Mark Tomlinson - Barnett Paper

Complementing evidence that childhood poverty negatively affects adult outcomes, the impact of poverty on well-being in late childhood is investigated empirically to help inform the targeting of policy. Child well-being and household poverty are conceptualised as multi-dimensional phenomena and structural equation modelling used to ascertain the relative importance of determinants of child well-being. Aspects of child well-being are differentially affected by different dimensions of poverty and mediated by household composition and the education and employment status of the household head. Reducing financial stress and improving housing and environmental degradation might have a significant positive impact on child well-being. M. Tomlinson, R. Walker and G. Williams The relationship between poverty and childhood well-being