@article{ref1,
title="A test of the Family Stress Model on toddler-aged children's adjustment among Hurricane Katrina impacted and nonimpacted low-income families",
journal="Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology",
year="2008",
author="Scaramella, Laura V. and Sohr-Preston, Sara L. and Callahan, Kristin L. and Mirabile, Scott P.",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="530-541",
abstract="Hurricane Katrina dramatically altered the level of social and environmental stressors for the residents of the New Orleans area. The Family Stress Model describes a process whereby felt financial strain undermines parents' mental health, the quality of family relationships, and child adjustment. Our study considered the extent to which the Family Stress Model explained toddler-aged adjustment among Hurricane Katrina affected and nonaffected families. Two groups of very low-income mothers and their 2-year-old children participated (pre-Katrina, n = 55; post-Katrina, n = 47). Consistent with the Family Stress Model, financial strain and neighborhood violence were associated with higher levels of mothers' depressed mood; depressed mood was linked to less parenting efficacy. Poor parenting efficacy was associated to more child internalizing and externalizing problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-4416",
doi="10.1080/15374410802148202",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374410802148202"
}