Ethnic socialization and ethnic identity have been related to positive outcomes, but little research has examined these associations longitudinally. This three-wave study prospectively linked socialization messages at Time 1, ethnic identity and American identity at Time 2, and self-esteem and depressive symptoms at Time 3 in 147 (58% female; 25% first-generation) Asian-American adolescents. Th...

Parent and teacher data for 14,990 children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth were used in multilevel analyses to examine the relationship between ethnicity, children's aggression and emotional problems, and parenting. Using parent and teacher report, relationships between ethnicity and child behavior were present but modest. The association between parental harshness ...

An equity-mapping analysis of access to park space enjoyed by children and youth in Los Angeles (LA), and by residents according to their race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status finds that low-income and concentrated poverty areas as well as neighborhoods dominated by Latinos, African Americans, and Asian-Pacific Islanders, have dramatically lower levels of access to park resources than White...

INTRODUCTION The Wausau School Children Have Early Onset Of Leading Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus (SCHOOL) Project is a community-based effort to assess the cardiovascular (CV) health of students in the Wausau School District (WSD). It has been previously demonstrated that risk factors for CV disease are prevalent and increase with age. Wausau is also a major relo...

background: uveitis refers to diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation of the uveal tract. anterior uveitis is a common ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the iris and the ciliary body. objectives: to establish the frequency of hla-b27- positive uveitis in asian indian population, study their clinical profile and compare it with other reports in literature. methods: we re...

Computers have become a very powerful tool in our everyday lives, and is becoming a very important educational medium. This paper discusses the computer use patterns of secondary school students in Hong Kong and compare these to the figures reported in western countries. Results of two questionnaire surveys showed the growing trends of daily computer use by students, and there are also high pre...

Background: Hypertension is a disease of multifactorial etiology. Individuals with parental history hypertension (PHH) have also been observed to be at an increased risk developing in their adult life. However, there dearth studies among youth. Obesity one the factors, and conducted adults all age groups that highly significant correlation between body mass index (BMI). Hence, association two v...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the extent to which susceptibility to smoking is associated with between-context differences (schools and classes) and to identify factors at school, class and individual levels that influence individual susceptibility to smoking among young never-smokers in South East Asia. METHODS Cross-sectional data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey conducted in Cambodia (2002), L...