Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes

2021 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2199638
Author(s):  
Kendra Whitfield ◽  
Laura Betancur ◽  
Portia Miller ◽  
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Adult Outcomes ◽  
Income Volatility ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Young Adult Outcomes

Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY ( N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult socioeconomic and behavioral health outcomes. Higher income volatility was associated with increased depression and teen parenthood during young adulthood. Additional analyses examining trajectories of income volatility illustrated that children in families with unstable income trajectories (i.e., frequent income losses and gains) showed higher depression scores than those with stable trajectories. These findings suggest that income volatility, not just income level or income loss, is important to consider when studying economic disparities in young adult outcomes. Implications for policies and programs for low-income, high-volatility households are discussed.

scholarly journals Childhood Executive Functioning Predicts Young Adult Outcomes in22q11.2Deletion Syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 905-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery B. Albert ◽  
Tamara Abu-Ramadan ◽  
Wendy R. Kates ◽  
Wanda Fremont ◽  
Kevin M. Antshel
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Adult Outcomes ◽  
Young Adult Outcomes ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
And Performance

AbstractObjective:While individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) are at increased risk for a variety of functional impairments and psychiatric disorders, including psychosis, not all individuals with 22q11DS experience negative outcomes. Efforts to further understand which childhood variables best predict adult functional outcomes are needed, especially those that investigate childhood executive functioning abilities.Methods:This longitudinal study followed 63 individuals with 22q11DS and 43 control participants over 9 years. Childhood executive functioning ability was assessed using both rater-based and performance-based measures and tested as predictors of young adult outcomes.Results:Childhood global executive functioning abilities and parent report of child executive functioning abilities were the most consistent predictors of young adult outcomes. The study group moderated the relationship between child executive functioning and young adult outcomes for several outcomes such that the relationships were stronger in the 22q11DS sample.Conclusion:Rater-based and performance-based measures of childhood executive functioning abilities predicted young adult outcomes in individuals with and without 22q11DS. Executive functioning could be a valuable target for treatment in children with 22q11DS for improving not only childhood functioning but also adult outcomes.(JINS,2018,24, 905–916)

scholarly journals Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Currie ◽  
Mark Stabile ◽  
Phongsack Manivong ◽  
Leslie Roos
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Adult Outcomes ◽  
Young Adult Outcomes

scholarly journals Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Currie ◽  
Mark Stabile ◽  
Phongsack Manivong ◽  
Leslie L. Roos
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Adult Outcomes ◽  
Young Adult Outcomes

Precarious Childhoods: Childhood Family Income Volatility and Mental Health in Early Adulthood

Social Forces ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 672-699
Author(s):  
Siwei Cheng ◽  
Kyriaki Kosidou ◽  
Bo Burström ◽  
Charlotte Björkenstam ◽  
Anne R Pebley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Income Volatility ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The rise of income volatility in western countries has been extensively documented in the literature, but empirical research has just started to examine how childhood exposure to family income volatility affects subsequent wellbeing. This study takes advantage of several nation-wide, population registers from Sweden with linkages within and across generations to examine the intergenerational impact of childhood family income volatility on psychiatric disorders in early adulthood. In addition to the population-average effects, we also examine the heterogeneity in the impact of family income volatility for families at the top, bottom, and middle of the family income distribution. Our results suggest that after controlling for a set of family- and child-level characteristics, childhood family income volatility has a negative effect on mental wellbeing, and this finding is consistent across a range of psychiatric outcomes. Furthermore, we show that while children from low-income families exhibit the greatest likelihood of psychiatric disorder, children from families in the middle of the income distribution experience the greatest negative impact of income volatility.

Young adult outcomes of the Abecedarian and CARE early childhood educational interventions

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances A. Campbell ◽  
Barbara H. Wasik ◽  
Elizabeth Pungello ◽  
Margaret Burchinal ◽  
Oscar Barbarin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Adult Outcomes ◽  
Young Adult Outcomes
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