ArticleJournal of family and economic issues2018
The Impact of Financial Hardship on Single Parents: An Exploration of the Journey From Social Distress to Seeking Help.
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- Antenatal depression and its predictors among HIV positive women in Sub-Saharan Africa; a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Exploring outcomes between single and dual caregiver households participating in a parenting and family strengthening intervention in Rwanda: the case of Sugira Muryango.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Helping financially under-resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching-centered place-based initiative.American journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- The Influence of Resource Constraints on Risk-Related Conversations With Specialists Among a Community-Based Sample of Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Navigating Lone Parenthood Over Time: A Qualitative and Vulnerability Life-Course Approach.Journal of family issues · 2026Article
- The freedom to mentalize: The influence of socio-demographic indicators of empowerment on parental reflective functioning.Infant mental health journal · 2025Article
- Effect of single-parent versus dual-parent households on dietary intake and growth among under-five children in Rwanda: an analysis using directed acyclic graph.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Single-Parent Births in California: A Population-Based Examination of the Risk of Child Protective Services Involvement.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Understanding Parenting and Pregnant Women's Perceptions of Accessing, Utilizing, and Barriers to Seeking Social Support for Mental Well-Being.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mathematical modeling and optimal control of depression dynamics influenced by saboteurs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- Health and health behaviours in adolescence as predictors of education and socioeconomic status in adulthood - a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Connecting families: a qualitative study examining the experiences of parenting young children under financial strain in Ontario, Canada.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Comparisons of financial hardship in cancer care by family structure and among those with and without minor children using nationally representative data.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Conceptualising the social in mental health and work capability: implications of medicalised framing in the UK welfare system.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- The psychosocial impact on single mothers' well-being - A literature review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- The effectiveness of language nursing intervention on mental health in children with poor language skills.PloS one · 2024Article
- Maternal Education and Children Home Alone in 63 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Single parent families are at high risk of financial hardship which may impact on psychological wellbeing. This study explored the impact of financial hardship on wellbeing on 15 single parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using constructivist thematic analysis. Participants described food and fuel poverty, and the need to make sacrifices to ensure that children's basic needs were met. In some cases, participants went without food and struggled to pay bills. Isolation, anxiety, depression, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts were described. However, participants reported that psychological services not able to take the needs of single parents in to account. Support for single parents must acknowledge the impact of social circumstances and give more consideration economic drivers of distress.
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