Essays about: "adolescence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 104 essays containing the word adolescence.

1. 21. Gendered differences in the factors influencing adolescent academic outcomes : An analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) using decision trees, a supervised machine learning method

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Tannya Kumar; [2022]
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   Abstract : School outcomes play a crucial role in the life of adolescents since they affect them throughout their life course. It is well-known that girls outperform boys academically during adolescence across most OECD countries. READ MORE

3. 22. Product design for children with NDD diagnoses

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Emma Bergman; Dagmar Berg; [2022]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disorders; NDD; ADHD; ASD; Time perception; Assitive technology; Time perception aid; Product design; Concept development; Neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar; NPF; ADHD; AST; Tidsuppfattning; Hjälpmedel; Tidshjälpmedel; Produktdesign; Konceptutveckling;

   Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) is a collective name for diagnoses such as ADHD, ASD/Autism, Tourette’s syndrome and language disorders. A child with these diagnoses has different deficits that can be divided into the following problem areas; Social interaction, Learning difficulties, Memory and motor skills, and Concentration difficulties. READ MORE

4. 23. Peer relationships and Mental Healthin Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders : A Quantitative analysis

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

   Author : Estrella Torres Cabo; [2022]
   Keywords : Well-being; floursihing; Mental health; fPRC; Adolescence; NDD; Neurodevelopmental disorders; friendship; peer relations;

   Abstract : Adolescence is a time of change where maturational milestones lead to the prioritization of peerinput, and the social context becomes crucial in its influence of those milestones. Adolescents socialcontext requires adapting to complex social norms through self-regulation, a process which adolescents having neurodevelopmental disorders struggle with, bounding them to a certain incompetencein dealing with the peer group and friendships. READ MORE

5. 24. Friends don’t come easy- but most find a way: A qualitative study of refugee adolescents’ relationships with their peers

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Mina Nilsson Grip; Ylva Liljedahl; [2021]
   Keywords : newly arrived refugee adolescents; peer relationships; coping; adjustment; thematic analysis;

   Abstract : A significant proportion of Sweden’s population consists of immigrants and refugees, many of whom are adolescents. Resettlement in a new host culture could be extra challenging during adolescence due to the additional burden that developmental tasks bring to the refugee adolescents’ daily life. READ MORE

6. 25. The Consequences of Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health on Labour Market Outcomes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Michael Möller; [2021]
   Keywords : Mental Disorders; National Comorbidity Survey; Fluoxetine; Labour Force Participation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The use of antidepressants to treat pediatric mental disorders is contentious as for instancethe FDA black box warning in 2004 has shown. Using cross-sectional data containing ret-rospective mental health diagnostics, I study outcomes of childhood and adolescence mentalhealth on labour supply and overall health in adulthood among those who were and werenot affected by the market entry of fluoxetine, a new drug for mental disorders. READ MORE