Citation

Cook K, Davis E, Davies B. Child Care Health Dev. 2008; 34(2): 267-275.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00802.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Objective  Although the amount and frequency of child support payments received by single parents are often erratic and fluctuate, no study to date has quantitatively explored how the discrepancy between expected and actual payments relates to child health. This study aims to examine whether the discrepancy between expected and actual child support payments predicts a range of child health outcomes, including global health, health-related quality of life, involvement in activities and parental psychological distress.