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The Role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Probability of Maternal Depression.

Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition

Munger AL, Hofferth SL, Grutzmacher SK.
PMID: 27482302
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2016;11(2):147-161. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2015.1045672. Epub 2016 Apr 22.

Food insecurity is a substantial stressor for many households. Though an association between food insecurity and depression has been well established, most studies have been cross-sectional. Although many receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), its role...

THE INTERGENERATIONAL STABILITY OF PUNISHMENT: PATERNAL INCARCERATION AND SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The Journal of research in crime and delinquency

Jacobsen WC.
PMID: 32377023
J Res Crime Delinq. 2019 Aug 01;56(5):651-693. doi: 10.1177/0022427819829794. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

OBJECTIVES: I extend the life-course theory of cumulative disadvantage to focus on continuity in punishment across generations. Specifically, I examine (1) the association between paternal incarceration and elementary school suspension or expulsion and (2) the extent to which behavior...

Maternal Educational Attainment at Birth Promotes Future Self-Rated Health of White but Not Black Youth: A 15-Year Cohort of a National Sample.

Journal of clinical medicine

Assari S, Caldwell CH, Mincy RB.
PMID: 29723957
J Clin Med. 2018 May 01;7(5). doi: 10.3390/jcm7050093.

BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic status (SES) is essential for maintaining health, and self-rated health (SRH) is not an exception to this rule. This study explored racial differences in the protective effects of maternal educational attainment at birth against poor SRH of...

A Longitudinal Examination of Housing Hardships Among Urban Fathers.

Journal of marriage and the family

Geller A, Curtis MA.
PMID: 30319145
J Marriage Fam. 2018 Oct;80(5):1176-1186. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12492. Epub 2018 May 17.

Stable housing is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the functioning of individuals and families. However, the housing stability of fathers is under-studied, particularly for fathers living apart from their children. This analysis measures the extent and nature of...

Unintended Consequences: Effects of Paternal Incarceration on Child School Readiness and Later Special Education Placement.

Sociological science

Haskins AR.
PMID: 27642614
Sociol Sci. 2014 Apr;1:141-158. doi: 10.15195/v1.a11. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Though sociologists have examined how mass incarceration affects stratification, remarkably little is known about how it shapes educational disparities. Analyzing the Fragile Families Study and its rich paternal incarceration data, I ask whether black and white children with fathers...

Income, Relationship Quality, and Parenting: Associations with Child Development in Two-Parent Families.

Journal of marriage and the family

Berger LM, McLanahan SS.
PMID: 26339104
J Marriage Fam. 2015 Aug;77(4):996-1015. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12197.

Prior research suggests considerable heterogeneity in the advantages of living in a two-parent family. Specifically, children living with married biological parents exhibit more favorable outcomes than children living with cohabiting biological parents and with married and cohabiting stepparents. To...

The Implications of Early Attentional Regulation for School Success among Low-Income Children.

Journal of applied developmental psychology

Razza RA, Martin A, Brooks-Gunn J.
PMID: 23243330
J Appl Dev Psychol. 2012;33(6):311-319. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2012.07.005.

This study examined the longitudinal associations between attentional regulation in preschool and children's school success in later elementary school within an at-risk sample (N = 2,595). Specifically, two facets of attention (focused attention and lack of impulsivity) at age...

Neighborhood Poverty and Maternal Fears of Children's Outdoor Play.

Family relations

Kimbro RT, Schachter A.
PMID: 21927529
Fam Relat. 2011 Oct;60(4):461-475. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00660.x.

Investigating children's outdoor play unites scholarship on neighborhoods, parental perceptions of safety, and children's health. Utilizing the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (N=3,448), we examine mothers' fear of their five-year-old children playing outdoors, testing associations with neighborhood social...

MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES AND WIC UPTAKE: THE EFFECTS OF RISK OF DEPORTATION ON PROGRAM USE.

Social science quarterly

Vargas ED, Pirog MA.
PMID: 27642194
Soc Sci Q. 2016 Sep;97(3):555-572. doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12286. Epub 2016 Apr 21.

OBJECTIVE: Develop and test measures of risk of deportation and mixed-status families on WIC uptake. Mixed-status is a situation in which some family members are U.S. citizens and other family members are in the U.S. without proper authorization.METHODS: Estimate...

Predictors of Stability and Change in Private Safety Nets of Unmarried Mothers.

Journal of social service research

Radey M, Brewster K.
PMID: 23794768
J Soc Serv Res. 2013;39(3):397-415. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2013.775090.

Although the importance of social supports for single mothers in times of crisis is widely recognized, little is known about the stability of such "private safety nets" over time, as children age and maternal and household characteristics change. This...

Family Structure Transitions and Child Development: Instability, Selection, and Population Heterogeneity.

American sociological review

Lee D, McLanahan S.
PMID: 27293242
Am Sociol Rev. 2015 Aug;80(4):738-763. doi: 10.1177/0003122415592129. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

A growing literature documents the importance of family instability for child wellbeing. In this article, we use longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the impacts of family instability on children's cognitive and socioemotional...

Risk Assessments at Birth Predict Kindergarten Achievement and Involvement with Child Protective Services.

Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research

Prendergast S, MacPhee D.
PMID: 33219903
Prev Sci. 2021 May;22(4):432-442. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01185-5. Epub 2020 Nov 21.

Screening for family risk factors at birth is one way that early childhood programs and practitioners can identify families who might benefit from prevention efforts. Some prevention programs currently use cumulative risk (i.e., total number of risk factors present)...

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