Thesis
Economic pressure and support among economically disadvantaged mothers of Mexican descent: an examination by marital and generational status
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101092
Abstract
This study focused on differences in perception of economic pressure among mothers of Mexican descent living in the United States by accounting for marital and generational status. In addition to this I also examined the power of two forms of support, formal and informal, to test their ability to alleviate such pressure. Mothers of Mexican ethnicity from two waves of the Fragile Families data set (n = 582) reported marital status, generational status, income, economic pressure, informal support and formal support. Results provided support for differences in perception of economic pressure and the relationship of income to economic pressure by marital and generational status. Informal support was negatively associated with economic pressure while formal support was positively associated with economic pressure. Implications of these findings include adding the aforementioned constructs to the existing economic stress model and testing additional measures of constructs used in this model.
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- Title
- Economic pressure and support among economically disadvantaged mothers of Mexican descent
- Creators
- Wendy Carol Ewest
- Contributors
- Kathleen B. Rodgers (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525170301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis