Tag: Economic Insecurity

Associations between parental precarious work schedules and child behavior problems among low-income families

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Abstract Objective This study examined associations between parental precarious work schedules and child behavior problems among a sample of families with low incomes receiving child-care subsidies and tested three hypothesized mediators of these associations: work–family conflict, economic insecurity, and child-care…

Re-partnering and single mothers’ mental health and life satisfaction trajectories

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Abstract Objective This study examines single mothers’ mental health and life satisfaction trajectories around re-partnering transitions, and the driving factors of these associations. Background Single mothers are a particularly disadvantaged group in terms of their mental health and life satisfaction.…