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ERIC Number: EJ661627
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Environment of Poverty: Multiple Stressor Exposure, Psychophysiological Stress, and Socioemotional Adjustment.
Evans, Gary W.; English, Kimberly
Child Development, v73 n4 p1238-48 Jul-Aug 2002
This study examined the exposure to multiple physical and psychosocial stressors among low-income, rural, white 8- to 10- year-olds. Findings indicated that low-income children confronted a wider array of multiple physical and psychosocial stressors than did middle-income counterparts. Children showed evidence of higher levels of self- and parent-reported psychological distress, greater difficulties in self-regulation, and elevated psychophysiological stress. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Emotional Adjustment, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Rural Population, Rural Youth, Self Control, Social Adjustment, Social Differences, Stress Variables, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Emotional Distress; Physiological Response; Risk Factors