Co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences and its association with family characteristics. A latent class analysis with Dutch population data

BackgroundAlthough adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are relatively common among children, there is limited knowledge on the co-occurrence of such experiences.ObjectiveThe current study therefore investigates co-occurrence of childhood adversity in the Netherlands and whether specific clusters are more common among certain types of families.Participants and SettingRepresentative data from the Family Survey Dutch population 2018 (N = 3,128) are employed.MethodWe estimate Latent Class Analysis (LCA) models to investigate co-occurrence of ACEs. As ACEs we examine maltreatment, household dysfunction, demographic family events, as well as financial and chronic health problems. Gradual measures for maltreatment and financial problems are studied to make it possible to differentiate with regard to the severity of experiences.ResultsOur results show that four ACE clusters may be identified: ‘Low ACE’, ‘Moderate ACE: Household dysfunction’, ‘Moderate ACE: Maltreatment’ and ‘High ACE’. Regression analyses indicated that mother’s age at first childbirth and the number of siblings were related to experiencing childhood adversity. We found limited evidence for ACEs to be related to a family’s socioeconomic position.ConclusionThe found clusters of ACEs reflect severity of childhood adversity, but also the types of adversity a child experienced. For screening and prevention of childhood adversity as well as research on its consequences, it is relevant to acknowledge this co-occurrence of types and severity of adversity.     

Finding the missing Einsteins: Expanding the breadth of cognitive and noncognitive measures used in academic services

Education researchers, policymakers, and practitioners are concerned with identifying and developing talent for students with fewer opportunities, especially students from historically marginalized groups. An emerging body of research suggests “universally screening” or testing all students, then matching those students with appropriate educational challenges, is effective in helping marginalized students. However, most tests have focused on two areas: math and verbal reasoning. We leverage three nationally representative samples of the U.S. population at different time points that include both novel cognitive measures (e.g., spatial, mechanical, and abstract reasoning) and non-cognitive measures (e.g., conscientiousness, creativity or word fluency, leadership skill, and artistic skill) to uncover which measures would improve proportional representation of marginalized groups in talent identification procedures. We find that adding spatial reasoning measures in particular—as well as other non-cognitive measures such as conscientiousness, leadership, and creativity—are worthwhile to consider for universal screening procedures for students to narrow achievement gaps at every level of education, including for gifted students. By showing that these nontraditional measures both improve proportional representation of underrepresented groups and have reasonable predictive validity, we also broaden the definition of what it means to be “gifted” and expand opportunities for students from historically marginalized groups.     

大学生体育课项目选择及其影响因素研究

对河南省大学生体育课项目选择和影响因素进行了调查研究 ,发现大学生的体育学习和体育课项目选择有不同特点 .文章分析了形成目前状况的原因 ,这对我们安排教学内容 ,培养授课教师 ,提高大学生上体育课的兴趣 ,形成他们良好的锻炼习惯 ,增强体质都有重要的作用 .     

高等职业院校的发展战略选择--赴英国牛津大学研修的感悟

提出了高等职业院校发展战略的内涵，分析了对高等职业院校发展战略的选择需要思考的几个问题，探讨了高等职业学校发展战略的模式选择。     

美学原则在活动义齿制作过程中的应用

义齿不仅是一件符合生物力学的实用工具,还应是一件富于美的工艺品.运用形式美学法则指导义齿修复工作,则能更完美地完成义齿修复体.作者根据自身的临床工作经验,并结合国内外学者在此领域的研究成果,从人工牙的选择、排列及固位体和基托制作等方面,对义齿在制作过程中所应用到的美学原则和操作方法加以总结和归纳,便于更好的指导临床工作.     

现代企业实施ERP系统产品选择策略

论述了企业实施ERP系统产品时的策略选择。要注意检验软件的成熟度,考察成功用户的数量,调研用户满意度,衡量客户化工作量,计算二次开发工作量,保证软件升级周期,考虑用户接受培训的工作量,最后还要选择优秀的服务商来保证产品的正常运行。     

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从内容特色看苏教版国标本初中语文实验教科书的创新点

教材改革是教材编写思想、教材内容以及教材教法、学法改革的文本载体."苏教版"国标本初中语文实验教科书以其独特的结构特征和鲜明的内容特点在同时期国家教育部审查通过的三种主要的初中语文教材中脱颖而出.文章试从教材选文标准、内容组合、价值取向以及弹性设计等方面来分析苏教版国标本初中语文实验教科书的创新点.     

高校教材管理探析

本文从高校教材日常管理中的教材选用管理、教材信息管理、教材库房管理三个方面探讨了其存在的问题及一些有益的做法,旨在提高教材管理水平,促进教学质量的提高.     

香菇菌株9907的选育及生物学特性

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