Ecological Predictors of Perceiving Scarcity in Childhood

Evidence from multiple disciplines suggests there is a strong association between poverty and child development, mediated by worry and stress. Nevertheless, it is yet unclear why some children worry more about their family economic situation while others do not. In this paper, we analyze ecological...

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Autores:
Cuartas Ricaurte, Jorge Armando
Rey Guerra, Catalina
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/8794
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8794
Palabra clave:
Bienestar infantil - Investigaciones
Niños - Condiciones sociales - Investigaciones
Desarrollo infantil - Investigaciones
Pobreza - Investigaciones
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openAccess
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https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf
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Summary:Evidence from multiple disciplines suggests there is a strong association between poverty and child development, mediated by worry and stress. Nevertheless, it is yet unclear why some children worry more about their family economic situation while others do not. In this paper, we analyze ecological predictors of worrying for family money in childhood. For this purpose, we use the second wave of the International Survey of Children's Well-being (ISCWeB), in which children from 16 developed and developing countries stated whether they worry about their family money. The dataset also contains rich information about individual characteristics, such as age and gender, and contextual factors, such as home and family life, neighborhood quality, school life, and peers relationship. Using descriptive analysis and ordered probit models, we find that family relationship quality, school climate, and peer involvement are the main predictors of perceiving scarcity in childhood, even after controlling for other individual characteristics and heterogeneity across countries