The effects of antipoverty programs on children's cumulative level of poverty-related risk.
The authors examined the effects of antipoverty programs on children's cumulative poverty-related risk and the relationship between cumulative poverty-related risk and child outcomes among low-income families. Samples included 419 children ages 3-10 years in the New Hope program and 759 children ages 2-9 years in the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), which tested 2 program approaches. Nine poverty-related risks made up the measure of cumulative risk. Both MFIP program approaches reduced cumulative poverty-related risk. New Hope reduced cumulative poverty-related risk among long-term welfare recipients. In both New Hope and MFIP, significant linear relationships between cumulative poverty-related risk and parent-reported behavior problems and school achievement were found. Cumulative poverty-related risk partially mediated the impacts of the MFIP programs on children's behavior problems. Among long-term welfare recipients, cumulative poverty-related risk partially mediated New Hope's impact on parent-reported school achievement.
Gassman-Pines
Anna
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Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. ag313@nyu.edu
Yoshikawa
Hirokazu
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D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011640:Public Policy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012306:Risk; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors