Poverty, Parenting, and Children's Mental Health.

McLeod, Jane D.; Shanahan, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ468060

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Publication Date: 1993

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Poverty, Parenting, and Children's Mental Health.

McLeod, Jane D.; Shanahan, Michael J.

American Sociological Review, v58 n3 p351-66 Jun 1993

Using data from the 1986 Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data set, explores the relationships among current poverty, length of time in poverty, maternal parenting behavior, and children's mental health for 1,733 children of 1,344 mothers. Studies of children's poverty need to focus on family processes. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Family, Black Youth, Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Family Characteristics, Hispanic Americans, Mental Health, Minority Groups, Mothers, National Surveys, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Poverty, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Whites

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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