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The Mediating Role of Perceived Parental Warmth and Parental Punishment in the Psychological Well-Being of Children in Rural China
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Chen, Jennifer Jun-Li; Liu, Xiaodong – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Research has documented that parenting practices, such as parental warmth and parental punishment, play a mediating role in linking individual (e.g., age, gender) and familial characteristics (e.g., economic status, marital quality) to the psychological well-being of children. However, few studies have validated these connections with respect to…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Marital Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Parenting Styles
Mental Health Needs of Poor Suburban and Rural Children and Their Families
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Robbins, Vestena; Dollard, Norin; Armstrong, Beth Jordan; Kutash, Krista; Vergon, Keren S. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
The inverse relationship between economic status and mental illness is well established. Less is known, however, about the nature of this relationship. A comparison of poor suburban and rural youth receiving services for their emotional and behavioral problems revealed more similarities than differences. Family income increased during the first…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Economic Status, Family Income, Mental Disorders
Social Class Distinctions in Adolescents' Reports of Problems and Punishment in School.
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Brantlinger, Ellen – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
In interviews with 74 adolescents, high-income adolescents reported fewer misbehaviors and more behaviors which were playful, whereas misbehaviors of low-income youth stemmed mainly from anger. Low-income adolescents reported a greater number and variety of penalties that seemed both disproportionate to offenses and humiliating in nature.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Economic Status, High Schools
Economic Disparities in Middle Childhood Development: Does Income Matter?
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Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2006
A large literature has documented the influence of family economic resources on child development, yet income's effects in middle childhood have been understudied. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 3,551), the author examined the influence of family income in early and middle childhood on academic skills and…
Descriptors: Family Income, Family Environment, Economic Status, Behavior Problems
Perceptions of Economic and Behavioral Differences between Blacks and Whites: Racial Attitudes of White Americans and Status Generalization
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Kaplowitz, Stan A.; Broman, Clifford L.; Fisher, Bradley J. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
A telephone survey of Michigan residents provided statistics about the economic conditions and undesirable behavior of white Americans and asked respondents to estimate the corresponding statistics for blacks. Data from white respondents showed that the greater the perceived racial difference (PRD) in rates of undesirable behavior, the more blacks…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Racial Attitudes, Racial Discrimination, Telephone Surveys
Coping with Family Conflict and Economic Strain: The Adolescent Perspective.
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Wadsworth, Martha E.; Compas, Bruce E. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2002
Tested two models of family economic problems and adolescent psychological adjustment. Found that the models did not differ according to age or gender, nor whether subjects lived with two parents or fewer. Found no support for coping as a moderator of stress. Reviewed implications and suggestions for future research involving coping with economic…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Behavior Problems