Socioeconomic development and young adults’ propensity of living in one-person households: Compositional and contextual effects

Cheung, Adam Ka‐Lok; Yeung, Wei-Jun Jean

doi:10.4054/demres.2021.44.11

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“…8,11 Thailand, transitioning over recent decades from an agriculture-driven economy to an industry-centric economy, has experienced substantial urban migration. This urbanization has been paralleled by a decrease in mean household size, from 4.4 to 3.1 persons, 16 and an escalation in singleperson households, 17 leading to diminished intra-household interactions. These changes are postulated to contribute to the observed decrease in the prevalence of E. floccosum, an anthropophilic dermatophyte.…”

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Prevalence and characteristics of Epidermophyton floccosum skin infections: A 12‐year retrospective study

Nokdhes,

Leeyaphan,

Jirawattanadon

et al. 2024

Mycoses

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BackgroundEpidermophyton floccosum (E. floccosum), an anthropophilic dermatophyte, is the primary causative agent of skin conditions such as tinea cruris, tinea pedis and tinea corporis.ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of E. floccosum‐induced dermatophytosis, with particular emphasis on the types of infections and demographic profiles.MethodsIn this retrospective study, patient records from the dermatology outpatient clinic were scrutinized, covering the timeframe from January 2009 to December 2020. Eligibility for the study required a dermatophytosis diagnosis verified by microscopic examination and fungal culture.ResultsOf the 4669 confirmed dermatophytosis cases, 82 (1.8%) were attributable to E. floccosum infection. The proportions of male and female patients with E. floccosum infections were 50.0% each. The most common presentation was tinea pedis (39.0%), followed by tinea cruris (37.8%) and tinea corporis (26.8%). The mean age at disease onset for tinea cruris was 38.7 ± 18.7 years, which was lower than that for tinea pedis (50.6 ± 14.2 years) and tinea corporis (53.5 ± 16.4 years). However, these age differences were not statistically significant. A continuous decrease in E. floccosum isolation was observed over the study period.ConclusionsThere was a steady decline in the prevalence of E. floccosum dermatophytosis over the 12‐year study period. Despite the decreasing trend, tinea cruris, tinea corporis and tinea pedis remained the predominant clinical manifestations of E. floccosum infection.

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Prevalence and characteristics of Epidermophyton floccosum skin infections: A 12‐year retrospective study

Nokdhes,

Leeyaphan,

Jirawattanadon

et al. 2024

Mycoses

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“…One such indicator is living arrangement, which can be influenced by socioeconomic development and disease protective behaviors. Socioeconomic factors play a significant role in determining living arrangements [ 120 , 121 ], as individuals with higher socioeconomic status are more likely to live alone. Furthermore, disease protective behaviors, such as adherence to public health guidelines and engagement in preventive measures, might also impact the proportion of individuals living alone.…”

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Beyond the surface: accounting for confounders in understanding the link between collectivism and COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Zewei¹,

Chen²

2023

BMC Public Health

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According to the parasite-stress theory, collectivism serves as a trait of ingroup assortative sociality, providing defense against infectious diseases. This study investigated the association between cultural collectivism and COVID-19 severity at the state (Study 1: N = 51), county (Study 2: N = 3,133), and daily (Study 3: N = 52,806) levels from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022. State-level collectivism was assessed using two distinct measures: the U.S. collectivism index, focusing on social interconnectedness and interdependence, and the subjective-culture individualism-collectivism index (reversed), capturing attitudes and beliefs related to religion, abortion, and same-sex marriage. By employing random-intercept multilevel models, the results demonstrated significant and negative effects of state-level collectivism, as measured by the U.S collectivism index, on COVID-19 cases per million, COVID-19 deaths per million, and composite COVID-19 severity index, after controlling for confounding factors, such as socioeconomic development, ecological threats, disease protective behaviors, cultural norms, and political influences. A mini meta-analysis (Study 4: N = 9) confirmed the significance of these effects across studies. These findings supported the proactive role of collectivism in defending against the novel coronavirus in the United States, aligning with the parasite-stress theory of sociality. However, the subjective-culture individualism-collectivism index (reversed) did not exhibit a significant relationship with COVID-19 severity when confounding factors were considered. The high correlation between the subjective-culture individualism-collectivism index (reversed) and the controlled variables suggested shared variance that could diminish its impact on COVID-19 outcomes. Accordingly, the present findings underscore the significance of accounting for confounding factors when examining the association between collectivism and COVID-19 severity at population level. By considering relevant confounding factors, researchers could gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between cultural collectivism and its influence on COVID-19 severity. Overall, this research contributes to our understanding of how cultural collectivism shapes the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, emphasizing the importance of adjusting for confounding effects in population level studies.

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“…More than 150 million families are only children due to the country's One Child Policy from 1980 to 2016 (Guo & Xu, 2014). Young adults, especially in urban settings, live in one‐person households longer and postpone marriage (Cheung & Yeung, 2015, 2021). Families are becoming more similar structurally to their Western counterparts (Hu & To, 2017): The number of divorced and remarried families is increasing; double‐income no‐kid (DINK) families are now more fashionable among urban young adults and surrogate and LGBT families are emerging as open phenomena.…”

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The Co‐Parenting Across Family Structures Scale: Replication for Mandarin parents

Pruett,

Wang,

Zhu

et al. 2024

Family Process

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Co‐parenting, the undertaking of parents working together to raise their children, is well documented as an important consideration of children's adjustment in Western countries, but we know less about the role of co‐parenting in other cultures. In China, for example, co‐parenting has only recently emerged in the social science literature. This study aimed to examine the cultural sensitivity of the CoPAFS instrument among Chinese Mandarin‐speaking parents. CoPAFS is a 27‐item survey designed to assess co‐parenting across married and unmarried family structures originally developed in English. Data were collected from 729 Chinese‐speaking and 348 English‐speaking respondents. Factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the overall model fit for the translated co‐parenting measure was acceptable in Mandarin. However, the five CoPAFS subscales (trust, respect, communication, acrimony, and value) differed across comparison groups, with communication notable for its lack of endorsement among Chinese couples. Implications of measuring co‐parenting within Chinese families are offered.

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Socioeconomic development and young adults’ propensity of living in one-person households: Compositional and contextual effects

Cited by 13 publications

References 52 publications

Prevalence and characteristics of Epidermophyton floccosum skin infections: A 12‐year retrospective study

Prevalence and characteristics of Epidermophyton floccosum skin infections: A 12‐year retrospective study

Beyond the surface: accounting for confounders in understanding the link between collectivism and COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

The Co‐Parenting Across Family Structures Scale: Replication for Mandarin parents

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