The relationship between multidimensional economic well-being and children's mental health, physical health, and executive function development in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Conceptualizing both economic well-being (EWB) and children's development as multidimensional constructs, the present study examines their association using bioecological developmental theory and structural equation modeling with Zulu children (ages 7-10) in KwaZulu-Natal, a highly impoverished region of South Africa (N = 1,958). Relative EWB within impoverished communities consists of three dimensions: material assets (durable goods and living environment), fiscal appraisal (subjective experiences of access to/allocation of resources), and fiscal capacity (monetary inflow/outflow). Children's development also is measured across multiple dimensions: physical health, mental health, and executive functioning. In addition to an overall association between EWB and children's development across

SUBMITTER: Turbeville A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713591 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature