Early adolescents living in adversity: a global mixed methods study

拟议的奖学金的目的是为申请者Shoshanna Fine在应用领域的职业生涯做好准备 适用于全球和国内人口的心理社会健康研究，特别侧重于 调查和改善生活在逆境中的弱势青年的心理健康。对这件事 最后，申请者建议调查居住在中国的早期青少年(10-14岁)的心理社会风险 低收入、中等收入和高收入国家的低资源城市环境。申请者将执行 建议在进行个性化指导、教学培训和专业发展的同时开展研究 针对以下培训目标的机会：1)培养心理社会健康方面的专门知识 在生活在逆境中的弱势青年中，重点关注生物、心理和社会 与青年发展有关的因素；2)熟练运用混合方法办法， 将先进的统计技术(包括潜变量建模)与深入的定性分析相结合； 3)加强撰写拨款和向学术和非学术领域有效传播科学成果的技能 国内和国际的观众。这些目标将有助于推动申请者 独立而富有成效的研究生涯。 提出的研究具有较高的研究价值。

The goal of the proposed fellowship is to prepare the applicant, Shoshanna Fine, for a career in applied psychosocial health research applicable to global and domestic populations, with a specific focus on investigating and improving mental well-being among vulnerable youth living in contexts of adversity. To this end, the applicant proposes to investigate psychosocial risks among early adolescents (10-14 years) living in low-resource urban settings across low-, middle-, and high-income countries. The applicant will carry out the proposed research alongside individualized mentorship, didactic training, and professional development opportunities targeted towards the following training objectives: 1) develop expertise in psychosocial health among vulnerable youth living in contexts of adversity, with a focus on the biological, psychological, and social factors that relate to youth development; 2) attain proficiency in applying mixed methods approaches that integrate advanced statistical techniques (including latent variable modeling) with in-depth qualitative analysis; and 3) strengthen skills in grant writing and effective dissemination of scientific findings to academic and nonacademic audiences, domestically and internationally. These objectives will help propel the applicant towards an independent and productive research career. The proposed research is of high