Economic deprivation, maternal depression, parenting and children's cognitive and emotional development in early childhood

Kiernan, Kathleen E. and Huerta, Maria Carmen (2008) Economic deprivation, maternal depression, parenting and children's cognitive and emotional development in early childhood. British Journal of Sociology, 59 (4). pp. 783-806. ISSN 0007-1315

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Abstract

This study uses data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study to examine the extent to which economic circumstances in infancy and mother's mental well-being are associated with children's cognitive development and behaviour problems at age 3 years, and what part parenting behaviours and attitudes play in mediating these factors. The analyses derived from Structural Equation Modelling show that economic deprivation and maternal depression separately and collectively diminish the cognitive and emotional well-being of children, and part of this diminution emanates from less nurturing and engaged parenting by those with less economic and emotional resources.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28...
Additional Information:	© 2008 LSE
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness
Date Deposited:	17 May 2012 14:15
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 05:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/43720

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