Publications by authors named "Sofia Dokuka"

In adolescents and young adults, physical and mental health are known to be associated with sleep. In this paper, we consider the connection between health indicators and sleep patterns. We collected and analyzed data of 267 master's and bachelor's degree students from 21 educational programs at one elite Russian university.

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Women have been systematically disadvantaged in the labour market. This could be explained by a complex association of factors, such as the lower speed of women's professional growth within companies, their under-representation in management positions, and the unequal distribution of caregiving and housework between men and women. The rise of the gig economy-a market system that is based on hiring independent contractors and freelance workers as opposed to creating full-time contracts-has brought researchers and policymakers into a discussion on the effects of online platforms and flexible work arrangements on labour market gender parity.

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Anorexia is a serious threat to young women's wellbeing worldwide. The effectiveness of mental health intervention and treatment is often evaluated on the basis of changes in the personal networks; however, the development of such measures for young women with anorexia is constrained due to the lack of quantitative descriptions of their social networks. We aim to fill this substantial gap.

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Behavior diffusion through social networks is a key social process. It may be guided by various factors such as network topology, type of propagated behavior, and the strength of network connections. In this paper, we claim that the type of social interactions is also an important ingredient of behavioral diffusion.

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