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Title: Household Income Histories and Child Mental Health Trajectories
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Strohschein, Lisa |
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Household Income Histories and Child Mental Health Trajectories Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 46, 4 (Dec 2005): 359-375 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavior, Antisocial; Child Health; Children, Mental Health; Children, Well-Being; Depression (see also CESD); Family Income; Family Structure; Household Composition; Household Income Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Although it is widely accepted that low household income is associated with worse child mental health, less is known bout whether income histories, often differentiated into stable and dynamic components, also matter. Using longitudinal data from the Child Supplement of the NLSY, comprising the repeated measures of children ages 4-14 from 1986-1998 inclusive, I estimate generalized linear mixed models to evaluate the influence of household income histories on child depression and antisocial behavior over time. Results indicate that, at initial interview, low household income is associated with higher levels of depression and antisocial behavior; subsequent improvements in household income reduce child mental health problems. Further, the effect of initial household income on the rate of change in child depression attenuates as children grow older, whereas for antisocial behavior the effect of initial household income becomes stronger over time. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the ways in which children are influenced by their families' income histories. |
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Strohschein, Lisa. "Household Income Histories and Child Mental Health Trajectories." Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 46, 4 (Dec 2005): 359-375.
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