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Paternal Incarceration and Father Involvement in Fragile Families

Geller, Amanda; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012

High rates of incarceration, coupled with high rates of fatherhood among men in prison, has motivated a far-reaching literature that examines the effects of paternal incarceration on family stability and child development. Although a growing body of evidence documents significant disadvantage...

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Paternal Psychosocial Characteristics and Corporal Punishment of their 3-Year Old Children

Lee, Shawna J.; Perron, Brian E.; Taylor, Catherine A.; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009

This study uses data from 2,309 biological fathers who participated in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine associations between psychosocial characteristics and levels of corporal punishment (CP) toward their 3-year old children over the past month. Results indicate...

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The Psychological Wellbeing of Involved, Low Income Fathers

Dush, Claire M. Kamp - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012

Low income men are at particular risk for experiencing adverse health conditions such as depression which may reduce … involvement with their children. Low income men may also face significant challenges in becoming and remaining involved with their … father involvement may be linked with depression particularly for low income and nonresident fathers. Using data from the …

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Fragile Families in the US and UK

Kiernan, Kathleen; McLanahan, Sara; Holmes, John; … - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011

Non-marital childbearing has increased dramatically over the past several decades in both the US and the UK. In 2008, 45 percent of British children were born outside of marriage, up from 8 percent in 1971. A similar trend appears in the US, with 41 percent of births in 2008 occurring to...

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Neighborhood Context, Poverty, and Urban Children’s Outdoor Play

Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; McLanahan, Sara - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2010

Although research consistently demonstrates a link between neighborhood conditions and physical activity for adults and adolescents, less is known about residential context and young children’s physical activity. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N=2,210), we...

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Effects of Mental Health on Couple Relationship Status

Reichman, Nancy E.; Corman, Hope; Noonan, Kelly - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013

We exploit the occurrence of postpartum depression (PPD), which has a random component according to the medical community, to estimate causal effects of a salient form of mental illness on couples’ relationship status. We estimate single-equation models as well as bivariate probit models that...

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Private Financial Transfers, the Great Recession, and Family Context

Gottlieb, Aaron; Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2013

Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N=16,156), we study private financial transfers among mothers with young children. We describe patterns of transfers over time and explore whether the Great Recession influenced transfer behaviors. We find that the...

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The Great Recession and Material Hardship

Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Currie, Janet; Garfinkel, Irwin - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011

rates as a result of economic downturns are likely to lead to lost income, increased poverty, and material hardship. We …, providing a unique opportunity to look at how high unemployment rates affect the well-being of low income families. …

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Parental Incarceration, Child Homelessness, and the Invisible Consequences of Mass Imprisonment

Wildeman, Christopher - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2011

The share of the homeless population composed of African Americans and children has grown since the early 1980s, but the causes of these changes remain poorly understood. This article implicates mass imprisonment in these shifts by considering the effects of recent paternal and maternal...

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Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant 'Paradox'

Jackson, Margot; McLanahan, Sara; Kiernan, Kathleen - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009

Research on the immigrant paradox healthier behaviors and outcomes among more socioeconomically disadvantaged immigrants is mostly limited to the U.S. Hispanic population and to the study of birth outcomes. Using data from the Fragile Families Study and the Millennium Cohort Study, we expand our...

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