Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform on Child and Family Well-Being

Autor/in	Lee, Kyunghee
Titel	Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform on Child and Family Well-Being
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 37 (2009) 5, S.602-617 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20320
Schlagwörter	Low Income; Mothers; Family Income; Children; Family Environment; Low Income Groups; Welfare Services; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Longitudinal Studies; One Parent Family; Disadvantaged Environment; Poverty; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Economic Status; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Niedriglohn; Mother; Mutter; Familieneinkommen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Familienmilieu; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Armut; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This article examined the impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform, based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Using a sample of 1,681 single mothers living in poverty, this study compared the effects of economic well-being and home environment scores on their children during pre- and post-Welfare Reform years. Following the 1996 Welfare Reform, fewer mothers received cash payments, and those who did received lower payments, while more mothers worked at low-paying jobs. Negative impacts were more pronounced for less educated mothers. The effects of family income and home environment scores on children were different before and after the 1996 Welfare Reform. Maternal education moderated these associations. Instead of enforcing the current "work first" mandate, this research supports giving priority to maternal education to enhance child and family well-being in low-income families. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10