scholarly journals The Relationship between Childhood Obesity, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Race/Ethnicity: Lessons from Massachusetts

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Rogers ◽  
Taylor F. Eagle ◽  
Anne Sheetz ◽  
Alan Woodward ◽  
Robert Leibowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Disparities in Childhood Obesity in Low Socioeconomic Status and Racial/Ethnic Populations: An analytical literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 685-694
Author(s):  
Kimberley M. M. Hutapea
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Ethnic Populations ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Obesity In Children

Disparities in Childhood Obesity in Low Socioeconomic Status and Racial/Ethnic Populations: An analytical literature review Kimberly Hutapea1   1Dept. of Nursing, STIKes Rajawali, Bandung, Indonesia [email protected]   Abstact Introduction: Since childhood obesity is linked with an increased risk of obesity in adulthood, obesity in children and adolescence brings a multitude of adverse health outcomes including, but not limited to cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, diabetes, some forms of cancer, hypertension, and death.  This study focuses on analytical evaluation of disparities of childhood obesity in low socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic populations.   Methods: The analytical review was conducted on the literature available online focusing five dimensions for the analysis is expressed in the following points: (1) What is evel of incidence of childhood obesity in the United States, (2) What is definition of childhood obesity? (3) What are the factors that impact obesity? (4) What is the appropriate theoretical framework for research on childhood obesity? (5) What are the knowledge gaps and the recommended future research?.   Results: The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is very alarming and needs to be addressed because this health status, being overweight/obese, has a significant and unfavorable impact on not only the health of young Americans today but also the future health of young Americans. Using the percentile categories to determine childhood obesity, there are noteworthy differences when comparing obesity rates by race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. There was no significant correlation between race/ethnicity and overweight/obese when controlling the income.   Discussion: When addressing disparities in childhood obesity it is important to understand not only the causes of obesity, but also other factors which may amplify the causes of obesity.  Socioeconomic status during childhood, being male, white,  has a high possibility of adiposity in adolescence.  Exposure to media and marketing, the reduced access and availability of quality and affordable food products is an example of a factor that may amplify the cause of obesity.   Keywords: childhood obesity, socioeconomic status, ethnic population.  

Psychosocial Predictors of Depression among Central American Immigrants

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1237-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Hovey
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Central American ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Central American Immigrants ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictors Of Depression

The present study investigated the relationship between stress and depression associated with acculturation among Central American immigrants (64 women, 14 men) and identified the best predictors of depression among Central American immigrants. Elevated acculturative stress was significantly associated with higher depression. Family dysfunction, ineffective social support, lack of hopefulness toward the future, and low socioeconomic status were also significantly associated with high depression. The overall findings suggest that Central American immigrants who report high acculturative stress may be “at risk” for experiencing depression and that effective family and social support, hopefulness toward the future, and socioeconomic status may serve to protect against depression during acculturation.

scholarly journals Dangerous Worldview and Perceived Sociopolitical Control: Two Mechanisms to Understand Trust in Authoritarian Political Leaders in Economically Threatening Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Torres-Vega ◽  
Josefa Ruiz ◽  
Miguel Moya
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Sociopolitical Control ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

In this research we analyzed the relationship between threatening economic contexts (i.e., undergoing the economic crisis and having low socioeconomic status) and trust in authoritarian ideologies and leaders, regardless of the left–right political axis. Based on two theoretical approaches (i.e., the dual-process model and the compensatory control model), we argue that this relationship is mediated by dangerous worldview and low perceived sociopolitical control. We conducted two correlational studies with samples of the general population. In Study 1 (N = 185), we found that perceived threat from the economic crisis and low socioeconomic status were correlated with a higher dangerous worldview, which resulted in a more authoritarian ideology (i.e., authoritarianism) and finally in greater trust in an authoritarian political leader. In Study 2 (N = 413), we replicated the findings of Study 1 and demonstrated that low perceived sociopolitical control was associated with higher authoritarianism. Moreover, low perceived sociopolitical control partially mediated the relationship between dangerous worldview and authoritarianism. Overall, our results show that two economically threatening contexts (i.e., the economic crisis and low socioeconomic status) promote authoritarianism and trust in authoritarian leaders (with unspecified political orientation) through psychological processes (i.e., perception of the social world and perceived control). These results are useful to understand and combat the rise of authoritarianism in our societies during financially difficult times such as economic crises.

scholarly journals Impact of Body Mass Index, Socioeconomic Status, and Bedtime Technology Use on Sleep Duration in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110477
Author(s):  
Frederick Stine ◽  
David N. Collier ◽  
Xiangming Fang ◽  
Kelsey Ross Dew ◽  
Suzanne Lazorick
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Insufficient Sleep ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Sleep Quantity ◽  
School Based ◽  
Wellness Intervention ◽  
The Relationship

Factors related to adolescents and sleep are understudied. We evaluate the relationship between bedtime technology use (TU), TV in bedroom, weight, and socioeconomic status in seventh graders (N = 3956) enrolled in a school-based wellness intervention. Sleep quantity was dichotomized to insufficient (<8 hours) or sufficient (≥8 hours); high TU before sleep was defined by use “a few nights each week” or “every, or almost every night.” Insufficient sleep (38.7%), having TV in bedroom (72.9%), and high TU (83.1%) were commonly reported. The likelihood of sufficient sleep was lower for those with high TU (odds ratio [OR] = 0.529 [0.463-0.605]), obese students (OR = 0.815 [0.700-0.949]), and those with a TV in the bedroom (OR = 0.817 [0.703-0.950]). Also, attending a school with higher percent low socioeconomic status students was also associated with insufficient sleep ( P = .026). Interventions to reduce TU may be important for improving sleep quantity, especially for some vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Under the Threat of an Epidemic: People with Higher Subjective Socioeconomic Status Show More Unethical Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3170
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Xue Wang ◽  
Tonglin Jiang ◽  
Shiyao Wang ◽  
Zhansheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

This research focused on the psychological impact of an epidemic. We conducted a cross-sectional survey and two empirical experiments to examine how an epidemic would influence unethical behaviors and how the effect differs in people of different subjective socioeconomic statuses. These studies consistently demonstrated that subjective socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between an epidemic and unethical behaviors. Specifically, the perceived severity of an epidemic positively predicts the unethical behaviors of people with a high socioeconomic status, but it does not predict the unethical behaviors of people with a low socioeconomic status. These findings elucidate the effects of epidemics and bring theoretical and practical implications.

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