Pathways from family economic conditions to adolescents' distress: Supportive parenting, stressors outside the family, and deviant peers

Barrera, Manuel; Prelow, Hazel M.; Dumka, Larry E.; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Knight, George P.; Michaels, Marcia L.; Roosa, Mark W.; Tein, Jenn Yun

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“…However, we did include indicators of parental socioeconomic status, including parental sick leave and disability pension, which were found to be significantly associated with AD prescription in their children. Low socioeconomic status in parents is a wellknown risk factor for poor health, including depression, in the offspring [30,31]. Although the present study cannot clearly answer the question of whether low socioeconomic status in the present setting leads to depression or vice versa, prospective studies indicate that lower socioeconomic status increases the risk of subsequent depression [32].…”

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confidence: 84%

Socioeconomic factors, rather than diabetes mellitus per se, contribute to an excessive use of antidepressants among young adults with childhood onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a register-based study

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Socioeconomic factors, rather than diabetes mellitus per se, contribute to an excessive use of antidepressants among young adults with childhood onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a register-based study

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“…Peer delinquency-Adolescents reported on their close friends' involvement in delinquent activities using a 5-item scale for multiethnic samples (Barrera et al, 2001;Mason, Cauce, Gonzales, & Hiraga, 1995) from the Denver Youth Survey (Huizinga, Esbensen, & Weiher, 1991) and National Youth Survey (Elliot & Ageton, 1980). Sample items tap how many close friends "… used force (e.g., threats or fighting) to get things from people" or "… have gotten drunk or high" Responses were rated on a 5-point scale (none to almost all).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This low α is likely due to the small number of items and the small sample of Spanish-speaking younger adolescents (n = 39). The reliability of this scale has been established with Spanish-speaking adolescents in other work (Barrera et al, 2001). …”

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The Nature and Correlates of Mexican‐American Adolescents' Time With Parents and Peers

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Drawing on cultural -ecological and person -environment fit perspectives, this study examined links among Mexican-American adolescents' time with peers and parents, parents' cultural orientations, and adolescents' psychosocial adjustment and cultural orientations. Participants were 492 MexicanAmerican adolescents (Ms = 15.7 and 12.8 years for older siblings and younger siblings) and their parents in 246 families. Family members described their family relationships, cultural orientations, and psychosocial functioning in home interviews, and time-use data were collected during a series of nightly phone calls. Mexican-American adolescents spent the majority of their peer time with Mexican youth. Some support was found for the hypothesis that the mismatch between parents' cultural orientations and adolescents' peer involvement is linked to adolescents' psychosocial functioning.Adolescents' daily activities are important contexts for development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). Grounded in an ecological perspective, a growing body of work documents that how and with whom youth spend their time has important implications for their psychosocial functioning (e.g., Larson & Verma, 1999;McHale, Crouter, & Tucker, 1999;Osgood, Wilson, O'Malley, Bachman, & Johnston, 1996). As yet, however, we know little about the nature and developmental significance of Latino adolescents' activities, despite the fact that they are part of the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States (Ramirez & Patricia de la Cruz, 2002).Scholars interested in minority youth and families have called for more research on normative socialization processes, noting that most research on minority youth focuses on risk and pathology (García Coll et al., 1996; Hagen, Nelson, & Velissaris, 2004;McLoyd, 1998). In addition, these researchers highlight the importance of ethnic-homogeneous designs, designs that illuminate the diversity of experiences within cultural groups, and the cultural and ecological factors that give rise to within-group variations in youth development. Ethnichomogeneous designs move the field away from pathologizing minority youth (García Coll et Social Contexts of Mexican-American Adolescents' Daily ActivitiesEcological and cultural frameworks posit that activities are building blocks of development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979): Daily activities provide opportunities for developing interpersonal bonds, for learning skills, and for forming a self-identity (Bronfenbrenner, 1979;Larson & Verma, 1999). Elaborating on ecological and contextual paradigms, Szapocznik and Kurtines (1993) drew attention to the multicultural settings in which individuals' and families' lives are embedded and underscored the significance of the "culturally pluralistic milieu" (pp. 401 -402) that is an everyday reality for minority youth. To better understand the social milieu of Latino youth, our first goal was to describe Mexican-American adolescents' time spent in Mexican, non-Mexican, and ethnically heterogeneous peer groups as well as adolesce...

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“…Low income and impoverished families, however, often experience added stressors that compound the difficult path to healthy outcomes (Attar, Guerra, & Tolan, 1994;Barrera, et al, 2002;Bassuk, 1993;Conger, Ge, Elder, Lorenz & Simmons, 1994;Graham-Bermann, Coupet, Egler, Mattis, & Bayard, 1996 ). Various researchers have examined the pathways that link economic instability with behavioral and emotional outcomes in children and adolescents (Barrera, Prelow, et al, 2002;Conger, Ge, Elder, Lorenz, & Simmons, 1994;Lynch & Cicchetti, 1998;McLeod & Shanahan, 1996). Economic instability has been associated with disruptions in parenting, maternal depression and traumatic experiences each of which has been linked to the emergence of childhood emotional and behavioral problems.…”

Section: The Social Context Of Children's Homeless Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Economic instability has been associated with disruptions in parenting, maternal depression and traumatic experiences each of which has been linked to the emergence of childhood emotional and behavioral problems. (Attar, Guerra & Tolan, 1994;Barrera, Prelow et al, 2002, Conger, Ge, Elder, Lorenz & Simmons, 1994Faust & Katchen, 2004;McLeod & Shanahan, l996;Pettit, Bates, & Dodge, l997;Vinokur, Price, & Caplan, 1996). Poor families overall tend to experience greater numbers of significant stressors that impact the developing child (Lynch & Cicchetti, 1998;McLeod & Shanahan, 1996;Vinokur, Price & Kaplan, 1996).…”

Section: The Social Context Of Children's Homeless Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trauma exposure and behavioral outcomes in sheltered homeless children: The moderating role of perceived social support

Cowan¹

2008

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This study examined the association between traumatic exposure and mental health outcomes in sheltered homeless children. Also investigated was the moderating role of perceived social support in the pathway between traumatic exposure and emotional distress. Trauma exposure was conceptualized in two ways: first through lifetime exposures to abuse, neglect, negative peers, community and interpersonal violence, and the loss of significant attachment figures, and; second through highly stressful events that occur specifically in the context of homelessness. Mental health outcomes included symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, aggression and posttraumatic stress. Perceived social support was measured through inventories of relationships with mothers, fathers, siblings and best friends. The sample consisted of 81 children between the ages of 8-16 and one of their parents. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses found that lifetime trauma exposure and homeless specific complex stress independently accounted for a significant amount of the variance in symptoms of depression, anxiety, aggression, and posttraumatic stress. Lifetime trauma alone accounted for the variance in anger and anxiety related symptomatology.Perceived social support was found to have no influence on mental health morbidity. The study consisted of a novel approach to understanding the psychological experiences of sheltered homeless children.These findings inform the design of clinical interventions for this vulnerable population of children and may have important public policy implications. INDEX WORDS:Homeless children, shelters, trauma exposure, complex stress, Perceived social support. Leon Chafee, Margie Ayati, and Kara Snead. They used their free time to work diligently and under tough conditions. I thank them all for their commitment to my work and the well-being of the children and parents interviewed. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the clinicians who made themselves available to serve as emergency consultants to high risk families: TRAUMA EXPOSURE AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES IN

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Pathways from family economic conditions to adolescents' distress: Supportive parenting, stressors outside the family, and deviant peers

Cited by 143 publications

References 60 publications

Socioeconomic factors, rather than diabetes mellitus per se, contribute to an excessive use of antidepressants among young adults with childhood onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a register-based study

Socioeconomic factors, rather than diabetes mellitus per se, contribute to an excessive use of antidepressants among young adults with childhood onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a register-based study

The Nature and Correlates of Mexican‐American Adolescents' Time With Parents and Peers

Trauma exposure and behavioral outcomes in sheltered homeless children: The moderating role of perceived social support

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