Child Well-Being in Single-Mother Families

Lipman, Ellen L.; Boyle, Michael H.; Dooley, Martin D.; Offord, David R.

doi:10.1097/00004583-200201000-00014

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“…This finding is consistent with studies showing that children in single-mother families are at significantly increased risk of psychiatric problems [10,38], although other studies have found no such association [39]. They also showed that marital status of the mother, independently of immigrant status, predicted higher use of services by single or divorced mothers for mental health concerns of their children.…”

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Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Use of Services in an Immigrant Adolescent Population: Findings from a National Mental Health Survey

Ponizovsky¹

2015

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Objective: The Israel Survey of Mental Health among Adolescents (ISMEHA), carried out from 2004 through 2005, aimed to ascertain the prevalence of mental disorders, service use and associated risk factors. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and the services provided among immigrant adolescents in comparison with Israel-born peers.Method: A total of 131 adolescent immigrants and 826 Israel-born adolescents, representative of the 14 to 17 age group, and their mothers were interviewed at home, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) inventory and use of services questions.Results: Immigrant adolescents and their Israel-born peers were equally likely to have a mental disorder (OR = 0.93; CI 0.45 -1.92), although the SDQ screening instrument showed that mothers of immigrant adolescents rated their child's difficulties significantly higher and their prosocial behavior significantly lower than parents of their Israelborn peers. Immigrants' mothers were as likely as mothers of Israeli-born to use professional and/or informal services for their child's mental health problems (OR = 0.90; CI 0.52-1.56). Being single or divorced was the only risk factor for services underuse among mothers of immigrant adolescents as compared to mothers of Israel-born peers (OR = 0.24 CI 0.07 -0.88). Conclusions:The results suggest that, in general, the mental health of immigrant adolescents is comparable to that of their Israel-born peers but single or divorced mothers of immigrant adolescents underuse services for their children's mental problems. These data will enable policymakers to plan services and prevention programs for the target population.

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Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Use of Services in an Immigrant Adolescent Population: Findings from a National Mental Health Survey

Ponizovsky¹

2015

J Child Adolesc Behav

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“…Differences in family structure intensify racial/ethnic differences in risk contexts and health outcomes, as singleparent households are associated with greater levels of depression and other psychiatric problems (Lipman et al 2002). A quarter of the studies discussed here controlled for family structure, thereby eliminating this potential confound (e.g., Hull et al 2008), and one study included family structure as part of a comprehensive risk measure (Gerard and Buehler 2004).…”

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Protective Mechanisms for Depression among Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth: Empirical Findings, Issues, and Recommendations

Scott

Wallander

Cameron

2015

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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We (1) review empirical studies that report findings regarding putative protective mechanisms when exposed to risk of depression in African American and Hispanic adolescents; (2) identify key protective mechanisms for different risk contexts that garner empirical support; (3) synthesize the mechanisms identified as protective against depression among racial/ethnic minority adolescents; and (4) discuss improved methods for advancing understanding of resilience against depression in minority youth. The studies were selected from PsycINFO searches that met the following inclusion criteria: participants between 12 and 21 years of age, inclusions of racial/ ethnic minority members, examining protection through an interaction with a risk factor, and outcome measures of depression, depressed mood, or depressive symptomatology. We found 39 eligible studies; 13 of which included multiple racial/ethnic groups. The following were supported as protective mechanisms, at least preliminarily, for at least one racial/ethnic group and in at least one risk context: employment, extracurricular activities, fatheradolescent closeness, familism, maternal support, attending predominately minority schools, neighborhood composition, non-parent support, parental inductive reasoning, religiosity, self-esteem, social activities, and positive early teacher relationships. To investigate protective mechanisms more comprehensively and accurately across individual, social, and community levels of influence, we recommend incorporating multilevel modeling or multilevel growth curve analyses and large diverse samples.

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“…6,8,9 Many of these children do not get help because services are unavailable, 10,11 inaccessible or too expensive.…”

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Social support and education groups for single mothers: a randomized controlled trial of a community-based program

Lipman

Boyle²

2005

Canadian Medical Association Journal

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Child Well-Being in Single-Mother Families

Cited by 86 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Use of Services in an Immigrant Adolescent Population: Findings from a National Mental Health Survey

Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Use of Services in an Immigrant Adolescent Population: Findings from a National Mental Health Survey

Protective Mechanisms for Depression among Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth: Empirical Findings, Issues, and Recommendations

Social support and education groups for single mothers: a randomized controlled trial of a community-based program

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