Well-Being and Stability among Low-income Families: A 10-Year Review of Research

Yoshie Sano (), Sheila Mammen () and Myah Houghten ()
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Yoshie Sano: Washington State University Vancouver
Sheila Mammen: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Myah Houghten: Washington State University Extension

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2021, vol. 42, issue 1, No 11, 107-117

Abstract: Abstract Scholarship on families in poverty, in the last decade, documented various struggles and challenges faced by low-income families and expanded our understanding of their complicated life circumstances embedded within the contexts of community, culture, and policies. The research articles published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues during this time, that highlighted poverty, focused primarily on three topic areas: economic security, family life issues, and food security. Overall, findings conclude that family well-being and stability cannot be promoted without the consideration of environmental factors. They depend on the interaction among individual (e.g., increased human capital), family (e.g., positive co-parental relationship), community (e.g., affordable childcare), and policy changes (e.g., realistic welfare-to-work programs). Collectively, the articles have provided a road map for future research directions.

Keywords: Economic security; Family issues; Family well-being; Family stability; Food security; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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