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Direct linkKeisuke Wada; Yuki Kawashima-Sonoyama; Hiroto Abe; Akihiro Toya; Hironori Kobayashi; Takeshi Taketani – Journal of School Health, 2026
Background: In Japan, school health examinations frequently utilize growth curves. This study aimed to develop and validate a custom-designed program that enables the rapid and accurate detection of growth abnormalities in children and adolescents. Methods: We created a novel screening tool named the Growth Assessment Program for Schools (GAPS),…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Human Body
Umay Sen; Wangchuk; Nidup Dorji; Pär Nyström; Johanna Hellberg; Gustaf Gredebäck – Developmental Science, 2026
This study examines the links between urbanization-related factors (crowding, access to institutions, and socioeconomic status) and cognitive development in young children (3-5 years old) in Bhutan, a rapidly urbanizing country in the Global South. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) on data from 443 families, we find that SES is the…
Descriptors: Urbanization, Child Development, Socioeconomic Influences, Environmental Influences
