Journal articles
This list contains journal articles by Young Lives team members and other researchers who have used the Young Lives dataset via the public archive. It is as up-to-date as possible but if you are aware of other articles that have been written using Young Lives data, please let us know.
2009
Stefan Dercon and Pramila Krishnan (2009) ‘Poverty and the Psychosocial Competencies of Children: Evidence from the Young Lives Sample in Four Developing Countries’, Children, Youth and Environments 19(2)
Jo Boyden (2009) ‘Risk and Capability in the Context of Adversity: Children’s Contributions to Household Livelihoods in Ethiopia’, Children, Youth and Environments 19(2)
Rozana Himaz (2009) ‘Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood: The Case of Andhra Pradesh Using Longitudinal Data’, IDS Bulletin 40(4): 30-38
Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Claudia Sugimaru and Alvaro Cevallos (2009) ‘Sense of Belonging and Transition to High Schools in Peru’, International Journal of Educational Development (pre-press version available on-line)
Tassew Woldehanna, Alemu Mekonnen and Nicola Jones (2009) ‘Education Choices in Ethiopia: What Determines Whether Poor Households Send Their Children To School?’, Ethiopian Journal of Economics 17(1): 43-80
Laura Camfield, Natalia Streuli and Martin Woodhead (2009) ‘What's the Use of “Well-being” in Contexts of Child Poverty? Approaches to Research, Monitoring and Children's Participation’, International Journal of Children’s Rights 17(1): 65-109
Laura Camfield and Gina Crivello (2009) Editorial: special issue on 'Qualitative approaches to researching well-being and quality of life', Social Indicators Research 90(1): 1-3
Laura Camfield, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead (2009) ‘Well-being Research in Developing Countries: Reviewing the Role of Qualitative Methods’, Social Indicators Research 90(1): 5-31
Laura Camfield, Christine Griffin and Bethlehem Tekola (2009) ‘Using Qualitative Methods with Poor Children in Urban Ethiopia: Opportunities and Challenges', Social Indicators Research 90(1): 73-87
Laura Camfield, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead (2009) ‘How Can Children Tell Us About Their Wellbeing? Exploring the Potential of Participatory Research Approaches within Young Lives’, Social Indicators Research 90(1): 65-109
2008
Sumner, Andy and Trudy Harpham (2008) ‘The Market for “Evidence” in Policy Processes: The Case of Child Health Policy in Andhra Pradesh, India and Vietnam’, European Journal of Development Research 20(4):712-32
Anuradha Komanduri and Uma Vennam (2008) ‘Perceptions of Well-being: Insights from a Group Exercise’, Roshni: Alumni Journal of Social Work
Anuradha Komanduri and Uma Vennam (2008) ‘Listening to Children: Promoting the Right to Participation’, Journal of Juridical Studies
Mary De Silva and D.C. Fuhr (2008) ‘Physical Long-term Health Problems and Mental Co-morbidity: Evidence from Vietnam, Archives of Disease in Childhood 93(8): 686–689
Nicola Jones, Bekele Tefera and Tassew Woldehanna (2008) ‘Childhood Poverty and Evidence-based Policy Engagement in Ethiopia’, Development in Practice 18(3): 371-384
Nicola Jones, Bekele Tefera and Tassew Woldehanna (2008) ‘The Invisibility of Children's Paid and Unpaid Work: Implications for Ethiopia’s National Poverty Reduction Policy’, Childhood 15(2): 177-201
Bridget Fenn and Mary E. Penny (2008) ‘Using the New World Health Organization Growth Standards: Differences from Three Countries’, Journal of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 46(3): 316-321
Helen Moestue and Sharon Huttly (2008) ‘Adult Education and Child Nutrition: The Role of Family and Community’, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 62: 153-159
Nicola Jones and Eliana Villar (2008) ‘Situating Children in International Development Policy: Challenges Involved in Successful Policy Influencing’, Evidence & Policy 4(1): 31-51
