Family transformations and the well-being of children: Recent evidence from Canadian longitudinal data
Authors: Don Kerr
Overview
Abstract (English)
This paper uses longitudinal data to examine negative child outcomes among young children in Canada. In following a cohort of children as they move through their early elementary school years, a slight decline in hyperactivity is documented, as is a slight increase in internalizing difficulties. After introducing a longitudinal dimension to our analysis, both family structure and income poverty are found to have a weaker effect on child outcomes than was initially anticipated. The current analysis also demonstrates the utility of LISREL’s “weighted least squares” estimation procedure in the development of structural equation models while working with ordinal and/or censored variables.
Abstract (French)
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Details
| Type | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Author | Don Kerr |
| Publication Year | 2004 |
| Title | Family transformations and the well-being of children: Recent evidence from Canadian longitudinal data |
| Volume | 35 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Comparative Family Studies |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 73-89 |
| Publication Language | English |
- Don Kerr
- Don Kerr
- Family transformations and the well-being of children: Recent evidence from Canadian longitudinal data
- Journal of Comparative Family Studies
- 35
- 2004
- 1
- 73-89