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Title: Effects of Parental AFDC Receipt on Children and Adolescents: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
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Caspary, Gretchen Lynn |
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Effects of Parental AFDC Receipt on Children and Adolescents: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Ph.D. Dissertation, Northwestern University, 2003. DAI-A 64/04, p. 1425, Oct 2003 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavior, Antisocial; Behavioral Problems; Children, Behavioral Development; Cognitive Development; Modeling, Fixed Effects; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Welfare This study estimates the relationship between parental welfare receipt and several cognitive and behavioral outcomes in childhood and adolescence/young adulthood. Data come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). Ordinary least squares and fixed-effects regressions suggest an association between AFDC receipt and some outcomes. Welfare received in very early childhood appears to be negatively associated with reading scores and hyperactivity in childhood, but receipt in the preschool period (age 4-5) is linked to an improvement in incidences of peer conflict. Parental AFDC receipt during adolescence is associated with decreased years of completed education among the daughters of recipients. Possible pathways of these effects are discussed. Nevertheless, the conclusion of this study is that, overall, there does not appear to be a significant association between parental welfare receipt and most of the child and adolescent outcomes examined here. Suggestions are made for future research. |
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Caspary, Gretchen Lynn. Effects of Parental AFDC Receipt on Children and Adolescents: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). Ph.D. Dissertation, Northwestern University, 2003. DAI-A 64/04, p. 1425, Oct 2003. |