Hu, Yue Zhang, Libin Zhao, Demao Gao, Xin
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Journal of gambling studies
Positive illusions and winning exposure are key factors leading to problem lottery gambling, but few studies have examined the relationships between them. 402 Chinese lottery gamblers was conducted with the Winning Exposure Questionnaire, the Positive illusion Questionnaire, the Winning Experience Questionnaire, and the Social and Economic Status Q...
Hardie, Iain Green, Michael James
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Tobacco control
Smoking is a key cause of socioeconomic health inequalities. Vaping is considered less harmful than smoking and has become a popular smoking cessation aid, and therefore has potential to reduce inequalities in smoking. We used longitudinal data from 25 102 participants in waves 8-10 (2016 to early 2020) of the UK Household Longitudinal Study to exa...
Pätsi, Salla-Maaria Toikka, Arho Ollila, Hanna Ruokolainen, Otto
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Tobacco control
Differences in tobacco retailer density between areas by sociodemographic composition have been observed. However, little research comes from European jurisdictions and from countries with a tobacco retail licensing system. In Finland, the system consists of criteria for retailers and supervision fees. The tobacco product retail licence data and so...
Ahmed, Shushmita Johns, Alexandra Timbang, Leah Wang, Annie Singh, Navneet Lyo, Victoria Ali, Mohamed
BACKGROUND: We previously showed worse outcomes among lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups following metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS). In light of healthcare changes in response to COVID-19, this study aims to evaluate post-pandemic MBS outcomes and determine if prior socioeconomic disparities persisted in the post-COVID era. METHODS: A retrosp...
Bonifacci, Paola Ravaldini, Viola Cangelosi, Martina Tobia, Valentina
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Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
Proximal and distal factors interact to shape children's development and well-being. The present study aimed to examine socioeconomic status (SES), linguistic skills, and language background as concurrent predictors of socio-emotional and behavioural outcomes in heritage bilingual and monolingual children attending preschool. Parents of 1810 childr...
Jeong, Wonjin Kang, Hyojung Patel, Ajanta Singh, Meha Prachand, Nikhil Stewart, William P
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International journal of behavioral medicine
This study examines self-reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among Chicago residents and disparities of these impacts across demographic characteristics. Six logistic regression models were developed to identify demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with each COVID-19 impact. The study used de-identified and weighted data from the ...
Haapanen, M Kuitunen, I Vaajala, M
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Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Labor pain can be treated by medical and non-medical analgesia. Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to increase the incidence of several complications and may influence analgesic effectiveness. Previous studies have linked socioeconomic status to the use of epidurals for labor analgesia. We aimed to determine whether smoking and socioeconomic s...
Jackson, Sarah E Cox, Sharon Brown, Jamie
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Tobacco control
The last 5 years have seen substantial changes in England's social and economic landscape as a result of Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and cost of living crisis. We aimed to examine changes in cross-border and illicit tobacco purchasing over this period. Nationally representative monthly cross-sectional survey. England, 2019-2022. 11 232 adults (≥1...
Reeping, Paul Wintemute, Garen Robinson, Sonia Crawford, Andrew Tomsich, Elizabeth Pear, Veronica
OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between replacement thinking, status threat perceptions, and the endorsement of political violence among non-Hispanic white adults in the United States. It explores how perceived threats to social status can drive support for extreme measures aimed at preserving white hegemony, addressing a gap in ...
Agrawal, Ankit Srivastava, Anshu Mishra, Prabhakar Malik, Rohan Agrawal, Vivek Raj, Akhil Sarma, Moinak Sen Poddar, Ujjal Bhat, Nowneet Kumar
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Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]
The impact of chronic pancreatitis (CP) on quality of life (QOL) of children is not well established. Our objective was to evaluate the QOL, identify contributing factors, and determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in children with CP in India. Children (8-18y old) with CP were prospectively enrolled across three pediatric gastroenterol...
