The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among teacher depression, global child-care quality, and child internalizing externalizing behavioral problems in early settings.We analyzed data from 3-year-old children (N = 761) their mothers, primarily disadvantaged socioeconomic status urban areas, late 1990s using Fragile Families Child Wellbeing Study. We also had children's teachers, who reported own depressed moods. were by both teachers parents, environmental quality care...

Abstract We examine race and residential variation in the prevalence of female‐headed households with children how household composition is associated several key economic well‐being outcomes using data from 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample U.S. Census. Special attention paid to cohabiting those that are headed by a single grandmother caring for at least one grandchild, because these becoming more common living arrangements among children. find 2000: (1) comprised over one‐fourth all...

Young adults commonly exit from and return to the parental home, yet few studies have examined motivation behind these exits returns using a life course framework. Using data National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, authors associations between mental health problems economic characteristics (n = 8,162), 6,530), home during transition adulthood. The average age respondents was 24 years. found evidence that were related leaving returning. Emotional distress associated with earlier from,...

Abstract Employing data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 March supplements of Current Population Surveys, this study examines changing household family structure in metro nonmetro areas corresponding changes poverty, emphasizing female‐headed families with children under age 18. We also pay particular attention to economic conditions subfamilies during period. Household suburban were quite similar by 2000. In contrast, households central city their high prevalence poverty. Finally, risk living...

Homeless youth represent a vulnerable and understudied population. Little research has prospectively identified factors that may place at risk for experiencing homelessness. The current study utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-97 (NLSY-97) to examine predictors homelessness as young adult (before age 25). NLSY-97 includes nationally representative sample 8,984 youth. Data were first collected these when they between ages 12 18 years. examined whether individual...

This study focuses on the initial wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 United States to assess how liquidity constraints were related loneliness among older adults. Data are from COVID Impact Survey, which was used collect data April, May and June across U.S. (n = 5,664). We use means comparison tests linear regressions find that emergency savings, rather than household income, predict adults during wave. Emergency especially enough avoid using credit cards, most predictive adult levels....

No prior study has empirically characterized the association between health risks and reading popular fiction depicting violence against women. Fifty Shades--a blockbuster series--depicts pervasive women, perpetuating a broader social narrative that normalizes these types of behaviors in women's lives. The present women who read did not Shades; while our cross-sectional design precluded causal determinations, an empirical representation consuming problematic messages Shades is made.Females...

The purpose of this article is to examine single-parent families headed by fathers. "We use specially constructed child files from the 1960-1990 Public Use Microdata Samples data Census Population address two general questions: (a) To what extent has both likelihood and demographic characteristics these changed over time? (b) What are consequences for children living in different kinds father-only families? We find that single-father comparatively rare, but increasing rapidly, especially...

Abstract We update and extend prior research on residential differences in women's family formation experiences using data from the 1995 cycle of National Survey Family Growth. Residential timing behaviors are examined, including first birth, cohabitation, marriage. Our study emphasizes significance estimating effect geographic residence type union (i.e., cohabitation versus marriage) relationship context birth cohabiting, married, or single). find that (1) behaviors, marriage childbearing,...

Previous research on inter-relations between migration and marriage has relied overly simplistic assumptions about the structure of dependency two events. However, there is good reason to posit that each transitions an impact likelihood other, unobserved common factors may affect both marriage, leading a distorted impression causal one other.We will investigate relationships in United States using data from National Longitudinal Survey Youth 1979. We allow for inter-dependency events examine...

Residential aspirations of youth are influenced by family, school, and community characteristics. This study uses data from 7th 11th grade students in 10 rural Pennsylvania school districts to identify characteristics associated with live their home when they 30-years-old. Multinomial logistic regression models comparing other places don't know responses show that who like "a lot" perceive offer viable career opportunities more likely want stay community. Higher educational higher odds...

Abstract Using data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, we examine residential variation in cohabiting women's union outcomes. Prior work has shown that although there are no differences cohabitation, nonmetro women more likely than others to marry directly and hold favorable attitudes toward marriage. Building on this work, examined outcomes (i.e., marriage, separation, or remaining intact) test whether unions "end" through pregnancy a larger positive effect marriage entry among...

Abstract Recent research by Albrecht and (2004) on nonmarital conception outcomes is extended using data from the 1995 cycle of National Survey Family Growth. Residential differences in are examined, including conception, live birth outcomes, marital status at following a conception. Analyses emphasize role more contemporary family behaviors importance distinguishing suburban‐metro central city‐metro residence studies that residential variation outcomes. Findings (1) nonmetro women have...

This study assesses whether changes in older adults' financial situation after an economic shock are associated with feelings of loneliness. Data come from the 2006 and 2010 waves Health Retirement Study (N = 2,510) which span 2008 Great Recession. We conduct first-differencing formal mediation analyses to determine change is related loneliness age test potential personal social resources. Results show that a higher level subjective strain but not household income net assets. The findings...

This study examines food insecurity among children of participants in a federally funded savings program the United States, Individual Development Account ( IDA ) program. We measure child families by using eight questions Current Population Survey's Food Security Supplement. About 39.4% report insecurity. No differences children's hardship between current and past were identified. Examining predictors, propensity to plan for money tend be associated with higher odds By contrast, frugal...

Nonstandard work relationships between workers and employers have developed in the United States many other industrialized countries, resulting a movement away from traditional long-term relationships. Increasingly common nonstandard include temporary, leased, outsourced self-employment (Dorman 1998). For many, these jobs represent form of precarious employment 2000) which can result low economic returns to high individual social costs, such as poor health costs providing public services....

This study examines discrepancies between adolescent and caregiver reports of youth internalizing symptoms in families presenting for an initial eating disorder assessment. Initial diagnostic assessments 49 adolescent-caregiver dyads seeking treatment at urban pediatric hospital clinic were utilized to examine differences anxiety depression symptoms. Caregivers reported significantly higher scores major generalized than adolescents (p=.000). with more severe ED exhibited congruence youth’s...