Father involvement in infancy predicts behavior and response to chronic stress in middle childhood in a low‐income Latinx sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Roby ◽  
Luciane R. Piccolo ◽  
Juliana Gutierrez ◽  
Nicole M. Kesoglides ◽  
Caroline D. Raak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement

Is Paternal Identity Predictive of Low-Income Young Father Involvement?

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert John Sawyer ◽  
Christi Mobley ◽  
Kathy Whitted ◽  
Emer D. Broadbent ◽  
Chrisann Schiro-Geist
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Paternal Identity ◽  
Young Father

It's a Setup

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Black ◽  
Sky Keyes
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
New Beginnings ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Childhood Traumas

The norms and expectations of father involvement have changed rapidly within one to two generations. Socially and economically marginalized fathers are being exposed to these messages through popular culture and the media; in state welfare, child protection, and probation offices; in jails, prisons, and post-release programs; and in child support and family courts. Moreover, they are being told that it is up to them to make better choices, to get themselves together, and to be involved fathers. Based on life history interviews with 138 low-income fathers, Black and Keyes show that fathers have internalized these messages and sound determined. After all, there is social worth in fatherhood, hope for creating meaningful lives or new beginnings, the fantasy of leaving something of value behind in the world, and a stake in resisting stigmatizing labels like the deadbeat dad. Most will, however, fall short for several reasons: first, while the expectations for father involvement were increasing, state and economic support for low-income families was decreasing; second, vulnerable fathers often lack viable models to guide them; third, living in dangerous neighborhoods compromises fatherhood and leaves fathers at odds with dominant institutional narratives about being nurturing fathers; and fourth, the dark side of poverty, inscribed on bodies and minds, leaves some struggling with childhood traumas and unhealthy routines to mitigate or numb these painful developmental disruptions. Consequently, the authors assert that without transformative economic, political, and social change that would facilitate and support engaged and nurturing fatherhood, these fathers are being “set up.”

Perceptions of Nonresident Father Involvement Among Low-Income Youth and Their Single Parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce A. Arditti ◽  
Sonia Molloy ◽  
Sara Spiers ◽  
Elizabeth I. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Nonresident Father

scholarly journals The D-score: a metric for interpreting the early development of infants and toddlers across global settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. e001724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M Weber ◽  
Marta Rubio-Codina ◽  
Susan P Walker ◽  
Stef van Buuren ◽  
Iris Eekhout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Scale Properties ◽  
Existing Data

IntroductionEarly childhood development can be described by an underlying latent construct. Global comparisons of children’s development are hindered by the lack of a validated metric that is comparable across cultures and contexts, especially for children under age 3 years. We constructed and validated a new metric, the Developmental Score (D-score), using existing data from 16 longitudinal studies.MethodsStudies had item-level developmental assessment data for children 0–48 months and longitudinal outcomes at ages >4–18 years, including measures of IQ and receptive vocabulary. Existing data from 11 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries were merged for >36 000 children. Item mapping produced 95 ‘equate groups’ of same-skill items across 12 different assessment instruments. A statistical model was built using the Rasch model with item difficulties constrained to be equal in a subset of equate groups, linking instruments to a common scale, the D-score, a continuous metric with interval-scale properties. D-score-for-age z-scores (DAZ) were evaluated for discriminant, concurrent and predictive validity to outcomes in middle childhood to adolescence.ResultsConcurrent validity of DAZ with original instruments was strong (average r=0.71), with few exceptions. In approximately 70% of data rounds collected across studies, DAZ discriminated between children above/below cut-points for low birth weight (<2500 g) and stunting (−2 SD below median height-for-age). DAZ increased significantly with maternal education in 55% of data rounds. Predictive correlations of DAZ with outcomes obtained 2–16 years later were generally between 0.20 and 0.40. Correlations equalled or exceeded those obtained with original instruments despite using an average of 55% fewer items to estimate the D-score.ConclusionThe D-score metric enables quantitative comparisons of early childhood development across ages and sets the stage for creating simple, low-cost, global-use instruments to facilitate valid cross-national comparisons of early childhood development.

Infants? Low Birth Weight Is Linked to Low-Income Mothers? Chronic Stress

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-183
Author(s):  
D. Hollander
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Mothers

scholarly journals Chronic Stress and Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors among Low-Income African-American Female Caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungwoo Lim ◽  
Marisol Tellez ◽  
Amid I Ismail
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Residential Movement ◽  
African American Caregivers

ABSTRACT Background Chronic stress increases the risk of excess intake of calorie-dense foods. Low-income minority caregivers in the United States are cumulatively exposed to stressors and unhealthy foods, but evidence of this association is limited in this population group. The objective of the current study was to assess the association between chronic stress and unhealthy dietary behaviors among low-income African-American caregivers in Detroit, Michigan. Methods Data came from Detroit Dental Health Project, a longitudinal study of pairs of African-American caregivers and children during 2002–2007. A sample of 912 female caregivers were included and their baseline (2002–2003) survey responses were analyzed to identify those with chronic stress and patterns of dietary behaviors. The likelihood of having unhealthy dietary behaviors was compared between chronically stressed caregivers and others, and the mediator role of depressive symptoms or current smoking was tested. Results Approximately 10% of caregivers experienced chronic stress as they all reported discrimination, residential movement, and lack of social support. Twenty-five percent of the caregivers were found to have an unhealthy dietary pattern characterized by excess intake of high fatty foods and soda. Chronically stressed caregivers were more likely to exhibit unhealthy dietary behaviors (prevalence ratio: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.84), and this relation was significantly mediated by depressive symptoms, not current smoking. Conclusions These findings suggest that chronic stress played a role in negatively influencing dietary behaviors. As this association might be mediated by depressive symptoms, an intervention to reduce depressive symptoms can be considered as an effective strategy to promote healthy dietary behaviors among chronically stressed minority caregivers.

scholarly journals Father Involvement and Cognitive Development in Early and Middle Childhood: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Rollè ◽  
Giulia Gullotta ◽  
Tommaso Trombetta ◽  
Lorenzo Curti ◽  
Eva Gerino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Father Involvement

Father Involvement in Urban Low-Income Fathers: Baseline Associations and Changes Resulting From Preventive Intervention

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shauna L. Rienks ◽  
Martha E. Wadsworth ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
Lindsey Einhorn ◽  
Erica Moran Etter
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Preventive Intervention

Chronic Stress and Low Birth Weight Neonates in a Low-Income Population of Women

2007 ◽  
Vol 109 (2, Part 1) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann E. Bryant Borders ◽  
William A. Grobman ◽  
Laura B. Amsden ◽  
Jane L. Holl
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Population

Comparing Father and Mother Reports of Father Involvement Among Low-Income Minority Families

2002 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 982-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Levine Coley ◽  
Jodi Eileen Morris
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Minority Families
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