TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Poverty and behavior problems during early childhood: the mediating role of maternal depression symptoms and parenting
JO  - International journal of behavioral development
A1  - Mazza, Julia Rachel
A1  - Pingault, Jean-Baptiste
A1  - Booij, Linda
A1  - Boivin, Michel
A1  - Tremblay, Richard
A1  - Lambert, Jean
A1  - Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria
A1  - Côté, Sylvana
SP  - 670
EP  - 680
VL  - 41
IS  - 6
N2  - Poverty is a well-established risk factor for behavior problems, yet our understanding of putative family mediators during early childhood (i.e., before age 5 years) is limited. The present study investigated whether the association between poverty and behavior problems during early childhood is mediated simultaneously by perceived parenting, family dysfunction and/or maternal depression symptoms. Outcomes measures were high trajectories of physical aggression and hyperactivity between 1.5 and 5 years. Poverty was defined as living 2-4 years below the low-income thresholds defined by Statistics Canada. Using data from the first five rounds of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, logistic regressions models showed that poverty was associated with a higher likelihood of being assigned to the high trajectory of physical aggression and hyperactivity. Overprotection and maternal depression symptoms mediated observed associations. Interventions targeting maternal depression, parenting, and poverty should help reducing children's risk for early behavior problems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0254
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025416657615
ID  - ref1
ER  -