Use of Qualitative Research to Inform Development of Nutrition Messages for Low-income Mothers of Preschool Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicie H. White ◽  
Judy F. Wilson ◽  
Adam Burns ◽  
Donna Blum-Kemelor ◽  
Anita Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Nutrition Messages ◽  
Low Income Mothers

How Low-Income Mothers With Overweight Preschool Children Make Sense of Obesity

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cayce C. Hughes ◽  
Susan N. Sherman ◽  
Robert C. Whitaker
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Mothers

Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income Mothers and Emotional and Social Functioning in Their Preschool Children

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 288-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillary L. Burdette ◽  
Robert C. Whitaker ◽  
Jean Harvey-Berino ◽  
Robert S. Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Mothers

When Child Care Breaks Down

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1185-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Usdansky ◽  
Douglas A. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Fragile Families ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
Care Problems

Qualitative research suggests that day-to-day problems with child care produce significant costs for low-income mothers. But the relevance of daily child care problems for mothers of all socioeconomic backgrounds has been largely overlooked. This article asks two interrelated questions: What factors shape how often mothers experience child care disruptions? and What factors shape how often care disruptions lead mothers to miss work? Using the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study ( N = 1,309), which includes mothers across the socioeconomic spectrum, this research finds that low-income mothers, mothers whose shifts vary, mothers who rely on patchwork care, and mothers with low social support are likely to experience care disruptions. But only mothers with low social support and mothers who use certain types of child care face an elevated risk of missing work. The findings underscore the widespread nature of child care problems and their heightened impact on socially isolated mothers.

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