Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Whitfield, Kendra; Betancur, Laura; Miller, Portia; Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth
Titel	Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 53 (2021) 7, S.1181-1210 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Whitfield, Kendra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X21996382
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Young Adults; Socioeconomic Status; Family Income; Mental Health; Child Development; Depression (Psychology); Early Parenthood; Scores; Social Class; Employment; Unemployment; Longitudinal Studies; Stress Variables; Parent Child Relationship; National Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Educational Attainment; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familieneinkommen; Psychohygiene; Kindesentwicklung; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Dienstverhältnis; Arbeitslosigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Messdaten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY (N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult socioeconomic and behavioral health outcomes. Higher income volatility was associated with increased depression and teen parenthood during young adulthood. Additional analyses examining trajectories of income volatility illustrated that children in families with unstable income trajectories (i.e., frequent income losses and gains) showed higher depression scores than those with stable trajectories. These findings suggest that income volatility, not just income level or income loss, is important to consider when studying economic disparities in young adult outcomes. Implications for policies and programs for low-income, high-volatility households are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01