The underlying mechanisms through which
family economic adversity influences child health are less understood.
Not exact matches
They measured total socioeconomic
adversity by weighing factors such as average parental education,
family economic hardship,
family make - up and employment status.
In studying 1,957 mothers from 80 neighborhoods in Chicago, Kingston examined the combined effect of
economic adversity and having interpersonal resources such as the support of
family and friends, a spouse and a socially unified neighborhood to rely on.
«From early on in their children's lives,
families that suffer from
economic adversity spend less time with their children in places like zoos, museums, and libraries,» says M. Elena Lopez, HFRP's associate director.
As an outcome of social exclusion consequent to childhood
adversity, this study places health within a literature which examines other social and
economic outcomes such as
family demography, welfare position, educational attainment, employment history and criminal behaviour.46 47 49 50 Continued observation of the NCDS and BCS cohorts as they progress through adulthood provides opportunities for extension of this research.
Pathways from poor
family relationships in adolescence to
economic adversity in mid-adulthood.
Pediatricians have the opportunity to screen for risk factors for
adversity, to identify
family strengths that are protective against toxic stress, and to provide referrals to community organizations that support and assist
families in
economic stress.
To assess
adversity among inner - city low - income youth, clinicians should consider adding the following experiences to current ACE measures: single - parent homes; lack of parental love, support, and guidance; death of
family members; exposure to violence, adult themes, and criminal behavior; date rape; personal victimization; bullying;
economic hardship; discrimination; and poor health.
Resilience in Black
Families Hollingsworth (2013) In Handbook of Family Resilience View Abstract Explores how many African - American families are able to succeed in the face of social, economic, educational, and political adversities in addition to adversities that confront them at the level of the individual family; characteristics of resilient black families; the benefits of studying black families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with suc
Families Hollingsworth (2013) In Handbook of
Family Resilience View Abstract Explores how many African - American families are able to succeed in the face of social, economic, educational, and political adversities in addition to adversities that confront them at the level of the individual family; characteristics of resilient black families; the benefits of studying black families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with such
Family Resilience View Abstract Explores how many African - American
families are able to succeed in the face of social, economic, educational, and political adversities in addition to adversities that confront them at the level of the individual family; characteristics of resilient black families; the benefits of studying black families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with suc
families are able to succeed in the face of social,
economic, educational, and political
adversities in addition to
adversities that confront them at the level of the individual
family; characteristics of resilient black families; the benefits of studying black families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with such
family; characteristics of resilient black
families; the benefits of studying black families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with suc
families; the benefits of studying black
families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with suc
families through the lens of resilience; and barriers that interfere with such study.
This pattern of results is clearly consistent with the conclusion that the Early Start service offered
families no consistent benefits in the areas of maternal health,
family functioning,
family economic circumstances, and exposure to stress and
adversity.
Especially among
families with high levels of socio -
economic disadvantage or
family adversity, children's relations with both parents might benefit from greater
family access to professional parenting support.
Two of them,
family socio -
economic disadvantage and
family adversity, appear to have a negative impact on mother - child, as well as father - child relationships.
Families with risk factors for poor father - child relationships, including socio -
economic disadvantage,
family adversity, and the presence of a non-biological father figure, could potentially benefit from additional support.
Patterson [74] suggests that
families demonstrate resilience when, despite
adversity, they are competent in performing (one or more of) four core
family functions including membership and
family formation;
economic support; nurturance, education and socialisation; and protection of vulnerable members.
There is no comment about resilience — the fact that most
families experiencing
economic hardship and other
adversities offer good enough parenting.
During the prenatal and infant periods,
families have been identified on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other
family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed on the presence of child disruptive behaviour, delays in language / cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental delays.6 With an increased emphasis on
families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of
adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital functioning and / or
economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting» programs mirrors recent findings on early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.
Toxic stress response can occur when a child experiences strong, frequent, and / or prolonged
adversity — such as physical or emotional abuse, chronic neglect, caregiver substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and / or the accumulated burdens of
family economic hardship — without adequate adult support.
For instance, stressful life contexts encountered in childhood and adolescence, such as
family economic hardship, parents» marital conflict, or community
adversity often increase the likelihood that these youth will face additional hardship (e.g., Conger et al. 2002; El - Sheikh et al. 2013; Wickrama et al. 2005).