Linking Family Hardship to Children's Lives.

Elder, Gen H., Jr.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Linking Family Hardship to Children's Lives.

Elder, Gen H., Jr.; And Others

Child Development, v56 n2 p361-75 Apr 1985

Used newly developed codes for parenting behavior during the Great Depression reported in the Oakland Growth Study. Results indicated that economic hardship adversely influenced the psychosocial well-being of adolescent girls, but not boys, by increasing the rejecting behavior of fathers. This effect was particularly strong for unattractive girls. Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Fathers, Females, Individual Development, Interpersonal Attraction, Low Income, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Poverty, Rejection (Psychology), Sex Differences, Social Development, Unemployment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (Oakland)

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