that order is mapped out, defining their reasons for acceptance on the one hand and the limits of their acceptance on the other hand. Concerning the latter, a special focus is laid on...
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 2, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Fit and Cross-Country Comparability of Children s Worlds Psychological Well-Being Scale Using 12-Year-Olds Samples
AbstractResearch on adolescents psychological well-being has been rare and lacks a sound theoretical framework. The International Survey of Childrens Well-Being (ISCWeB) is using the Childrens Worlds Psychological Well-Being Scale (CW-PSWBS) as a measure based on Ryffs model of psychological well-being. However, both Ryffs model appropriateness to adolescent population and its cross-country comparability are unclear. In order to cross-country compare statistics obtained from adolescents by using this instrument, its measurement invariance needs to be checked. The aim of this paper is to test the fit and the c ross-co...
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Impact of Children s Academic Competencies and School Grades on their Life Satisfaction: What Really Matters?
AbstractIncreasing demands in schools, higher pressure on children s performance levels, and increasing mental health constraints raise questions about the impact of educational achievement on childrens life satisfaction. Therefore, this study investigates whether childrens academic competence levels and school grades affect their life satisfaction and if the effects vary by educational track. Complementing prior research, this study firstly uses fixed effects regressions to get closer to the estimation of the causal link between childrens academic competencies, school grades, and life satisfaction by eliminating time-...
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Differential Effects of Parents Education on Adolescent Well-being Outcomes
AbstractThis paper compares the causal effect of parents education on three outcomes of their adolescent offspring aged 1015years in China. Empirical results from propensity score matching show that only mothers with a college degree have an effect on the emotional well-being of adolescents. Mothers educational influence on health and emotiona l well-being of adolescents is also greater than fathers but in rural areas, only fathers education has an impact on health and education of the adolescents. Sons however benefit more than daughters in the domains of health and educational well-being from parents education. Ev...
Source: Child Indicators Research - December 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Perceptions of Children and Childhood in the Context of New Childhood Sociology
AbstractFor many years, people throughout the world have strived to eliminate “weakness” in children so that they can become healthy adults. The label of “adult of the future” often shapes many children's social identity and obscures the importance of their lives as children. Due to these criticisms, new childhood sociology aims at explaining childhood in contexts whi ch emphasize that children should be determinants of their own lives. It is stated that children should be treated as independent and separate from the adult perspective. In this context, the aim of this study was to examine children and childhood in ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Welfare Participation Reduced Severe Child Multidimensional Poverty in Rural China: Better Targeting Can Lead to Greater Poverty Reduction
This article examines the effects of rural Dibao receipt on severe child multidimensional poverty using the nationally representative China Household Income Project (CHIP) 2013 and 2018 data. Multidimensional poverty is measured by seven dimensions, including water, sanitation facilities, shelter, education, health, information, and consumer durables. Propensity score matching analysis reveals that rural Dibao receipt in 2018 were associated with reductions in severe child multidimensional poverty as mea sured by deprivations in four or more dimensions, but the same effect was not detected in 2013. Simulation analysis resu...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 28, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Life Satisfaction and Character Strenghs in Ecuatorian Adolescents
AbstractThere is empirical evidence that life satisfaction (LS) in adolescence is associated with adequate development and future well-being. Research into the factors underpinning LS can therefore help to promote healthier development of societies. The aim of this study was to extend knowledge about LS among adolescents in Ecuador, a Latin American country for which research on this topic is lacking. Specifically, we analyze the relationship between LS and character strengths, controlling for gender, age, socioeconomic status, and family structure. Participants were 659 adolescents (43.1% female) aged between 12 and 18 ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 27, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Urban Mobility and Subjective Well-Being among Brazilian Children
This article aims to verify the relationship between urban mobility related to autonomy and subjective well-being among Brazilian children, and to assess the association of gender and age with a utonomous mobility related to taking the home-school-home path alone. Participants were 1787 children (M = 11.33;SD = 1.23), living in five Brazilian state capitals. For this study, sociodemographic data, items referring to Urban mobility related to children’s autonomy, and a scale for evaluation of subjective well-being were used. Through binary logistic regression results indicate that playing in streets /parks or open ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 27, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Adolescents ’ Resilience in Residential Care: A Systematic Review of Factors Related to Healthy Adaptation
Conclusion: this review highlighted the importance of exploring resilience as a dynamic process of assets and resources rather than as a stable individual attribute. This review aims to contribute to a deep discussion about resilience in RC, informing policy-making and professional practices and enhancing young people ’s adaptation in RC. (Source: Child Indicators Research)
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 25, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Effect of Social Interaction on Rural Children ’s Self-identity: an Empirical Study Based on Survey Data from Jintang County, China
AbstractSocial interaction has irreplaceable significance for children ’s development. As the main content of rural children’s social interaction, good parent-child interaction, child-friend interaction, and child-teacher interaction have positive effects on rural children’s self-identity individually and as a whole. The positive influence of social interaction p lays an indirect role by enhancing the intimacy between children and those who interact with them. In view of the great significance of family to children’s growth, there is no significant difference in the positive effect of parent-child interaction on th...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 24, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Understanding the Relationship between Preschool Teachers ’ Well-Being, Interaction Quality and Students’ Well-Being
AbstractA substantial body of research shows that teacher-student interactions have a significant impact on student outcomes. However, to our knowledge, less is known about the association between teachers ’ and students’ well-being and the implications for teacher–child interactions, particularly in the preschool context.Research Findings. Using ordinary least squares regression, we investigated the association between affective balance and burnout among 28 preschool teachers and the emotional and behavioral problems of 593 students between three and four years old. We found that teacher affective balance —not tea...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 23, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Chronic Conditions, School Participation and Quality of Life of Portuguese Adolescents: Highlights from the Health Behavior in School aged Children study - HBSC 2018
This study intends to analyze the influence that the health condition (with/without chronic condition (CC) and CC that affect/does not affect the school participation), the factors related to the school context (liking school, perception of school success, difficulties at school, relationship with peers and teachers) and the physical and psychological symptoms exert on the adolescents ’ quality of life (QoL). This work is part of the HBSC 2018 study and relies on the participation of 8215 students (52,6% female), aged between 10 and 22 years old (M=14.36 andSD=2.28). The results show that the adolescents with CC have mor...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 20, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
‘What’s the Problem Represented to Be?’ The Place and Wellbeing of Young People in Azerbaijan’s Drug Policy
AbstractThis policy paper bridges interdisciplinary research to analyze the effects of drug policy in Azerbaijan on the provision of social care and treatment for young people who use illicit drugs. Drawing on Carol Bacchi ’s critical policy analysis method – ‘what’s the problem represented to be’ – the paper focuses on what the state’s drug policy enables and/or impedes in the implementation of better protection and care for young people aged between 14 and 17. To do this, two texts are selected for the analysis to explore representations and social construction of youth through various problematizations in ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 17, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Access to material resources and the subjective well-being of children in Brazil and Chile
This article analyzes the relationships between the material conditions and the subjective well-being of 3,716 children (50.5% girls) between 10 and 12 years of age (M = 11.4) in Chile and Brazil. These are the two Latin American countries that took part in the third wave of the Children’s Worlds research. The material conditions of the children were assessed using latent classes. A multivariate analysis of covariance was done next in order to test the infl uence of material conditions over the children's subjective well-being and interpersonal relationships. The association between gender and country variables of ...
Source: Child Indicators Research - November 17, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
