Erschienen in:Life Course Centre Working Paper ; No. 07, 2022
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1 Online-Ressource (19 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.4030165
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 9, 2022 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Child poverty research has been dominated by quantitative approaches, but it is important to fully explore the lived experiences and consequences for children from their perspective. This narrative review describes a small but substantive body of qualitative child-centric literature from affluent countries. Children are aware of the impact of economic insecurity and the inequitable nature of the consequences on their lives and their families. There are direct effects on their emotional wellbeing, related to uncertainty in their own family situation as well as neighbourhood and community effects impacting on feelings of safety and security. While some children find comfort in strong relationships with peers and family, particularly their mothers, friendships and relationships can be adversely affected by the experience of poverty including stigmatisation and bullying. Education is a way to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, however children experiencing poverty report difficulties in schooling including access to the resources required for learning. In response, children utilise a wide range of coping strategies. A deep understanding of children’s perspectives of their lived experience in poverty will provide insight to advocate for meaningful policy initiatives to better meet children’s and their family’s needs