Linking Economic Hardship to Families' Lives and Children's Psychological Well-Being  

Oleh:

Kloep, Marion ; Tarifa, Fatos

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research vol. 01 no. 03 (Aug. 1993), page 125-133.
Topik: Child Development; Antisocial Behavior; Depression; Marital Harmony; Parental Educational Style; Family Conflict
Fulltext: Childhood-1993-Kloep-125-133 (04Y088).pdf (637.27KB)

Isi artikel

This study is part of a longitudinal project to investigate the impact of economic crises on families and children from different cultural, social, and economic backgrounds than those from industrialized countries in other studies. We collected data from 189 Albanian children and their parents. Albania is said to be Europe’s poorest country, with a prevailing rural structure, where traditional life-styles are maintained even in urban areas. Contrary to our expectations, the impacts of the economic crisis are virtually the same as, for example, in the United States: the need to react to economic hardship by such adverse adjustments as restricting expenditure, borrowing, or selling property, leads to an increasing number of conflicts between family members. Not only marital harmony is affected negatively, but parents, particularly fathers, also react with increasing irritability towards their children. For daughters, not for sons, this harsh paternal attitude is associated with depression and antisocial behavior. Economic hardship thus affects the psychological well-being of children, particularly daughters, not directly, but indirectly, mediated by the behavior of their parents.

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