Margaret M C Thomas
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 206784 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Margaret M C Thomas |
| NOMBRES | Margaret M C |
| APELLIDO | Thomas |
| FIRMA | THOMAS M M C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3781-326X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 51 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Deflecting Suicide Calls From Law Enforcement With an Embedded Crisis Line Specialist at a 911 Center
Law enforcement are the default responders to suicide-related calls, and law enforcement can escalate mental health crises to hospitalizations, uses of force, and deaths. Mental health crisis lines, such as 988, are an alternative underutilized mental health crisis resource compared to estimated annual mental health-related 911 calls. This study assesses whether embedding a crisis line specialist at a 911 center could reduce suicide-related polic…
“I Can Finally Say Yes!” Qualitative Associations of a Guaranteed Income Program With Economic Stress and Early Childhood Investments
This qualitative study explores whether providing families a guaranteed income (GI) payment can reduce parents’ perceived economic stress and increase investments in their children. Participants were recruited from the Los Angeles County Breathe GI pilot. Fifteen GI recipients and 17 GI nonrecipients ( N = 32) participated in semi-structured interviews. About 40% of participants worked full time, 93.8% were female, 56.3% were single, all had at l…
Adjusting for Underreporting of Child Protective Services Involvement in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study and Assessing Its Empirical Implications Through Illustrative Analyses of Youn…
Child protective services (CPS) involvement is common among American families; more than a third of all children and more than half of Black children experience at least one investigation by age 18. However, studying the causes and consequences of CPS involvement is challenging. National data on children involved with CPS lack a counterfactual group, and state-level administrative data often miss key family and child factors. The Future of Famili…
Poverty and Parenting
Parenting practices matter for child well‐being. It is important, therefore, to understand how economic deprivation influences positive and negative parenting practices. This study explored how income poverty and material hardship predict parental responsiveness and harsh discipline practices. Using data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) when children were 3 and 5 years old, we employed cross‐sectional linear regressio…
SNAP, Hardship, and Mental Health in U.S. Households with Children
Latent classes and longitudinal patterns of material hardship as predictors of child well‐being
This study examined the associations of multifaceted material hardship measured cross‐sectionally and longitudinally with children's well‐being in the United States. Results from linear regression and child fixed effects models indicated that more intense material hardship had consistent, detrimental associations with child health status and internalizing and externalizing behaviours. More intense longitudinal patterns of material hardship were c…
This happened once before’
Supreme Court Justices Thomas, in 1991, and Kavanaugh, in 2018, were accused of sexual violence by Anita Hill and Christine Ford, respectively, and were both later confirmed in their positions. To better understand these outcomes and the political context in which they occurred, we analysed headlines from US newspapers using a directed content analysis. We drew on Schneider and Ingram’s established social construction of target populations theory…
The mediating role of neighborhood social cohesion and trust in the relationship between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression
Results suggest that neighborhood conditions played a role in mediating the association between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to policy and practice
What kind of “poverty” predicts CPS contact
Child protective services (CPS) contact is consistently linked with poverty in the US, and empirical evidence is mounting to indicate that disparate exposure to income poverty explains a substantial portion of racial inequities in CPS involvement. Evidence about the different distributions of income poverty and material hardship also suggests that income poverty may not sufficiently capture economic wellbeing among families. This paper assessed w…
Nonresident Fathers and the Economic Precarity of Their Children
This study examines the relationship between nonresident fathers and their children's economic precarity. We use a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse sample of children in large U.S. cities and consider a comprehensive set of measures of the involvement of nonresident fathers in their lives. We evaluate both voluntary and involuntary (court-ordered child support) involvement of fathers, and we look at material hardship and income…
Longitudinal Patterns of Material Hardship Among US Families
Material hardship has emerged as a direct measure of deprivation in the United States and an important complement to income poverty, providing different evidence about the ways in which deprivation may affect wellbeing. This study addresses gaps in our knowledge about deprivation as the first to examine patterns of material hardship over time. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study, this study examined five material hards…
I Have Nowhere to Go”
