Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being

© 2017 by the authors. The detrimental impact of poverty on child behavioral problems is well-established, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship are less well-known. Using data from the Families in Germany Study on parents and their children at ages 9–10 (middle childhood), this study ex...

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Main Authors: Kaiser, T., Li, Jianghong, Pollmann-Schult, M., Song, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57853
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Li, Jianghong
Pollmann-Schult, M.
Song, A.
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description © 2017 by the authors. The detrimental impact of poverty on child behavioral problems is well-established, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship are less well-known. Using data from the Families in Germany Study on parents and their children at ages 9–10 (middle childhood), this study extends previous research by examining whether or not and to what extent different parenting styles and parents’ subjective well-being explain the relationship between poverty and child behavior problems. The results show that certain parenting styles, such as psychological control, as well as mothers’ life satisfaction partially mediate the correlation between poverty and child behavioral problems.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-578532017-11-20T08:58:16Z Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being Kaiser, T. Li, Jianghong Pollmann-Schult, M. Song, A. © 2017 by the authors. The detrimental impact of poverty on child behavioral problems is well-established, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship are less well-known. Using data from the Families in Germany Study on parents and their children at ages 9–10 (middle childhood), this study extends previous research by examining whether or not and to what extent different parenting styles and parents’ subjective well-being explain the relationship between poverty and child behavior problems. The results show that certain parenting styles, such as psychological control, as well as mothers’ life satisfaction partially mediate the correlation between poverty and child behavioral problems. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57853 10.3390/ijerph14090981 Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) unknown
spellingShingle Kaiser, T.
Li, Jianghong
Pollmann-Schult, M.
Song, A.
Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title_full Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title_fullStr Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title_full_unstemmed Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title_short Poverty and child behavioral problems: The mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
title_sort poverty and child behavioral problems: the mediating role of parenting and parental well-being
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57853