Search for dissertations about: "childhood disadvantage"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words childhood disadvantage.
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1. When the Kids Are Not Alright : Essays on Childhood Disadvantage and Its Consequences
Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on childhood disadvantage and its consequences in Sweden.A Longitudinal Look at Child Poverty Using Both Monetary and Non-monetary Approaches. In this paper, we broaden the analysis of child poverty by using both monetary and non-monetary measures of poverty and by comparing these over time. READ MORE
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2. Blood on the tracks : Life-course perspectives on health inequalities in later life
Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to explore social inequalities in: a) mortality during mid-life, b) health in later life, and c) old-age mortality, from a life-course perspective. The studies are based on longitudinal Swedish survey and registry data. READ MORE
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3. Adulthood Outcomes of Child and Adolescent Depression : From Mental Health to Social Functioning
Abstract : Depression is a common mental disorder affecting people across the lifespan, with first onset frequently occurring in the teenage years. The disorder is costly to society and constitutes one of the leading causes of disability in youths and adults worldwide. READ MORE
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4. Family, Neighborhoods, and Health : Conditions for the Development of Human Capabilities
Abstract : Essay 1: We use data from a large sample of adoptees born in Sweden to decompose the intergenerational persistence in health inequality across generations into one pre-birth component, measured by the biological parents’ longevity, and one post-birth component, measured by the adopting parents’ longevity. We find that most of the health inequality is transmitted via pre-birth factors. READ MORE
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5. Accumulation of disadvantage from adolescence to midlife : A 26-year follow-up study of 16-year old adolescents
Abstract : There is a wide range of evidence that childhood conditions are associated with adult wellbeing and disadvantage. However, in many cases, there is still a lack of knowledge on how and why these associations are formed. READ MORE