Predictors of Father Investment of Time and Finances: The Specificity of Resources, Relationships, and Parenting Beliefs

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (18) ◽  
pp. 2642-2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamarie A. Macon ◽  
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda ◽  
Natasha J. Cabrera ◽  
Karen E. McFadden
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Parenting Beliefs ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Cognitive Activities ◽  
Multiple Domains

The present study examined multiple domains of father involvement and their correlates in a sample of 478 ethnically and racially diverse low-income fathers of 24-month-old children. Regression analyses revealed that paternal resources related to most forms of involvement: Education was related to caregiving and cognitive activities, and income was associated with financial provision. Resident fathers spent more time with their children across several activities, and father–mother disagreements were negatively associated with financial provision. Fathers who believed their role as financial provider to be highly important reported more financial provision, whereas fathers who reported investment in their children’s development to be highly important were more involved in caregiving. Fathers who endorsed traditional gender norms participated in less caregiving and cognitive activities. Findings indicate the specificity of correlates of involvement and the need to consider resources, relationships, and parenting beliefs in interventions that support fathers’ physical and financial investment in their children.

Mother, Father, and Grandparent Involvement

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade Profe ◽  
Lauren G. Wild
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Father Involvement ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Hierarchical Logistic Regression ◽  
Grandparent Involvement ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

The objective of this study was to examine whether mother, father, and closest grandparent involvement are associated with South African adolescents’ mental health (internalizing and externalizing problems and prosocial behavior) and substance use. A sample of 512 Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners in Cape Town ( M age = 14 years) completed a structured survey. Of the participants, 57% were female, and 85% identified themselves as “colored” (mixed race). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses, controlling for age, sex, and socioeconomic status, indicated that mother and father involvement were negatively associated with adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems, whereas mother and closest grandparent involvement were positively associated with prosocial behavior. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses revealed that parent involvement was negatively associated with past-month cigarette use, but not with past-month alcohol or past-year marijuana use. The findings suggest the importance of considering parents and grandparents in interventions to promote adolescent mental health.

scholarly journals Depression predicts chronic pain interference in racially-diverse, low-income patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin C Nephew ◽  
Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez ◽  
Veronica Melican ◽  
Justin J Polcari ◽  
Kathryn E Nippert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Pain Interference ◽  
Medical Group ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Group Visits ◽  
Predictive Relationship

ABSTRACT Background Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care in the US, with estimates of prevalence ranging from 11% to 40%. Mindfulness meditation has been associated with significant improvements in pain, depression, physical and mental health, sleep, and overall quality of life. Group medical visits are increasingly common and are effective at treating myriad illnesses including chronic pain. Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGV) combine mindfulness techniques, evidence based integrative medicine, and medical group visits and can be used as adjuncts to medications, particularly in diverse underserved populations with limited access to non-pharmacological therapies. Objective and Design The objective of the present study was to use a blended analytical approach of machine learning and regression analyses to evaluate the potential relationship between depression and chronic pain in data from a randomized clinical trial of IMGV in socially diverse, low income patients suffering from chronic pain and depression. Methods This approach used machine learning to assess the predictive relationship between depression and pain and identify and select key mediators, which were then assessed with regression analyses. It was hypothesized that depression would predict the pain outcomes of average pain, pain severity, and pain interference. Results Our analyses identified and characterized a predictive relationship between depression and chronic pain interference. This prediction was mediated by high perceived stress, low pain self-efficacy, and poor sleep quality, potential targets for attenuating the adverse effects of depression on functional outcomes. Conclusions In the context of the associated clinical trial and similar interventions, these insights may inform future treatment optimization, targeting, and application efforts in racially diverse, low income populations, demographics often neglected in studies of chronic pain.

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

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

scholarly journals Gendered Emotional Support and Women’s Well-Being in a Low-Income Urban African Setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 837-859
Author(s):  
Sangeetha Madhavan ◽  
Shelley Clark ◽  
Yuko Hara
Keyword(s):  
Single Mothers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Gender Composition ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Data Set

In most contexts, emotional support is crucial for the well-being of low-income single women and their children. Support from women may be especially important for single mothers because of precarious ties to their children’s fathers, the prevalence of extended matrifocal living arrangements, and gendered norms that place men as providers of financial rather than emotional support. However, in contexts marked by economic insecurity, spatial dispersion of families, and changing gender norms and kinship obligations, such an expectation may be problematic. Applying theories of emotional capital and family bargaining processes, we address three questions: What is the gender composition of emotional support that single mothers receive? How does gender composition change over time? Does the gender composition of emotional support affect the self-reported stress of single mothers? Drawing on data from a unique data set on 462 low-income single mothers and their kin from Nairobi, Kenya, we uncover three key findings. One, whereas the bulk of strong emotional support comes from female kin, about 20 percent of respondents report having male-dominant support networks. Two, nearly 30 percent of respondents report change favoring men in the composition of their emotional support over six months. Three, having a male-dominant emotional support network is associated with lower stress. These results challenge what is commonly taken for granted about gender norms and kinship obligations in non-Western contexts.

scholarly journals Diabetes and Co-morbid Depression Among Racially Diverse, Low-Income Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Y. Osborn ◽  
Kushal A. Patel ◽  
Jianguo Liu ◽  
Hollister W. Trott ◽  
Maciej S. Buchowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Racially Diverse

scholarly journals Neighborhood built environment impacts park use of diverse, low-income mothers and their children

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-110
Author(s):  
Lauren Mullenbach ◽  
Lincoln Larson ◽  
Myron Floyd ◽  
Oriol Marquet ◽  
Jing-Huei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Neighborhood Walkability ◽  
Park Use ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
Neighborhood Built Environment

Built environment features, including parks, often exacerbate health disparities. We examined built environment perceptions and park use among a population at high risk for physical health outcomes: racially diverse, low-income mothers across the United States. Perceived safety from crime and living near a park were associated with more frequent park use for mothers and their children, and neighborhood walkability was linked to longer park visits. However, only 40% of mothers lived within a ten-minute walk from a park, and perceptions of walkability and safety from crime were low. To enhance physical activity and health of low-income mothers and their children, investments are needed to close disparities in park access and improve neighborhood safety.

scholarly journals Consumer empowerment on online purchasing

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Megawati Simanjuntak
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Consumer Empowerment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Demographic ◽  
Group Regression

This research investigates the influence of social, demographic, and economic characteristics toward consumer empowerment on online purchasing in Asia, using a cross-sectional study through an online survey of 100 samples who experienced online purchasing. Multiple linear regression is performed for data analysis. The result showed that early adult males withhigh education, Javanese ethnic, lived in an urban area and were an employee with more than one million incomes per month was the most empowered group. Regression analyses resultreveals that gender, ethnic, and income significantly negatively influenced consumer empowerment. Meanwhile, a male with non-Sundanese ethnic and low income would increase the consumer empowerment index.

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