Children and young people at risk (Chapter 7)

Vinnerljung, Bo; Hjern, Anders; Weitoft, Gunilla Ringbäck; Franzén, Eva; Llanes-Estrada, Felipe J.

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2397.2007.00520.x

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“…That study included pupils of one Swedish-born parent and one foreign-born parent in the category of the majority population. In contrast to other studies (Jablonska et al 2009;Reinhardt and Madsen 2002;Vinnerljung et al 2007;Ö stberg et al 2006), our results did not show any association between material family wealth and increased health risks. These results are difficult to compare with other studies, as most studies have not conducted separate analyses by gender.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In boys, the increased risk of SHC did not remain in the adjusted OR, except for grade and measurement year. Previous studies have addressed ill health among young people in relation to parental background in line with our study (Engström et al 2004;Reinhardt and Madsen 2002;Weathers et al 2008;Vieno et al 2009;Vinnerljung et al 2007). However, a previous study in a Swedish context did not show increased health risk due to foreign background (Ö stberg et al 2006), but in that study pupils of the majority population showed worse health than pupils with parents born in Europe/OECD countries.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The definition of foreign extraction was based on the pupils' reports and used as an overall concept when including pupils of both mixed background and foreign background (Vinnerljung et al 2007). Using the question, 'where were your parents born?'…”

Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous surveys on health and well-being indicate that children of foreign extraction (Engström et al 2004;Reinhardt and Madsen 2002;Weathers et al 2008;Vieno et al 2009;Vinnerljung et al 2007;Vuille and Schenkel 2001) and children in single-adult households (RavensSieberer et al 2008;Reinhardt and Madsen 2002;Weitoft et al 2003;Vinnerljung et al 2007) are at higher risk of health problems than other children. A Nordic study with children aged 2-17 based on parental responses showed that children with a foreign background reported significantly higher levels of subjective health complaints (SHC), such as headache, back pain, stomach pain, loss of appetite, dizziness, sleeping disorders, and a lower feeling of wellbeing compared to children in the majority population (Reinhardt and Madsen 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous research indicates that children with a foreign background are at increased risk of ill health (Engström et al 2004;Reinhardt and Madsen 2002;Weathers et al 2008;Vieno et al 2009;Vinnerljung et al 2007;Vuille and Schenkel 2001), due to exposures in their daily environment, such as less material welfare (Gustafsson et al 2007), segregation on the housing market (Biterman and Franzén 2007), and parents with less access to the labour market (Pred 1998) and other forms of structural discrimination in society (Wamala et al 2007). There is a lack of research, at least in Sweden, focussing on health among children who have migrant parents.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The impact of financial deprivation on children’s cybersecurity knowledge & abilities

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Online users require a working knowledge of password “best practice”, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge. Children increasingly operate as independent agents online, and thus also need to be aware of password “best practice”. To meet this need, the Scottish curriculum for excellence includes lessons about password “best practice”. Hence, all Scottish children ought, theoretically, to have similar levels of password-related knowledge. They ought also, by age 8-9, to be able to apply their knowledge. One factor that could deter password-related knowledge acquisition and skill development is financial deprivation. To gauge its impact, we assessed the knowledge and abilities of Scottish 8-9 year old children, in four primary schools, in areas of varying financial deprivation. We uncovered stark differences in knowledge and password retention. There is a clear need for an extra-curricular intervention programme to teach up-to-date password “best practice” and support in developing the required password management skills. This will reduce their online vulnerabilities, whatever their socio-economic background.

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Association between childhood adversity and a diagnosis of personality disorder in young adulthood: a cohort study of 107,287 individuals in Stockholm County

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Childhood adversity (CA) may increase the risk for later developing of personality disorder (PD). However, less is known about the association between cumulative CA and PD, and the role of childhood psychopathology and school performance. The current study examined the relationship between a range of CAs and a diagnosis of PD in young adulthood, and the roles of childhood psychopathology and school performance in this relationship. All individuals born in Stockholm County 1987–1991 (n = 107,287) constituted our cohort. Seven CAs were measured between birth and age 14: familial death, parental criminality, parental substance abuse and psychiatric morbidity, parental separation and/or single-parent household, household public assistance and residential instability. Individuals were followed from their 18th birthday until they were diagnosed with PD or until end of follow-up (December 31st 2011). Adjusted estimates of risk of PD were calculated as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Associations were observed between cumulative CA and PD. During the follow-up 770 individuals (0.7%) were diagnosed with PD. Individuals exposed to 3+ CAs had the highest risks of being diagnosed with PD (HR 3.0, 95% CI 2.4–3.7). Childhood psychopathology and low school grades further increased the risk of PD among individuals exposed to CA. Cumulative CA is strongly associated with a diagnosis of PD in young adulthood. Our findings indicate that special attention should be given in schools and health services to children exposed to adversities to prevent decline in school performance, and to detect vulnerable individuals that may be on negative life-course trajectories.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10654-017-0264-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Children and young people at risk (Chapter 7)

Cited by 38 publications

References 45 publications

Subjective health complaints among boys and girls in the Swedish HBSC study: focussing on parental foreign background

Subjective health complaints among boys and girls in the Swedish HBSC study: focussing on parental foreign background

The impact of financial deprivation on children’s cybersecurity knowledge & abilities

Association between childhood adversity and a diagnosis of personality disorder in young adulthood: a cohort study of 107,287 individuals in Stockholm County

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