Setting the Clock Forward or Back?

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURA SANCHEZ ◽  
STEVEN L. NOCK ◽  
JAMES D. WRIGHT ◽  
CONSTANCE T. GAGER
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Family ◽  
Covenant Marriage ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Divorce Trends ◽  
Divorce Consequences

In 1997, Louisiana codified a new family form by becoming the first state to pass covenant marriage legislation. Soon after, Arizona and Arkansas followed suit. This act created two marriage types with substantially different marital and divorce provisions. In spring 1998, the authors conducted qualitative interviews with focus groups consisting of covenant married couples, feminist activists, and poor women living in public housing, examining their views on marriage and divorce trends, divorce consequences, and covenant marriage. All groups were concerned about the effects of divorce on children's well-being. Beyond that, the authors found little commonality in the discourse. Instead, they found major disagreements about whether family life is in decline and whether marriage law reinforcement will improve it. Covenant married couples and feminists polarized along familiar traditionalist-feminist axes; low-income women combined feminist, liberal, and conservative views in their understanding of contemporary family trends and the perceived necessity of covenant marriage.

Hard Times and Harder Minds: Material Hardship and Marital Well-Being Among Low-Income Families in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (18) ◽  
pp. 2545-2566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Shim ◽  
RaeHyuck Lee ◽  
Jaeseung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Material Hardship ◽  
Spousal Relationship ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Household Heads

Experiencing material hardship may bring various negative consequences for married couples and family members. However, little is known about this topic in Korea. Using a nationally representative sample from the Korean Welfare Panel Study, we examined how material hardship was associated with marital well-being among low-income families in Korea, separately for husbands (i.e., male household heads) and wives. Overall, we found experiencing any material hardship was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of both family life and spousal relationship, consistently for husbands and wives. We also found depression and self-esteem partially mediated the associations in both groups. Furthermore, among individual items of material hardship, experiencing food hardship was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of family life for both husbands and wives, whereas experiencing problems with credit was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of both family life and spousal relationship for wives but not for husbands.

Boomerang Kids and Parents’ Well-Being: Adaptation, Stressors, and Social Norms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Tosi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Parental Home ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
New Family ◽  
Returning Home

Abstract Previous research has shown that living with an adult child affects the well-being of parents. However, little is known about parental adaptation to changes in living arrangements or about concomitant stressors that may moderate the effect of adult children returning to the parental home. Drawing on data from eight waves of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (2009–2017), I use distributed fixed effects linear regression models to analyse changes in parents’ symptoms of depression before, during, and after a child’s return to the parental home. The results show that parents experience an increase in symptoms of depression when a child returns home but recover to their previous levels of mental well-being in the subsequent year. Unemployed and low-income children returning home are associated with larger increases in parents’ symptoms of depression, whereas there are no effects with regard to union dissolution. These findings support the hypothesis that children returning home are more detrimental to older parents if it occurs in concomitance with an economic crisis in the child’s life. However, after a short-term decline in their well-being, parents are able to adapt to boomerang moves and accustom themselves to the new family dynamics.

scholarly journals A Peer Intervention Facilitates Trust and Improves Psychosocial Well-Being in Diverse, Low-Income Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 6-6
Author(s):  
Ashwin Kotwal ◽  
Shannon Fuller ◽  
Janet Myers ◽  
Daniel Hill ◽  
Soe Han Tha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Matching Process ◽  
Peer Intervention ◽  
Peer Outreach ◽  
Longitudinal Relationships

Abstract We evaluate a peer outreach intervention to improve the psychosocial well-being of diverse, low-income older adults. Participants (N=74, Age 58-96 years) were recruited from an urban senior center and matched with peers who were >55 years old, received mental health training, and connected participants with health or social activities. We conducted surveys at baseline and 6-month follow-up for 2 years with validated measures of loneliness, social interaction, barriers to socializing, and depression, and thematically analyzed qualitative, semi-structured interviews conducted among a subset of participants (n=15) and peers (n=6). Participants were 58% male, 18% African-American, 19% Latinx, and 8% Asian. Over 2 years, participants experienced sustained reductions in loneliness (p=0.015), depression (p<0.001), and barriers to socializing (p<0.001). Qualitative interviews detailed the role of longitudinal relationships, program flexibility, and the matching process in facilitating trust, motivation, and improved mood. Results can inform larger efficacy studies and implementation of peer-driven community programs.

