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Poverty, Family Process, and the Mental Health of Immigrant Children in Canada

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Beiser, Morton, Hou, Feng, Hyman, Ilene, Tousignant, Michel·2002·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.92.2.220
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Objectives. This study examined the differential effects of poverty on the mental health of foreign-born children, Canadian-born children of immigrant parents, and children of nonimmigrant parents. Methods. Secondary analysis of data from a national Canadian study of children between 4 and 11 years of age was conducted. Results. Compared with their receiving-society counterparts, foreign-born children were more than twice as likely to live in poor families, but they had lower levels of emotional and behavioral problems. The effect of poverty on children's mental health among long-term immigrant and receiving-society families was indirect and primarily mediated by single-parent status, ineffective parenting, parental depression, and family dysfunction. In comparison, the mental health effect of poverty among foreign-born children could not be explained by the disadvantages that poor families often suffer. Conclusions. Poverty may represent a transient and inevitable part of the resettlement process for new immigrant families. For long-stay immigrant and receiving-society families, however, poverty probably is not part of an unfolding process; instead, it is the nadir of a cycle of disadvantage.

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Authors
Beiser, M., Hou, F., Hyman, I., & Tousignant, M.
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2002-02
Volume
92
Issue
2
Pages
220-227
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.92.2.220
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W2097691749
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401
References
42
FWCI
6.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Beiser, M., Hou, F., Hyman, I., & Tousignant, M. (2002). Poverty, Family Process, and the Mental Health of Immigrant Children in Canada. American Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.2.220

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