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Front Public Health 2021 24;9:585517. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Young Women's Christian Association of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.

Adolescent mothers in Malawi face psychosocial challenges such as low resilience level, low self-esteem, poor maternal-infant interaction, and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV). Children of adolescent mothers often face numerous risks such as low birth-weight, stunted growth, infant death, low school enrolment, increased grade repetition, and dropouts that put them at greater risk of poor developmental outcomes and socio-emotional problems. This study assessed the impact of components of a community project conducted by the Young Women's Christian association of Malawi in providing psychosocial support to adolescent mothers and their children. Read More

Front Psychol 2021 25;12:592513. Epub 2021 Mar 25.

Department of Social Monitoring and Methodology, German Youth Institute, Munich, Germany.

We analyzed the association between the analog and the digital home learning environment (HLE) in toddlers' and preschoolers' homes, and whether both aspects are associated with children's social and academic competencies. Here, we used data of the national representative sample of Growing up in Germany II, which includes 4,914 children aged 0-5 years. The HLE was assessed via parental survey that included items on the analog HLE (e. Read More

Front Psychol 2021 12;12:518369. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

Department of Psychology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Over the last decades, various predictors have proven relevant for job performance [e.g., general mental ability (GMA), broad personality traits, such as the Big Five]. Read More

Soc Sci Med 2021 Mar 13;276:113842. Epub 2021 Mar 13.

Department of Global Health and Development and the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK. Electronic address:

Despite a long history of maternal health programs, the quality of obstetric care and access to facility services remain inadequate in West Africa. Although several qualitative studies have described human resource and facility constraints impacting pregnancy care and the violent or disrespectful care of women during labor, the reasons behind these behaviors have not been elucidated. In order to understand midwives' experiences with caregiving, in 2017-2018 we conducted interviews with 24 professional midwives in Benin and Burkina Faso and examined their perspectives on their profession, obstetric practices and personal lives. Read More

Early Educ Dev 2021 26;32(3):360-384. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Research Findings: Previous research has indicated that low-income children are at increased risk for socio-emotional problems, which may contribute to socioeconomic disparities in wellbeing and academic achievement. The present study examines socio-emotional learning (SEL) across the prekindergarten year in a low-income, racially and ethnically diverse sample of Chicago Public School students (=2,630). The sample included participants of the Child-Parent Center early educational intervention program (=1,724) and a propensity-score matched comparison group (=906). Read More