Child Well-being in the Pacific Rim

Lau, Maggie; Bradshaw, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s12187-010-9064-4

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“…Several international studies, mainly on developed countries, confirm this interest. It is worth highlighting the research of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2007,2010) for industrialized countries, the studies by Bradshaw et al (2007) and Bradshaw and Richardson (2009) for European countries, the annual reports from the KIDS COUNT Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2010) and the study by Land et al (2001) for the United States, and recently, the research on countries located on the Pacific Rim by Lau and Bradshaw (2010). All of these studies built composite indices that sought to capture multiple dimensions that affect children's well-being, from material well-being, health and education to the perspectives children have of their lives and living conditions.…”

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Measuring Intermediary Determinants of Early Childhood Health: A Composite Index Comparing Colombian Departments

2012

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In recent years there has been growing interest in composite indicators as an efficient tool of analysis and a method of prioritizing policies. This paper presents a composite index of intermediary determinants of child health using a multivariate statistical approach. The index shows how specific determinants of child health vary across Colombian departments (administrative subdivisions). We used data collected from the 2010 Colombian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for 32 departments and the capital city, Bogotá. Adapting the conceptual framework of Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), five dimensions related to child health are represented in the index: material circumstances, behavioural factors, psychosocial factors, biological factors and the health system. In order to generate the weight of the variables, and taking into account the discrete nature of the data, principal component analysis (PCA) using polychoric correlations was employed in constructing the index. From this method five principal components were selected. The index was estimated using a weighted average of the retained components. A hierarchical cluster analysis was also carried out. The results show that the biggest differences in intermediary determinants of child health are associated with health care before and during delivery.Child Ind Res

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Measuring Intermediary Determinants of Early Childhood Health: A Composite Index Comparing Colombian Departments

2012

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“…Por ello, en América Latina es necesario avanzar de manera sistemática en el estudio de la calidad de vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes, particularmente en dimensiones subjetivas, según sus diferentes contextos y la diversidad de situaciones colectivas de la región (Aguado Quintero, 2009). Según investigadores internacionales en el campo (Ben-Arieh, 2008;Bradshaw & Richardson, 2009;Casas, 2010b;Lau & Bradshaw, 2010), existe la necesidad de desarrollar indicadores sobre la niñez que: (a) contemplen el resultado y mediciones directas del bienestar más que indirectas; (b) tengan como unidad de análisis y de información al niño, en vez de los padres, la familia o el hogar; (c) den prioridad al bienestar actual de los niños, más que al bienestar futuro o realización como adultos (diagnosticar qué ocurre con sus condiciones de vida en el presente) y (d) den cuenta de sus sentimientos y su vida, los que se suelen denominar indicadores subjetivos. Así, una de las principales brechas de conocimiento radica en la medición del bienestar subjetivo y de sus ámbitos relacionados, de forma tal que aumente la comprensión de sus correlatos y las diferencias individuales en la experiencia de bienestar y sus consecuencias (Huebner & Gilman, 2002;Seligson et al, 2003Seligson et al, , 2005.…”

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Satisfacción Global con la Vida y Satisfacción Escolar en Estudiantes Chilenos

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El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la relación entre diversos aspectos de la experiencia escolar con la satisfacción escolar y la satisfacción global con la vida en una muestra aleatoria estratificada de 1.433 estudiantes de 10 a 14 años de 3 ciudades de Chile (791 hombres y 642 mujeres). Se utilizó la Escala de Satisfacción Global con la Vida, el Índice General de Satisfacción por Ámbitos y la International Survey on Children's Well-Being. Diez predictores fueron analizados con regresión lineal múltiple, ajustándose modelos que explicaron la varianza de la satisfacción global con la vida y de la satisfacción escolar en un 6% y un 36%, respectivamente. Particularmente, la satisfacción con las notas y la satisfacción con los compañeros fueron los mejores predictores de los modelos evaluados. Mediante regresión logística binaria, el modelo ajustado explicó el 76% de la varianza de satisfacción escolar, clasificando correctamente un 87% de los casos. En general, estos resultados identifican algunos determinantes del contexto escolar que afectan la satisfacción de los escolares y que pueden ser usados en futuras investigaciones e intervenciones.Palabras clave: bienestar subjetivo, satisfacción escolar, satisfacción con la vida, infancia, adolescenciaThe aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between various aspects of the school experience with school satisfaction and overall life satisfaction. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 1,433 students aged 10 to 14 years (791 men and 642 women) from 3 Chilean cities. The study used the Overall Life Satisfaction Scale (OLS), the General Index of Domains Satisfaction, and the International Survey on Children's Well-Being. Ten predictors were evaluated through multiple linear regression, adjusting models that explained 6% of the variance in OLS and 36% of the variance in school satisfaction. In particular, satisfaction with grades and satisfaction with peers were the best predictors of the models tested. Through binary logistic regression, the adjusted model explained 76% of the variance of school satisfaction, correctly classifying 87% of the cases. Overall, these results identify some determinants in school settings which can affect pupils' satisfaction and which may be used in future research and interventions.Keywords: subjective well-being, school satisfaction, life satisfaction, childhood, adolescence El bienestar subjetivo es un concepto que puede aportar a la comprensión de las dinámicas de la escuela. Los estudios en niñez pueden contribuir muchísimo a describir si las interacciones que suceden en la escuela son determinantes de bienestar o malestar. La literatura sobre bienestar subjetivo entrega distinciones relevantes para caracterizar las evaluaciones de satisfacción en la infancia. Noción de Satisfacción con la Vida y Relevancia de su Estudio en la NiñezSegún Cummins, Eckersley, Pallant, van Vugt y Misajon (2003), la esencia de la noción bienestar subjetivo se refiere a las evaluaciones que hace una persona sobre la satisfacción per...

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“…Cummins (1996) proposed seven comprehensive quality of life (ComQoL) domains that were believed as import aspects of lives by most people after reviewing 173 terms and 27 definitions used to describe quality of life in the literature. Land and his colleagues (2001) applied these ComQoL domains to child well-being, and suggested seven constituent domains for child well-being such as health, material well-being, educational attainment, safety/behavioral concerns, emotional/spiritual well-being, social relationships (i.e., with family and peers), and participation in schooling, which have been used as a conceptual guide for many child well-being studies (e.g., Lau and Bradshaw 2010;Bradshaw and Richardson 2009;Richardson et al 2008;Lee et al 2009). …”

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An Index of Child Well-Being at a Local Level in the U.S.: The Case of North Carolina Counties

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Testerman

2010

Child Ind Res

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To measure child well-being, we constructed composite indices with equal weights to component indicators for four domains such as health, safety, education, and economic well-being. The overall index was also constructed in the same way with equal weights to component domains. Based on the index scores (overall and four domains), North Carolina counties were ranked. In addition, urban and rural counties as well as four physiographic regions were also compared in terms of child well-being. According to the findings in the present study, urban counties generally provide better environments for child well-being although they are not statistically different in most domains of child well-being. Among four physiographic regions, the Inner Coastal region provides a significantly lower level of child well-being than the other regions in most domains, whereas the Blue Ridge and the Outer Coastal regions provide a generally higher level of child well-being than the Piedmont and the Outer Coastal Regions in most domains. These findings would not only help citizens make a more informed decision about where to live and where to raise their children, but also provide policy makers and implementers an idea about the strengths and weaknesses in their communities and what they should do to make their communities more attractive.

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Child Well-being in the Pacific Rim

Cited by 47 publications

References 11 publications

Measuring Intermediary Determinants of Early Childhood Health: A Composite Index Comparing Colombian Departments

Measuring Intermediary Determinants of Early Childhood Health: A Composite Index Comparing Colombian Departments

Satisfacción Global con la Vida y Satisfacción Escolar en Estudiantes Chilenos

An Index of Child Well-Being at a Local Level in the U.S.: The Case of North Carolina Counties

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