Francine C Dias, Sabine N Boilesen, Soraia Tahan, Lígia Cfl Melli, Mauro B Morais
Prevalence of voluntary dehydration according to urine osmolarity in elementary school students in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
using latent variable structural equation modeling family economic stress model links economic wellbeing child wellbeing ethnically diverse lowincome sample 419 elementary schoolage children evaluated sample 57 african american 28 hispanic families headed single mothers results provided support position family process critical mediator effects economic hardship childrens social adjustment lower levels economic wellbeing corollary elevated perceptions economic pressure indirectly affected parenting behavior adverse impact parental psychological wellbeing distressed parents reported feeling less effective capable disciplinary interactions child observed less affectionate parentchild interactions turn less optimal parenting predicted lower teacher ratings childrens positive social behavior higher ratings behavior problems multiplegroup analyses revealed pathways economic hardship influences childrens behavior appear operate similarly boys girls african american hispanic families