Impacts of Child Development Accounts on maternal depressive symptoms: Evidence from a randomized statewide policy experiment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-38

  Huang, Jin ^a   Sherraden, Michael ^b   Purnell, Jason Q ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset building; Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES D); Child development accounts; Economic intervention; Maternal depressive symptoms; Saving; Social emotional development; United States

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; SAVINGS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ASSET BUILDING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE (CES-D); CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS; ECONOMIC INTERVENTION; MATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; SAVING; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OKLAHOMA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900494775     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.023     Document Type: Article

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