title: Six years after an economic crisis: child's anxiety and quality of peer relationships.
abstract: The purpose of this 6-year follow-up study was to determine whether there is a long-term relationship between economic stress and childrens' anxiety and peer-related behaviors. Data were collected from 39 of the 52 families in the original study. Analysis resulted in several interesting findings. Economic stress in 1983 was a moderate predictor of state anxiety, trait anxiety, and peer rejection in girls in 1989. Descriptive evidence was provided to indicate that detrimental effects of economic stressors on the family as a unit continue beyond the initial stress event. Implications for community health nurses (CHNs) are addressed.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Friedemann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D014478:Unemployment