Are preadolescent and adolescent physical growth failures related to poorer adolescent cognitive and socioemotional skills in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam?

This study uses longitudinal data from Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam to assess the associations between adolescent skills and their physical growth in life-cycle periods that are overlapping or following puberty growth spurts. In place of total growth over a life-cycle period, our analysis uses...

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Published in:Economics and human biology 2025-05, Vol.57, p.101493, Article 101493
Main Authors: Duc, Le Thuc, Behrman, Jere R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Child
Cognition
Cognitive skills
Ethiopia
Female
Gender differences
Humans
India
Longitudinal Studies
Low- and middle-income countries
Male
Peru
Physical growth
Self Concept
Self Efficacy
Social Skills
Socio-emotional skills
Vietnam
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