Impacts on children of a policy to promote employment and reduce poverty for low-income parents: New hope after 5 years

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 902-918

  Huston, Aletha C ^a   McLoyd, Vonnie C ^b,f   Weisner, Thomas S ^c   Duncan, Greg J ^d   Crosby, Danielle A ^a,g   Ripke, Marika N ^a,e,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Texas ^*

^f University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Longitudinal; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; POLICY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28744450282     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.902     Document Type: Article

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