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Child health during the first coronavirus lockdown in Germany : fewer treatment cases and fewer diagnoses of infections
Barschkett, Mara; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 13/16, pp. 113-121
During the first coronavirus lockdown in Germany in spring 2020, treatment cases of children in outpatient care declined by up to 20 percent. As this study based on administrative diagnosis data of all statutory health insurance companies in Germany shows, there were significantly fewer physical...
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Personality and mental health : the role and substitution effect of emotional stability and conscientiousness
Wehner, Caroline; Schils, Trudie; Borghans, Lex - 2016
A growing number of economic studies show that low emotional stability is typically negatively related to socioeconomic outcomes, while conscientiousness predicts desirable results. However, possible mechanisms behind these relations are far less explored. Gaining insights into the mechanisms is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580810
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Evaluating the effects of a targeted home visiting program on maternal and child health outcomes
Sandner, Malte; Cornelißen, Thomas; Jungmann, Tanja; … - 2017
We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers on maternal and child health outcomes. Our analysis exploits a randomized controlled trial and combines rich longitudinal survey data with unique administrative health data. In a context in which the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641634
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Childhood circumstances and health inequality in old age : comparative evidence from China and the United States
Chen, Xi; Yan, Binjian; Gill, Thomas M. - 2020
This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and …-16 percent and 14-30 percent of health inequality in old age in China and the USA, respectively. Specifically, the contribution … findings support the value of a life course approach in identifying the key determinants of health in old age. Distinguishing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241752
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Health inequality among Chinese older adults : the role of childhood circumstances
Yan, Binjian; Chen, Xi; Gill, Thomas M. - 2020
This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … health, self-rated health to mortality. Our analytic sample includes about 8,000 Chinese persons age above 60. Using the … in old age across multiple health outcomes. Second, while both direct health-related circumstances and indirect health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149043
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Health inequality among Chinese older adults : the role of childhood circumstances
Yan, Binjian; Chen, Xi; Gill, Thomas M. - 2019
This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … health, self-rated health to mortality. Our analytic sample includes about 8,000 Chinese persons age above 60. Using the … in old age across multiple health outcomes. Second, while both direct health-related circumstances and indirect health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153307
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Family ruptures and intergenerational transmission of stress
Persson, Petra; Rossin-Slater, Maya - 2014
The high and rapidly increasing prevalence of mental illnesses underscores the importance of understanding their causal origins. This paper analyzes one factor at a critical stage of human development: exposure to maternal stress from family ruptures during the fetal period. We find that in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472734
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The inheritance of historical trauma : intergenerational effects of early-life exposure to famine on mental health
Zhang, Zihan; Kim, Jun Hyung - 2023
Can the effects of early childhood trauma persist across generations, impacting the long-run outcomes of their children? To answer this question, we exploit the geographic variation in the intensity of the Great Famine in China and distinguish the effects of exposures during four stages of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014326877
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Forced labor and health-related outcomes : the case of beggar children
Drydakis, Nick - 2023
The study aims to examine whether beggar children are victims of forced labor, as well as to identify the manifestations of forced labor in beggar children, and assess whether forced child begging relates to deteriorated health-related quality of life and mental health. The study focused on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014430299
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Forced labor and health-related outcomes : the case of beggar children
Drydakis, Nick - 2023
The study aims to examine whether beggar children are victims of forced labor, as well as to identify the manifestations of forced labor in beggar children, and assess whether forced child begging relates to deteriorated health-related quality of life and mental health. The study focused on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014388905