Economic Stress in the Family and Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Thoughts
Based on Cognitive-Transactional Stress Theory and Stress Process Theory, suggests that ‘Poverty is an objective assessment of economic stress that takes into account the demands placed on a family’s financial resources. Perceived stress, on the other hand, is a subjective measure of economic stress.
Annotations
takeuchi1991 - p. 1033
Poverty is an objective assessment of economic stress that takes into account the demands placed on a family’s financial resources. Perceived stress, on the other hand, is a subjective measure of economic stress.
takeuchi1991 - p. 1033
This article uses data from the NSC, a national longitudinal study that collected physical and mental health data on children. The target population for the NSC 1976 study was all children, 7-11 years of age, living in households in the 48 contiguous states.
takeuchi1991 - p. 1034
Respondents were considered to be on welfare if they reported that AFDC or general assistance was their main source of income. 2 All respondents are assigned to one of four welfare categories based on the combination of their welfare status in 1976 (Time I) and I981 (Time 2): (a) persistence is defined as welfare status at Time 1 and Time 2; (b) entry is nonwelfare status at Time 1 and welfare status at Time 2; (c) exll is welfare at Time I and nonwelfare at Time 2; and (d) nonwelfare is defined as not receiving welfare at Times 1 and 2. The second indicator of economic stress is perceived ability to meet financial obligations.
takeuchi1991 - p. 1034
Three measures of parental assessment of behavior, adapted from the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach and Edelbrock, 1981), are the outcome variables: depressive symptoms and antisocial and impulsive behavior.
takeuchi1991 - p. 1035
Tobit analyses, rather than ordinary-least-squares regression, are used to test this study’s hypotheses because of the limited range of the dependent variables
takeuchi1991 - p. 1037
Thus, welfare status and perceived stress are making independent contributions in explaining children’s problems.