Pathways to Adaptive Emotion Regulation Among Adolescents from Low-Income Families

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M. Criss ◽  
Amanda Sheffield Morris ◽  
Elisabeth Ponce-Garcia ◽  
Lixian Cui ◽  
Jennifer S. Silk
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Families

scholarly journals Longitudinal Connections of Maternal Supportiveness and Early Emotion Regulation to Children’s School Readiness in Low-Income Families

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly E. Brophy-Herb ◽  
Michaela L. Zajicek-Farber ◽  
Erika L. Bocknek ◽  
Lorraine M. McKelvey ◽  
Kathy Stansbury
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Maternal Supportiveness

scholarly journals The Role of Emotion Regulation and Socialization in Behavioral Parent Training: A Proof-of-Concept Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Zachary ◽  
Deborah J. Jones ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
Donald H. Baucom ◽  
Rex L. Forehand
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Target Emotion ◽  
Low Income Families

Low-income families are less likely to effectively engage in Behavioral Parent Training (BPT), the standard of care for early-onset (3-8 years old) disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs); however, relatively little is known about predictors of treatment process and outcome within this vulnerable group. Given literature to suggest compromises associated with both low-income status and DBDs, this study examined the role of caregiver emotion regulation and socialization practices in 15 low-income families who participated in one evidence-based BPT program, Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC). Findings suggest baseline caregiver emotion regulation predicted variability in BPT treatment duration and outcomes, whereas baseline caregiver emotion socialization practices explained variation in the severity of child disruptive behaviors concurrently, as well as BPT treatment outcomes. Furthermore, BPT yielded pre- to posttreatment effect sizes that were equivalent to or better than treatments designed to more explicitly target emotion regulation and socialization processes. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.

Emotional competence and behavior problems: Differences across Preschool Assessment of Attachment classifications

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari L. Kidwell ◽  
Marion E. Young ◽  
Lisa D. Hinkle ◽  
Ashley D. Ratliff ◽  
Meagan E. Marcum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
Strange Situation ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Preschool Assessment ◽  
Parental Symptoms ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
And Behavior

This study examined attachment in association with preschoolers’ emotional functioning among 54 predominantly low-income families living in Appalachia. Attachment was assessed at age 4 years using the Strange Situation (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978) and classified with the PAA (Crittenden, 2004). Emotional competence was measured via an interview about children’s memories for six emotions, rated in terms of both emotion understanding and regulation. Parent-, teacher-, and self-reports of children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms were also completed. Questionnaires and interviews assessed socioeconomic risk and parental symptoms and negative childhood experiences. Children’s PAA strategies were significantly associated with risks, emotion regulation and understanding, and symptoms. Children using highly coercive strategies showed the greatest difficulties. Emotion regulation and understanding also were associated with parent- and teacher-report of symptoms. These findings suggest that intervention efforts with at-risk youngsters should target not only attachment security, but also emotional competence skills.

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

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