Sources of Discrimination and Their Associations With Health in Sexual Minority Adults

ABSTRACT

Health disparities exist between sexual minorities and heterosexuals. These health disparities may be due to stressful social situations and environments that are created by discrimination. The current study recruited 277 sexual minorities to complete an online survey to examine the effects of discrimination on health. Discrimination from family and friends, compared to non-family and friends, was found to be more strongly associated with poorer health. This effect was partially statistically mediated by perceived stress reactivity. Findings from this study highlight the importance of distinguishing between different sources of discrimination when examining the effect of discrimination on health in sexual minority adults.     

LGB Identity and Eudaimonic Well Being in Midlife

Eudaimonic well being refers to personal growth and having purpose and meaning in life. High levels of eudaimonic well being facilitate a positive life experience. The National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) data was used to test a model predicting eudaimonic well being as a function of sexual identity. Reporting a lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) identity was associated with lower eudaimonic well-being scores. Results also indicated that perceived daily discrimination, being female, and having less education were associated with lower eudaimonic well being; racial/ethnic minority status was associated with increased eudaimonic well being. These results are discussed in light of recent scholarship on understanding and promoting the well-being of sexual minority individuals.     

中国对RCEP成员国新能源汽车出口贸易效率与潜力研究

中国新能源汽车产业已进入市场化阶段,RCEP成员国将成为中国新能源汽车出口的重要增量市场。在分析中国对RCEP国家新能源汽车出口情况的基础上,选取2012~2021年面板数据,运用随机前沿引力模型和贸易非效率模型,得到中国对RCEP国家的出口效率及出口潜力。结果表明：RCEP成员国经济规模、双方人口规模、共同语言对中国新能源汽车出口有正向影响;成员国班轮航运连接水平、政府监管质量和非关税措施等改善会促进贸易效率水平的提高;中国对RCEP各成员国新能源汽车出口效率逐年提高,但成员国之间存在异质性,与越南、韩国、泰国和菲律宾等国家出口效率较高;中国新能源汽车贸易极具潜力的RCEP成员国市场是日本、新西兰和澳大利亚等经济体。     

Effect of child benefit payments on child outcome expenditures in South Korea

Extensive research has shown the positive impact of conditional child benefits on child outcomes. However, there is limited work on the impact of universal child benefit payments on how families spend on child outcomes. Our study explores this issue. This study examined the relationship between child benefit payments on child outcome expenditures using longitudinal data from the Korean National Survey of Tax and Benefit (N = 3681 households) and a household- and year-fixed effects regression model. We found that child benefit payments are positively associated with child outcome expenditures across family income groups. Furthermore, the analysis results suggest that compared to high-income family groups, low- and middle-income family groups increase spending on child outcome expenditures in response to child benefit payments. Finally, the policy implications of this are discussed.     

Father Absence and Adolescent Depression and Delinquency: A Comparison of Siblings Approach

Although associations between having a nonresident father and increased internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescence have been well documented, research has yet to establish the plausible causality of these links or identify underlying mechanisms. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 ‐ Young Adult survey, this study addresses these questions by comparing the depressive symptoms and delinquent behavior of siblings discordant for age at father departure. Findings indicate that father departure later in childhood is associated with increased adolescent delinquency but not depressive symptoms, whereas early childhood father departure was not associated with adolescent outcomes. Both findings suggests that parental monitoring—rather than socialization or emotional distress—may account for links between father departure and adolescent delinquency.     

“一带一路”倡议下中国石油进口贸易效率及潜力研究

当前"逆全球化"思潮涌动,如何在"一带一路"倡议下有效提高石油进口贸易效率及潜力是新时期保障中国能源和经济安全的重要议题。文章利用1998-2016年中国对42个主要石油进口来源国家和地区的跨国面板数据,构建异质性随机前沿模型,有效识别中国石油进口贸易的非效率因素,并测算中国石油进口贸易效率及潜力。研究结果表明：中国石油进口贸易存在一定的效率损失,且中国与不同国家和区域之间的贸易效率呈现差异化特征,其中中国与沙特阿拉伯和蒙俄哈区域的贸易效率最高;石油进口来源地的政府治理和区域性组织OPEC有助于减少中国石油进口贸易效率损失,而区域政策安排如"一带一路"倡议和WTO则会降低贸易效率损失的不确定性。     

西南丘陵山区农村居民点整理潜力测算方法探讨--以重庆市渝北区为例

探讨西南丘陵山区(以渝北区为例)农村居民点整理潜力的测算方法.研究方法人均建设用地标准计算法、闲置宅基地抽样调查法、城镇体系规划法,层次分析法(AHP).综合3种潜力测算法,运用层次分析法获取各方案权数,得出渝北区规划目标年的居民点整理潜力值.西南丘陵山区农村居民点整理潜力可综合人均建设用地标准、闲置宅基地抽样调查与城镇体系规划3种方法,通过对各方案赋权重值得出潜力.     

我国远程教育存在的问题和对策

面对我国加入世贸组织后逐渐国际化的发展 ,远程教育作为我国现代化教育事业中的一支新生力量 ,其成长的道路必然面临前所未有的挑战和机遇 ,只有正确看待将来的发展趋势 ,认识入世所带来的利与弊 ,采取适当的方针策略 ,才能充分发挥我国现代远程教育的巨大潜力。     

我国政府或有债务风险及预算管理

或有债务风险是世界各国在制定经济发展目标时特别关注及重视的问题。我国政府或有债务来源主要是生态环境治理和保护、社会保障资金缺口、政府担保以及金融机构的不良资产等等。我国必须加强对政府或有债务的管理,借鉴发达国家经验,建立面向全球经济的财政风险预算管理体制,从而减少或有债务风险对财政稳定性的冲击。     

论弱势群体与全面建设小康社会

全面建设小康社会要求社会持续稳定健康发展 ,而弱势群体则是社会机体的薄弱环节 ,是全面建设小康社会的关键因素之一。从分析弱势群体的内涵和外延及特点入手 ,阐述了社会的主体培育、目标实现、环境保障等方面缩小弱势群体与全面建设小康社会的关系 ,并且从社会发展、思想政治教育、制度安排三个层面 ,提出了缩小弱势群体从而加快全面建设小康社会进程的若干对策