scholarly journals Trajectories of Well-Being Among Latina Adolescents Who Attempt Suicide: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1766-1780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Gulbas ◽  
Samantha Guz ◽  
Carolina Hausmann-Stabile ◽  
Hannah S. Szlyk ◽  
Luis H. Zayas
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Latina Adolescents ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Potential Factors

Significant research questions persist regarding the short- and long-term outcomes of Latina adolescents who attempt suicide. To address these limitations, we utilize an ecodevelopmental framework to identify potential factors that shape differential outcomes following a suicide attempt. Through an exploratory, longitudinal, qualitative research design, we investigate two research questions: How do trajectories of well-being vary among Latina teens after a suicide attempt? What risk and protective factors might contribute to different trajectories? We conducted qualitative interviews with 17 Latina participants living in predominantly low-income households in New York City. Interviews took place within the 6 months following their suicide attempts, and again, 12 months later. Analysis revealed three distinct trajectories after a suicide attempt: resilience, tenuous growth, and chronic stress. Our findings elucidate potential factors that contribute to resilience following a suicide attempt and underscore the importance of prevention and intervention programs that foster adolescents’ connectivity across ecodevelopmental contexts.

scholarly journals Educationally Resilient College Students and Their Experiences With Housing Insecurity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kathryn Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
College Completion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Generation College Student ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to understand how students navigate housing insecurity during their postsecondary experience. Emerging as a recent topic in scholarly discussion, how students address housing affordability and accessibility highlights an important discussion surrounding college opportunity. Qualitative interviews with 20 postsecondary alumni were conducted in a large public research institution in the United States. Through a resilience framework, this study explored how students navigated their housing challenges by leveraging internal and external factors. Housing challenges included living in overcrowded spaces, moving frequently, working significant hours, and reducing monthly expenses such as groceries to ensure housing affordability. The impact of these strategies increased a student's anxiety, negatively affecting their personal well-being and at times their academics. Despite these challenges, participants showed a strong resolve to persevere toward college completion. Themes of self-efficacy (internal) and supportive relationships (external) were important motivators to persist toward college completion in spite of housing challenges and barriers. Each participant was determined to overcome the stigma associated with their housing challenges to increase the social mobility of their family and counter stereotypes associated with being a low-income, minority, or first-generation college student. However, due to the negative perceptions associated with housing insecurity, participants would not disclose the extent of their housing challenges with campus stakeholders. Isolation from these experiences decreased a student's sense of belonging and established a belief that the institution could not provide support to address their housing challenges. Implications for policy, practice, and future research include reassessing financial aid packages, developing direct support offices on campus, and additional opportunities to examine housing insecurity from an identity-based lens.

Resilience in Low-Income, Employed, African American Women

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet L. Todd ◽  
Judith Worell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
American Women ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
The Face

This study focuses on resilience in poor women and asks the question: In the face of a lifetime of adversity, stress, and poverty, what are the factors that enable some poor women to lead positive and productive lives? Fifty low-income, urban, African American women were interviewed, and factors that contribute to their resilience were explored. Specifically, we examined the influence of supportive and problematic social ties, downward social comparison, and self-efficacy on resilience, as measured by scales designed to assess well-being. In addition, the participants' perceptions of factors that contribute to their resilience were elicited. The women in the sample were between the ages of 19 and 54, were employed at least 20 hours per week, and had at least one child below the age of 13 at home. Multiple regression analyses revealed that problematic social ties and downward social comparison together predicted over 48% of the variance in resilience.

The Normative Nature of Depression Among Impoverished Mothers of Color: “. . .going around this big old circle . . . it always remain the same”

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Keefe ◽  
Rebecca S. Rouland ◽  
Sandra D. Lane ◽  
Carol Brownstein-Evans ◽  
Christopher R. Larrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relationship Violence ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
Mothers Of Color ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
High Crime

Perinatal depression among impoverished mothers adds an enormous burden to their family responsibilities, which are often further stressed by living in high-crime communities. Thirty impoverished mothers of color living with depression were interviewed about the difficulties they face raising their children. Qualitative interviews about living with depression revealed four themes: recognizing their own depression, feeling isolated, experiencing violence, and living with depression. This article examines how neighborhood and relationship violence, intermittently involved fathers, and isolation contribute to the mothers’ depression. Social workers working with depressed, low-income mothers of color can benefit from understanding the mothers’ lived experience and the barriers the mothers face while trying to achieve well-being for themselves and their children. This study fits within the “Close the Health Gap” area of the Grand Challenges for Social Work.

