Housing and Family Well-being

Bratt, Rachel G.

doi:10.1080/02673030120105857

Cited by 143 publications

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“…Studies have found that poor quality housing can cause psychological stress (Kearns & Smith 1993;Dunn 2002) and can negatively impact self-esteem and family self-sufficiency (Evans et al 2000;Bratt 2002). Some of the factors contributing to these mental issues include "anxiety about structural hazards, worry and lack of control over maintenance and management practices, and fear of crime" (Evans et al 2000).…”

Section: The Impact Of Housing Conditions On Wellbeing Of Middle-incomentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Housing Conditions on the Emotion, Behaviour, and Psychological Wellbeing of Middle-Income Groups

Baqutayan¹,

Raji²,

Ariffin³

2015

JSD

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Housing remains a major problem for most, especially for the bottom billions; satisfaction on housing is one of the important indicators that reflect the societal wellbeing. This paper provides a meaning and understanding for the relationship between housing conditions and wellbeing; therefore, it evaluates the impact of housing conditions on the emotion, behaviour and psychological wellbeing of middle-income group in Malaysia. In fact, the housing conditions in this research include home size, housing features, as well as safety and security. Respondents of 390 were randomly selected from those middle-income houses in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru (Skudai). The accumulated data were then analysed and descriptive statistics were used to interpret and evaluate the impact of housing condition on wellbeing. The finding showed small but significant positive relationship between housing conditions and psychological wellbeing. However, housing conditions is the contributing factors, which negatively affect the behaviour and attitude of middle-income group children. Overall, this research supports the critical link between good housing condition that is decent, safe, secure, and affordable and positive health outcome.

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Section: The Impact Of Housing Conditions On Wellbeing Of Middle-incomentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Housing Conditions on the Emotion, Behaviour, and Psychological Wellbeing of Middle-Income Groups

Baqutayan¹,

Raji²,

Ariffin³

2015

JSD

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“…For children, housing instability can lead to poorer physical and mental health (Masten et al 1997;Rafferty et al 2004;Wood et al 1990). Stable housing is an important factor contributing to the well-being of individuals and families, which facilitates access to health care services, employment, and education (Bratt 2002;Kushel et al 2006). The negative consequences of housing instability on child health could be long-lasting and contribute to health disparities as children in poorer health lag behind their peers in physical development, educational attainment, and labor market outcomes (Oreopoulos et al 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Food insecurity and housing instability in vulnerable families

King

2016

Rev Econ Household

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Reducing the prevalence of household food insecurity has been a long-standing objective of the federal government. Previous research has found many negative consequences of food insecurity for families and households but has not examined its relationship with housing instability. Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, difference-in-difference models show that food insecurity is associated with housing instability. The association remains statistically significant after accounting for potential selection and unobserved heterogeneity using propensity score matching and excluding households that experienced prior housing instability from the sample. Examining potential mediating factors, I find that material hardship explains about half of this association. These findings suggest that maintaining a strong social safety net would reduce the risk that families experience material hardship and housing instability, which may also reduce the risk of homelessness.

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“…For the Netherlands of 1981, Schouw and Dieleman (1987) showed that 37% of men and women moved into shared housing after a separation. The downward move may impair the well-being of the individuals involved (Anthony 1997, Bratt 2002, Gram-Hanssen 2005 and the impact on peoples' lives may be long lasting when people are not able to 'repair' their housing career in the years after the divorce.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%