Poverty and Child Behavioral Problems: The Mediating Role of Parenting and Parental Well-Being

Till Kaiser, Jianghong Li, Matthias Pollmann-Schult and Anne Y. Song
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Till Kaiser: WZB Berlin Social Science Center, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Jianghong Li: WZB Berlin Social Science Center, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Matthias Pollmann-Schult: Faculty of Humanities, Social Science and Education, Magdeburg University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Anne Y. Song: WZB Berlin Social Science Center, 10785 Berlin, Germany

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: The detrimental impact of poverty on child behavioral problems is well-established, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship are less well-known. Using data from the Families in Germany Study on parents and their children at ages 9–10 (middle childhood), this study extends previous research by examining whether or not and to what extent different parenting styles and parents’ subjective well-being explain the relationship between poverty and child behavior problems. The results show that certain parenting styles, such as psychological control, as well as mothers’ life satisfaction partially mediate the correlation between poverty and child behavioral problems.

Keywords: poverty; life satisfaction; parenting; child behavior problems; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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