2007
Helen Moestue, Sharon Huttly, Lydia Sarella and Sheik Galab (2007) ‘”The Bigger, the Better”: Mothers’ Social Networks and Child Nutrition in Andhra Pradesh’, Public Health Nutrition 10(11):1274-1282
Nicola Jones, Minna Lyytikainen, Madhuri Mukherjee and M. Gopinath Reddy (2007) ‘Decentralisation and Participatory Service Delivery’, Journal of Children and Poverty 13(2): 207-229
Mary J. De Silva and Trudy Harpham (2007) ‘Maternal Social Capital and Child Nutritional Status in Four Developing Countries’, Health and Place 13: 341–355
Sally Grantham-McGregor, Yin Bun Cheung, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe, Linda Richter, Barbara Strupp, and the International Child Development Steering Group (2007) ‘Child Development in Developing Countries 1: Developmental Potential in the First Five Years for Children in Developing Countries’, The Lancet 369.9555: 60-70
Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Linda Richter, Linda Strupp and Yin Bun Cheung (2007) ‘Two Hundred and Forty-two Million Children Fail to Reach Their Developmental Potential in the First Five Years in Developing Countries’, The Lancet 369.9555: 60-70
Mary J. De Silva, Trudy Harpham, Sharon R Huttly, Rosario Bartolini and Mary E. Penny (2007) ‘Understanding Sources and Types of Social Capital in Peru’, Community Development Journal 42(1): 19-33
Mary J. De Silva, Sharon R. Huttly, Trudy Harpham, Michael G. Kenward (2007) ‘Social Capital and Mental Health: A Comparative Analysis of Four Low-income Countries’, Social Science and Medicine 64(1): 5–20
2006
Ian Wilson, Sharon R.A. Huttly and Bridget Fenn (2006) ‘A Case Study of Sample Design for Longitudinal Research: Young Lives’, International Journal of Social Research Methodology 9(5): 351-365
Trudy Harpham, Mary J. De Silva and Tran Tuan (2006) ‘Maternal Social Capital and Child Health in Vietnam’, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 60(10): 865-871
L.D. Howe, S.R.A. Huttly and T. Abramsky (2006) ‘Risk Factors for Injuries in Young Children in Four Developing Countries: The Young Lives Study’, Tropical Medicine and International Health 11(10): 1557–1566
Trudy Harpham and Tran Thu Ha (2006) ‘Primary Education in Vietnam: Extra Classes and Outcome’, International Education Journal 6(5): 626-634
Rosario Bartolini, Mary De Silva, Trudy Harpham, Sharon Huttly, Mary Penny and Tran Tuan (2006) ‘Psychometric and Cognitive Validation of a Social Capital Measurement Tool in Peru and Vietnam’, Social Science & Medicine 62(4): 941-953
2005
Tran Tuan, Van Thi Mai Dung, Ingo Neu and Michael J. Dibley (2005) ‘Comparative Quality of Private and Public Health Services in Rural Vietnam’, Health Policy and Planning 20(5): 319-327
Mary J. De Silva, Kwame McKenzie, Trudy Harpham and Sharon R.A. Huttly (2005) ‘Social Capital and Mental Illness: A Systematic Review’, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59(8): 619-627
Mary De Silva, Trudy Harpham, Darin Dewitt, Nguyen Thi Van Ha, Ngyuen Thu Huong, Tran Thap Long, Tran Tuan and Van Thi Thuy Huong (2005) ‘Validity of Social Capital Measurement Tool in Vietnam’, Asian Journal of Social Science 33(2): 208-22
Trudy Harpham, Nguyen Thu Huong, Tran Thap Long and Tran Tuan (2005) ‘Participatory Child Poverty Assessment in Rural Vietnam’, Children and Society 19(1): 27-41
2004
Trudy Harpham, Nguyen Thu Huong and Tran Tuan (2004) ‘Validity and Reliability of the Self-reporting Questionnaire 20 Items in Vietnam’, Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry 14(3): 15-18
2003
Trudy Harpham, Sharon Huttly, Ian Wilson and Thea de Wet (2003) ‘Linking Public Issues with Private Troubles: Panel Studies in Developing Countries’, Journal of International Development 15: 353-363
Howard White and Edoardo Masset (2003) ‘The Importance of Household Size and Composition When Constructing Poverty Profiles: An Illustration from Vietnam’, Development and Change 34(1): 105-126