Expanding the Family Economic Stress Model: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Approach

Autor/inn/en	Mistry, Rashmita S.; Lowe, Edward D.; Benner, Aprile D.; Chien, Nina
Titel	Expanding the Family Economic Stress Model: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 70 (2008) 1, S.196-209 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00471.x
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Mothers; Parenting Styles; Stress Variables; Money Management; Family Income; Low Income; Qualitative Research; Child Behavior; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mother; Mutter; Familieneinkommen; Niedriglohn; Qualitative Forschung; Analogiemodell
Abstract	The current study used a mixed-methods approach to examine how low-income mothers managed their household economies, their experiences of economic pressure, and the consequences for family and child functioning. Qualitative analyses (N = 32 families) revealed that experiences of economic pressure were associated with an inability to afford "both" basic needs and some modest but highly valued "extras." To meet demands, mothers reported using a variety of strategies, including instrumental support from friends and family members and other financial strategies. Results from the quantitative analyses (N = 516 families; 800 children, ages 6-15) were generally consistent with patterns observed in the qualitative analyses and extended the findings to include effects on parenting practices and children's behavioral functioning. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10