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Open AccessAdverse childhood experience and persistent insomnia during emerging adulthood: do positive childhood experiences matter?
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been documented to have long-term impacts on sleep disturbances. However, less is known about how ACE co-occurs with positive childhood experiences (PCE) and modulate t...
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Factors influencing the intention of children to use video-sharing tools in elementary integrated curriculum
In line with the upward trend of applying online video in education, this study examined factors influencing the behavioral intention of children to use video-sharing tools in an integrated elementary curricul...
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Is Educational Aspiration Mismatch Associated With Depressive Symptomatology? An Analysis of Mother-Adolescent Dyads
Limited international studies have used family-based surveys to explore depressive symptomatology in relation to mother-adolescent dyads. Even less is known about this in Asian communities such as Taiwan, wher...
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Open AccessLoneliness in older parents: marital transitions, family and social connections, and separate bedrooms for sleep
This research innovatively analyzed the marital transitions (i.e., divorce and widowhood) of older Taiwanese parents, their sleep problems and spousal specific characteristics (i.e., separate bedrooms for slee...
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Associations Between Early Circumcision, Sexual and Protective Practices, and HIV Among a National Sample of Male Adults in Eswatini
To reduce HIV incidence in countries such as Eswatini (Swaziland), UNAIDS has recommended male circumcision as one possible effective strategy. We analyzed the 2016s Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey ...
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Open AccessIs caregiving by baby boomer women related to the presence of depressive symptoms? Evidence from eight national surveys
A common hypothesis is that caregiving is deleterious to women’s mental health. International studies continue to emphasize the importance of mental health issues for women. Yet only a few researchers have use...
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The Mediating Effect of ICT Usage on the Relationship Between Students’ Socioeconomic Status and Achievement
To find out if information and communication technology (ICT) could narrow the achievement gaps among students caused by variations in their socioeconomic status, this study examines the mediating mechanism of...
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Open AccessGeneral cognitive status among Baby boomers and pre-boomers in Taiwan: the interplay between mid-life socioeconomic status and city residence
This study seeks to assess the interaction between mid-life socioeconomic status (SES) and city residence on the cognitive status of Baby Boomers and pre-Boomers in Taiwan, a non-Western society with a distinc...
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Open AccessA multilevel analysis of lifestyle variations in symptoms of acute respiratory infection among young children under five in Nigeria
Nigeria has the second highest estimated number of deaths due to acute respiratory infection (ARI) among children under five in the world. A common hypothesis is that the inequitable distribution of socioecono...
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Open AccessMid-life socioeconomic status, depressive symptomatology and general cognitive status among older adults: inter-relationships and temporal effects
Few longitudinal studies have analyzed how socioeconomic status (SES) influences both depressive and cognitive development over an individual’s life course. This study investigates the change trajectories of b...
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Open AccessThe effects of mid-life socioeconomic disadvantage and perceived social support on trajectories of subsequent depressive symptoms among older Taiwanese women
Scant research has taken a life-course perspective to explore the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic disadvantage and perceived social support on the psychological well-being of older women. We sought to exp...
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Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Among Taiwanese Youth
Using the 2004 and 2007 Taiwan Youth Project Survey, we investigate the association between individual, peer, and family factors and premarital sexual attitudes among youth. Specifically, two outcomes were foc...
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Community Effects on Pregnancy Intention Among Cohabiting Women in The Philippines: Implications for Maternal and Child Health
Unintended pregnancy impacts both maternal and child health. International studies continue to emphasize the importance of reproductive health in the context of community. Only a few researchers have explored ...
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Open AccessExploring the relationship between premarital sex and cigarette/alcohol use among college students in Taiwan: a cohort study
Cigarette/alcohol use and premarital sex, and their subsequent consequences on the well-being of college students, are international health promotion issues. However, little is known about the temporal relatio...
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Open AccessSocial participation reduces depressive symptoms among older adults: An 18-year longitudinal analysis in Taiwan
Relatively little empirical attention has focused on the association between social participation and depressive symptoms amongst older adults in Asian nations, where persons over the age of 65 represent a rap...
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Promoting HIV Testing and Condom Use Among Filipina Commercial Sex Workers: Findings from a Quasi-Experimental Intervention Study
This study examines the effects of a multi-level social action-based theory (SABT) intervention to increase HIV testing and consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers (FCSWs). Respondents in fou...
