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Economic Disadvantage and Parental Depression: An Analysis of Race and Children’s Coping Skills
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Economic Disadvantage and Parental Depression: An Analysis of Race and Children’s Coping Skills
| Title: | Economic Disadvantage and Parental Depression: An Analysis of Race and Children’s Coping Skills |
| Author: | Okoro, Nkechinyere |
| Description: | Depression currently affects approximately 16% of the current United States population and the numbers are steadily rising. The prevalence of the mood disorder has significant effects, especially for children of depressed parents. Additional, contributing factors such as economic disadvantage and financial strain within the same household leads to a multitude of behavioral and developmental risks for children and adolescents. A variety of factors such as negative parenting and lack of communication can directly contribute to behavioral problems, a lack of coping skills, and decreased family functioning for children and adolescents. In examining race and ethnic background for a child experiencing the pressures of parental depression and economic strain, there are substantial group differences for minority children in comparison to Euro-American children. Relevant research and findings for this difference have implications towards underlying factors between the groups, with a distinctive focus on varying levels of economic disadvantage. PSY.2990.01 Honors Research: Craig Smith |
| Subject: |
race
parental depression economic disadvantage |
| LCSH Subject: |
Stress (Psychology)
Children of depressed persons Adjustment (Psychology) in children Children of minorities -- Mental health Poverty -- Psychological aspects |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4819 |
| Date: | 2011-04-06 |
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