Childhood Poverty, Cumulative Risk Exposure, and Mental Health in Emerging Adults

Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 287 - 296
Published: May 1, 2014
Abstract
One out of four American children are born into poverty, but little is known about the long-term, mental health implications of early deprivation. The more time in poverty from birth-age-9, the worse mental health as emerging adults (n = 196, M = 17.30 years, 53% male). These results maintain independently of concurrent, adult income levels for self-reported externalizing symptoms and a standard learned helplessness behavioral protocol, but...
Paper Details
Title
Childhood Poverty, Cumulative Risk Exposure, and Mental Health in Emerging Adults
Published Date
May 1, 2014
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
287 - 296
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