Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse. In a new report published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University of Michigan researchers… Continue reading Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
News Tag: Youth
Nearly half of US kids live in homes with criminal justice involvement
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Four in 10 children in the United States grow up in households in which a parent or co-residing adult faced at least one criminal charge, were convicted of a felony or spent time in prison, a University of Michigan study shows. This dwarfs estimates from the Bureau of Justice… Continue reading Nearly half of US kids live in homes with criminal justice involvement
Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers. A new U-M study analyzed the connection between spanking and physical abuse in 56 low- and middle-income countries, as well as… Continue reading Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected] Jeff Karoub, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased and the proportion of children with special needs increased as a result of the Michigan city’s water crisis during 2014-16, according to a new University of Michigan study. Those are the main conclusions from research that for the first… Continue reading Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
Math games: High 5s program brings the ‘math out of play’
Contact: Greta Guest, 734-936-7821, [email protected] TAYLOR—While groups of first graders work in clusters at pods around the classroom, four children face their teacher at a U-shaped desk, backs straight and eyes alert as she deals cards to each of them. They’re playing “Chocolate Chip Count,” a game that will teach them basic math skills almost… Continue reading Math games: High 5s program brings the ‘math out of play’
People who use alcohol drank more frequently during the early months of the pandemic
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Over the course of the pandemic, anecdotes about soaring alcohol sales have abounded. A new study shows that the frequency of drinking went up among those who used alcohol, even though the overall prevalence of drinking went down. The study, led by University of Michigan researcher Megan Patrick, used… Continue reading People who use alcohol drank more frequently during the early months of the pandemic
E-cigarettes reverse decades of decline in percentage of US youth struggling to quit nicotine
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The number of adolescents who have attempted to quit e-cigarettes and failed has grown with the rapid increase of teen e-cigarette use in the past five years, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers. The findings suggest, however, that e-cigarette use has reversed a two decade-long decline… Continue reading E-cigarettes reverse decades of decline in percentage of US youth struggling to quit nicotine
Vaccination Timeliness Is Vital to Reducing Childhood Mortality
ANN ARBOR – Inequities in vaccination are a major contributor to disparities in childhood health and survival. Completion of childhood vaccination schedules—ensuring a child receives all recommended vaccines that prevent infectious disease—is important in reducing death rates among children. But vaccination timeliness—ensuring the recommended vaccines are administered at the recommended time—is also of utmost importance.… Continue reading Vaccination Timeliness Is Vital to Reducing Childhood Mortality
Having kids at home may reduce pandemic depression
ANN ARBOR—Kids have struggled throughout the pandemic—from attending school by Zoom video conferencing to quarantining from family and friends—but surprisingly having children at home may help adults feel less distressed. According to a new University of Michigan study, adults in households with children have fewer mental health problems than other adults living without kids. Child… Continue reading Having kids at home may reduce pandemic depression
Teen use of illicit drugs decreased in 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued
ANN ARBOR—Declines in adolescent use of illicit drugs reported in 2021 were the largest and most sweeping ever recorded in the past 46 years, according to the Monitoring the Future study. A research team of professors at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has conducted annual, nationally representative surveys of students in grades… Continue reading Teen use of illicit drugs decreased in 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued