Date
2012-05-22
Document Type
Presentation
Description
Presentation will review findings from a longitudinal study of the transition to parenthood for a sample of low-income, employed mothers. Will examine how work conditions and policies for low-wage workers as well as social supports predict levels and changes in mothers’ mental health across the first year of parenthood. We will also present new findings linking mothers’ early experiences to their own and their children’s mental health 6 years later.
DOI
10.13028/6644-s298
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Perry-Jenkins M. (2012). The Socio-cultural Context of New Mothers’ Mental Health. UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat. https://doi.org/10.13028/6644-s298. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cts_retreat/2012/presentations/7
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The Socio-cultural Context of New Mothers’ Mental Health
Presentation will review findings from a longitudinal study of the transition to parenthood for a sample of low-income, employed mothers. Will examine how work conditions and policies for low-wage workers as well as social supports predict levels and changes in mothers’ mental health across the first year of parenthood. We will also present new findings linking mothers’ early experiences to their own and their children’s mental health 6 years later.