Parental economic insecurity and child health |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Economics, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia;2. School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;3. Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 6214 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;4. Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park Road, PO Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;1. Department of Economics, Ohio University, Bentley Annex 349, United States;2. Department of Economics, Ohio University, Bentley Annex 345, United States;1. Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park Road, PO Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2L 4L5;2. Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 6214 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2;1. University of California, Irvine, USA;2. London School of Economics, UK;1. Department of Economics, Union College, Lippman Hall 103, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY, 12308, USA;2. Albany Medical College, NY, USA;1. Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Siena, Piazza San Francesco, 7/8, 53100 Siena, Italy;2. CRENoS, Cagliari, Italy |
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| Abstract: | We explore the effects of parental economic insecurity on their children’s hyperactivity and anxiety. Our central argument is that even after controlling for current family income and employment status, parents may have legitimate feelings of economic insecurity, and these may be detrimental for their children. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth indicate that the health of 2- to 5-year-old children is worse when parents report themselves to be “worried about having enough money to support the family.” In particular, boys are more hyperactive and girls are more anxious when parents feel less economically secure. Changes in parenting styles appear to be channels through which parental economic insecurity affects their children. |
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| Keywords: | Canada Anxiety Child Economic insecurity Hyperactivity |
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