Entering Adulthood: Poor, Socially Disadvantaged and Resiliant

进入成年期：贫穷、社会弱势群体和坚韧者

• 批准号: 9730265
• 负责人: Daniel Lichter
• 金额: $ 14.35万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2000-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9730265&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Entering; Adulthood; Poor; Socially; Disadvantaged

The central objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between childhood economic deprivation and several early adult outcomes, including (1) the timing and sequencing of family formation, (2) school completion and socioeconomic attainment, and (3) avoiding antisocial and self-destructive behaviors and practicing prosocial behaviors. The proposed study uses recent young adult supplements of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). These data will be linked to records from earlier NLSY samples including mother and family records, adults' assessments of childhood development, and neighborhood indicators specially created from zip-code addresses provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the first time. There are three specific objectives: to use these data to describe and model the economic trajectories of `at risk` young adults during childhood; to estimate the deleterious effects of family income trajectories during childhood on critical indicators of successful adjustment in late adolescence and early adulthood; to evaluate the causal mechanisms underlying these connections, as well as identify the moderating influences of neighborhood and family context on successful early adult transitions. The overriding objective is to bring together several disparate literatures in a unified theoretical and analytical framework. The study will provide a unique opportunity to examine the first generation of `at risk` adults who grew up with the major social and economic upheavals of the past two decades.

本研究的主要目的是评估儿童经济剥夺与几个早期成年结果之间的关系，包括（1）家庭形成的时间和顺序，（2）完成学业和社会经济成就，（3）避免反社会和自我毁灭行为，并实践亲社会行为。这项拟议中的研究使用了国家青年纵向调查（NLSY）最近的年轻人补充资料。这些数据将与早期NLSY样本的记录相关联，包括母亲和家庭记录，成年人对儿童发展的评估，以及首次由劳工统计局提供的邮政编码地址专门创建的邻里指标。有三个具体目标：利用这些数据来描述和模拟“有风险”的年轻人在童年时期的经济轨迹;估计童年时期家庭收入轨迹对青春期后期和成年早期成功调整的关键指标的有害影响;为了评估这些联系背后的因果机制，以及确定邻里和家庭环境对成功的早期成人过渡的调节作用。最重要的目标是把几个不同的文献在一个统一的理论和分析框架。这项研究将提供一个独特的机会，审查在过去二十年的重大社会和经济动荡中成长起来的第一代“有风险”的成年人。