Department of Social Welfare, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 26;18(11):5691. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115691.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal economic well-being and children's mental health outcomes in adulthood and to consider the moderating effect of race/ethnicity. This study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 for Children and Young Adults. The two datasets were merged, and 4224 pairs were selected for the final sample. Ordinary linear regression and logistic regression analyses were used. Poverty and lower net worth among mothers were positively associated with their children's depression in young adulthood. Race/ethnicity moderated the relationship between maternal poverty and children's depression. Therefore, women's economic resources may be an important factor in the development of mental health issues among their children in young adulthood. Developing anti-poverty policies that target women may assist in reducing depressive symptoms in their children once they reach young adulthood, specifically for non-Hispanic White children.
本研究旨在探讨母亲的经济福祉与儿童成年后心理健康结果之间的关系，并考虑种族/民族的调节作用。本研究使用了 1979 年全国青年纵向调查和 1979 年全国青年对儿童和青年的纵向调查的数据。将两个数据集合并，选择了 4224 对作为最终样本。采用普通线性回归和逻辑回归分析。母亲的贫困和净资产较低与她们的孩子在年轻成年时的抑郁呈正相关。种族/民族调节了母亲贫困与孩子抑郁之间的关系。因此，女性的经济资源可能是其子女在年轻成年时出现心理健康问题的一个重要因素。制定针对女性的反贫困政策，可能有助于减轻她们的孩子在成年早期出现的抑郁症状，特别是对非西班牙裔白人的孩子。
