Journal article
Poverty and the psychosocial competencies of children : evidence from the Young Lives sample in four developing countries
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Using unique data from four developing countries, this paper explores the relationship between material poverty and the psychosocial competencies of children. Within a cohort of 12-year-olds, we find that measures of self-efficacy, sense of inclusion, self-esteem and educational aspirations all correlate with measures of the material well-being of the family in which they are growing up. In short, material circumstances shape these wider dimensions of child well-being. As other evidence has shown, these measures of psychosocial competencies reflect important life skills that affect them as adults and shape their future socio-economic status. This suggests a mechanism by which poverty may be transmitted across generations. In addition, our evidence shows how a caregiver’s education and school participation affects children’s psychosocial competencies. This may indicate a possible means of overcoming such transmission of poverty over time.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Funding agency for:
- Dercon, S
- Grant:
- R8544
- Publisher:
- Board of Regents of the University of Colorado
- Journal:
- The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado More from this journal
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 138-163
- Publication date:
- 2009-09-01
- Edition:
- Accepted Manuscript
- ISSN:
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1546-2250
- Language:
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English
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2014-10-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Children, Youth and Environments
- Copyright date:
- 2009
- Notes:
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© 2009 Children, Youth and Environments. This is the final pre-publication version of an article submitted to Children, Youth and Environments.
Published details:
Dercon, Stefan and Pramila Krishnan (2009) “Poverty and the Psychosocial Competencies of Children: Evidence from the Young Lives Sample in Four Developing Countries”, Children, Youth and Environments 19(2): 138-163.
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