Objective To examine the effect of parental nativity on child health and access to health care. Data Source The 2002 National Survey of America’s Families. Results Among US children, 14% have foreign-born parents; 5% have one foreign- and one native-born parent (“mixed-nativity”). In multivariate logistic regression analyses, children with foreign-born parents were less likely than… Continue reading Parental Nativity Affects Children’s Health and Access to Care
Keyword: Children & Youth
Review of ‘The Changing Experience of Childhood: Families and Divorce’
Hill reviews “The Changing Experience of Childhood: Families and Divorce” by Carol Smart, Bren Neale, and Amanda Wade.
Direct and Indirect Influences of Parents’ Marital Instability on Children’s Attitudes Toward Cohabitation in Young Adulthood
Data from the Intergenerational Panel Study of Parents and Children are used to investigate direct and indirect influences of parents’ marital dissolution on adult children’s attitudes toward cohabitation. Results suggest that parents’ marital dissolution during childhood increases children’s support for cohabitation at age 18, and the influence is greatest when the parents’ divorce is followed… Continue reading Direct and Indirect Influences of Parents’ Marital Instability on Children’s Attitudes Toward Cohabitation in Young Adulthood
Do Sons or Daughters Give More Money to Parents in Urban China?
The patriarchal structure of the traditional Chinese family suggests that sons, more than daughters, provide financial support to elderly parents. The norm of receiving support in old age primarily from sons, however, may have been undermined by dramatic demographic, economic, and cultural changes occurring over the last several decades in China, especially in urban areas.… Continue reading Do Sons or Daughters Give More Money to Parents in Urban China?
Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company-Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking-Related Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior
To relate exposure to televised youth smoking prevention advertising to youths' smoking beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. Methods. We obtained commercial television ratings data from 75 US media markets to determine the average youth exposure to tobacco company youth-targeted and parent-targeted smoking prevention advertising. We merged these data with nationally representative school-based survey data (n =… Continue reading Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company-Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking-Related Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior
Saying No to Marijuana: Why American Youth Report Quitting or Abstaining
This article aims to contribute to the literature by reporting on a nationally representative study of U.S. youths regarding their self-reported reasons for abstaining from or quitting marijuana use and the relationships between such reasons and individual sociodemographic characteristics of gender and race/ethnicity. This article uses data from in-school surveys obtained from nationally representative cross-sectional… Continue reading Saying No to Marijuana: Why American Youth Report Quitting or Abstaining
Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Daily Lives of Midlife Parents of Children with Disabilities
Using daily telephone interviews, 82 midlife parents (mean age = 57.4) of children with disabilities (mean age = 29.9) were compared with a closely matched sample of unaffected parents (N = 82) to elucidate the daily experience of nonnormative parenting. In addition, salivary cortisol samples were obtained to examine whether parents of children with disabilities… Continue reading Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Daily Lives of Midlife Parents of Children with Disabilities
Assisting young, unmarried mothers to become self-sufficient: The effects of different types of early economic support
A study was conducted to examine how different types of economic support received by unwed mothers soon after their first child is born contributes to the later self-sufficiency of young, unmarried mothers. Results suggest that certain economic supports assist these mothers and that life choices they make after their child's birth are important to self-sufficiency.
Early-life and adult socioeconomic status and inflammatory risk markers in adulthood
Background: Associations between childhood and adult socioeconomic status (SES) and adult levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP], fibrinogen, white blood cell count [WBC], and von Willebrand factor [vWF]) were examined in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study cohort. Methods: A total of 12,681 white and African-American participants provided information on SES (via education… Continue reading Early-life and adult socioeconomic status and inflammatory risk markers in adulthood
Cultural Context, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Relationships in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
When culture is invoked to understand the consequences of growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods, the isolation of ghetto residents from mainstream institutions and mainstream culture is often emphasized. This article attempts to reorient current theorizing about the cultural context of disadvantaged neighborhoods, particularly when it comes to adolescent decision making and behavior. I argue that… Continue reading Cultural Context, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Relationships in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods