Familial financial stress and child internalizing behaviors: The roles of caregivers’ maltreating behaviors and social services |
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| Institution: | 1. Michigan State University, School of Social Work, United States;2. New York University, Silver School of Social Work, United States;1. Population Child Health (PCH) Research Group, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Bright Alliance, High Street, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia;2. Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children''s Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia, Australia;3. Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, High Street, Kensington 2052, Australia;4. School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, High Street, Kensington 2052, Australia;5. School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, High Street, Kensington 2052, Australia;6. Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, High Street, Kensington 2052, Australia;7. Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Bright Alliance, High Street, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia;8. Sydney Children''s Hospitals Network (SCHN), High Street, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Based on the family stress model and the stress-buffering model, the present study examines the relationship between caregivers’ financial stress and child internalizing problem behaviors, the mediating role of caregiver maltreating behaviors, and whether social services for caregivers buffer this relationship. The current study is based on data from wave two of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being dataset (N = 2670). Results indicated increased high familial financial stress was associated with child internalizing problems. Caregivers’ psychological aggression, physical assault, child neglect, and sexual maltreatment emerged as mechanisms mediating this relationship. Tangible service and social network service were found to mitigate the deleterious effect of financial stress on child internalizing behaviors, but primarily for those whom financial stress was high. These findings highlight the role perceived financial stress has on potential maltreatment and child outcomes, rather than relying on objective measures of economic status. Implications for social services focused interventions for children and caregivers coping with high levels of perceived financial stress are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Financial stress Internalizing behavior Family stress model Maltreatment Social service |
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