scholarly journals Socio-pedagogical factors of family relationships within the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1 (134)) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Berezovska
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The Family ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Impact

The article deals with the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on family relationships. It is noted that any family has been in a difficult position for more than a year, which has adversely affected all areas of its livelihoods and led to an increase in the number of divorces, and, as a result, of incomplete families. Therefore, it is not surprising that family problems, family relationships, attract scientists’ particular attention. Taking into account the importance and relevance of the outlined problems, we have analysed the factors of interpersonal interaction which negatively affect family well-being; they are: conflict relations between spouses, increased emotional tension, lack of communication, the authority of one of spouses, misunderstanding and imposing of inadequate social roles, low level of culture in family relationships. To determine the impact of quarantine on family relationships, a questionnaire was developed on the on-line platform of Google-Forms. 84 married couples were involved into a survey. The analysis of the results testified that in a third of the polled families who took part in the study, significant problems associated with the organisation of family life under conditions of the quarantine arose. This is the evidence that members of the family are not able to spend time together, they lack joint topics and interests, lacking respect and mutual understanding or tolerance towards each other. Working with various types of families (prosperous, non-social, those with low-income, large families), it is necessary for a social worker to take into account the peculiarities of working with different families and, on this basis, to use adequate forms and methods of work. In order to prevent destructive consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, social workers need to strengthen advisory work in on-line and offline formats for the importance of communication within interpersonal relationships, demonstrating openness and trust in relations, adequate behavioural models in conflict situations. Socio-pedagogical work with the family within a quarantine should be aimed at restoring lost trust, harmonisation of married couples’ relationships, creating a favourable microclimate in the family. An important step in raising the culture-related level of family relationships is the creation of innovative complexes of programs by social service centres intended for families, children and youth on the on-line platforms.

scholarly journals “Mexicans Built This Neighborhood!” Gentrification, Organizations, and the Role of Place-Based Identity in Latinx Chicago

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
David Orta
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Immigrant Identity ◽  
Region I ◽  
Community Organizers ◽  
Negative Impacts

This exploratory study draws on qualitative interviews to investigate respondents’ perspectives about gentrification in their Chicago neighborhood. Prior research has demonstrated that place-based networks are crucial for the well-being of low-income and immigrant urban residents. A parallel though a previously disparate thread of research discusses the negative impacts of gentrification on long-term residents. I find that residents underscore concerns about their neighborhood’s decreasing affordability, as well as the impending loss of their neighborhood’s local Latinx immigrant identity, as central issues for their community. For residents, “place”, vis-á-vis the neighborhood identity, was central to their own construction of ethnic identity. Concurrently, I find that community organizers viewed place-based changes associated with gentrification as nonstrategic for their organization, whose operations have evolved “beyond the neighborhood”, and endeavor to meet the needs of low-income ethnic Latinx populations across the metropolitan region. I conclude that scholars of both ethnic identity and those studying urban inequalities may benefit from taking a place-centered approach in addressing the gentrification, community organizing, and residential displacement occurring within Latinx communities.

scholarly journals Low-income workers’ perceptions of wages, food acquisition, and well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 942-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Beck ◽  
Emilee L Quinn ◽  
Heather D Hill ◽  
Jessica Wolf ◽  
James Buszkiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Food Acquisition ◽  
Household Resources ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Trade Offs

Abstract Although studies have demonstrated an association between increased economic resources and improvements in food security and health, there is a paucity of qualitative research regarding the relationships between household resources, food security, and health. Policy changes related to increasing low wages are potential opportunities to understand changes to material resources. The aims of this analysis were to describe how low-wage workers perceive household resources in relation to food acquisition and to explore how workers in low-wage jobs connect food and diet to perceptions of health and well-being. We analyzed 190 transcripts from 55 workers in low-wage jobs who were living in households with children who were part of the Seattle Minimum Wage Study (up to three in-depth qualitative interviews and one phone survey per participant, conducted between 2015 and 2017). We coded and analyzed interviews using Campbell’s food acquisition framework and best practices for qualitative research. Participants relied on a combination of wages, government assistance, and private assistance from community or family resources to maintain an adequate food supply. Strategies tended to focus more on maintaining food quality than food quantity. Restricted resources also limited food-related leisure activities, which many participants considered important to quality of life. Although many low-wage workers would like to use additional income to purchase higher quality foods or increase food-related leisure activities, they often perceive trade-offs that limit income-based adjustments to food-spending patterns. Future studies should be specifically designed to examine food choices in response to changes in income.

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