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Source: Journal of Evidence - Based Social Work
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Caputo, Richard K.
Mason, Susan E.
The Role of Intact Family Childhood on Women's Earnings Capacity: Implications for Evidence-Based Practices
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 6,3 (July 2009): 244-255.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15433710802686997
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Childhood; Children, Home Environment; Divorce; Educational Attainment; Families, Two-Parent; Family Structure; Marriage; Well-Being

This article examines the complexities of working with an evidence-based model to design intervention strategies benefiting individuals and families. It addresses the question, to what extent should the evidence of economic advantage for female children raised in two-parent families influence social work support for practices and policies that encourage marriage? The article reviews current research findings indicating benefits of two-parent families on children's well-being and contemporary policy prescriptions promoting marriage. It presents findings of the authors' study which considers the effects of being raised in an intact family on the economic future of young women. The evidence presented in the literature and found in our own study suggests that promotion of marriage may be a sound intervention strategy for parents interested in the economic advantages for their children later in life. For others, it may be the wrong choice based on women's personal circumstances. The association between early family structure and future well-being is further complicated by large gaps in the data on cultural and family diversity. Suggestions for social work practice are based on the synthesis of the evidence-based model and the values of the profession.
Bibliography Citation
Caputo, Richard K. and Susan E. Mason. "The Role of Intact Family Childhood on Women's Earnings Capacity: Implications for Evidence-Based Practices." Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 6,3 (July 2009): 244-255.
2. Hageman, Sally Anne
Frey, Jodi Jacobson
Health Savings Account Associations from a Social Work Perspective
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work published online (7 March 2022): DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2022.2029787.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26408066.2022.2029787
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Debt/Borrowing; Health, Chronic Conditions; Savings

Purpose: The research question addressed is whether health and debt variables are associated with HSA ownership status.

Method: This study explores HSA associations using a subset (n = 3,400) of 12,686 respondents from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY). Descriptive, bivariate, and weighted logistic regressions were conducted.

Results: About 75% of HSA owners reported they did not have a chronic disease or health-related debt. Weighted logistic regressions results indicate chronic disease status and debt are not significantly associated with owning an HSA.

Bibliography Citation
Hageman, Sally Anne and Jodi Jacobson Frey. "Health Savings Account Associations from a Social Work Perspective." Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work published online (7 March 2022): DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2022.2029787.
3. Sinha, Gaurav R.
Viswanathan, Madhubalan
Larrison, Christopher R.
Student Loan Debt and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review of Scholarly Literature from 1900 to 2019
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work published online (04 January 2024).
Also: https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2023.2299019
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Health, Mental/Psychological; Student Loans / Student Aid

Purpose: The review had two purposes. The first was to examine the nature and extent of published literature on student loan and the second was to systematically review the literature on student loans and mental health.

Materials and Methods: Data from academic databases (1900–2019) were analyzed using two methods. First, topic modeling (a text-mining tool that utilized Bayesian statistics to extract hidden patterns in large volumes of texts) was used to understand the topical coverage in peer-reviewed abstracts (n = 988) on student debt. Second, using PRISMA guidelines, 46 manuscripts were systematically reviewed to synthesize literature linking student debt and mental health.

Results: A model with 10 topics was selected for parsimony and more accurate clustered representation of the patterns. Certain topics have received less attention, including mental health and wellbeing. In the systematic review, themes derived were categorized into two life trajectories: before and during repayment. Whereas stress, anxiety, and depression dominated the literature, the review demonstrated that the consequences of student loans extend beyond mental health and negatively affect a person’s wellbeing. Self-efficacy emerged as a potential solution.

Discussion and Conclusion: Across countries and samples, the results are uniform and show that student loan burdens certain vulnerable groups more. Findings indicate diversity in mental health measures has resulted into a lack of a unified theoretical framework. Better scales and consensus on commonly used terms will strengthen the literature. Some areas, such as impact of student loans on graduate students or consumers repaying their loans, warrant attention in future research.

Bibliography Citation
Sinha, Gaurav R., Madhubalan Viswanathan and Christopher R. Larrison. "Student Loan Debt and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review of Scholarly Literature from 1900 to 2019." Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work published online (04 January 2024).