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth experience health disparities due to stigma and victimization. Gender-affirming healthcare mitigates these challenges; yet, we have limited understanding of TGD youth's healthcare experiences in the U.S. Midwest and South. Using a multiple case study design, we aimed to develop an in-depth and cross-contextual understanding of TGD youth healthcare experiences in one Midwestern state. Families with a TGD …
Associations Between Public Housing Residency and Health Behaviors in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Boston Adults
This study aims to provide improved estimates of the association between public housing development (PHD) residency and health behavior outcomes, accounting for sources of confounding frequently overlooked in prior research. We combined novel data from two health surveys fielded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2015–2016. We fit a propensity score model of PHD residency to generate inverse probability of treatment weights, which work to synthesize as…
Patterns of Multiple Instability among Low-Income Families with Children
Low-income families experience multiple forms of instability, yet researchers have often focused on a single type of instability. This study used data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and examined patterns of multiple instability among low-income families with children, focusing on income, family structure, and residential instability. We employed sequence and cluster analyses to identify five distinct longitudinal profiles of …
The Impact of Community Size, Community Climate, and Victimization on the Physical and Mental Health of SGM Youth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience high rates of victimization leading to health disparities. Community size and community climate are associated with health outcomes among SGM youth; however, we lack studies that include them as covariates alongside victimization to understand their collective impact on health. This study utilized minority stress theory to understand how community context shapes experiences of victimization and he…
Father Involvement and Socioeconomic Disparities in Child Academic Outcomes
ObjectiveThis article explores whether father involvement can reduce socioeconomic disparities in child academic outcomes.BackgroundAn emerging body of literature points to the benefits to children of involvement by low-socioeconomic status (SES) fathers. Research has not systematically investigated whether differences in father involvement can account for SES-based disparities in child outcomes.MethodThis study used data from 12,030 unique child…
Food Insecurity and Child Health
OBJECTIVES: Food insecurity is an important public health problem facing children in the United States. Although a number of previous studies suggest that food insecurity has negative impacts on health, these studies have not dealt thoroughly with issues of selection bias. We use propensity scoring techniques to approximate the causal effects of food insecurity on children's health and health care use outcomes. METHODS: = 29 341). Using inverse p…
Factors limiting SGM youths’ involvement in nonmetropolitan SGM community organizations
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youths face risks due to growing up with stigmatized identities. SGM organizations minimize these risks by reducing isolation, promoting positive identity development, and providing access to supportive resources. However, nonmetropolitan SGM youths may have high risks with low access to SGM organizations. Little research has been conducted on nonmetropolitan SGM organizations. This study utilized in-depth intervi…
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
If Rainbows Were Everywhere
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth in nonmetropolitan communities face marginalization due to their SGM identities. Community support may mitigate the negative outcomes associated with marginalization. Using the strengths perspective, this study investigated the factors SGM youth identify as making their communities supportive. Interviews were conducted with SGM youth to explore their perceptions of their community, community climate, and the…
Longitudinal Patterns of Material Hardship Among US Families
Material hardship has emerged as a direct measure of deprivation in the United States and an important complement to income poverty, providing different evidence about the ways in which deprivation may affect wellbeing. This study addresses gaps in our knowledge about deprivation as the first to examine patterns of material hardship over time. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study, this study examined five material hards…
What kind of “poverty” predicts CPS contact
Child protective services (CPS) contact is consistently linked with poverty in the US, and empirical evidence is mounting to indicate that disparate exposure to income poverty explains a substantial portion of racial inequities in CPS involvement. Evidence about the different distributions of income poverty and material hardship also suggests that income poverty may not sufficiently capture economic wellbeing among families. This paper assessed w…
Father Involvement and Socioeconomic Disparities in Child Academic Outcomes
ObjectiveThis article explores whether father involvement can reduce socioeconomic disparities in child academic outcomes.BackgroundAn emerging body of literature points to the benefits to children of involvement by low-socioeconomic status (SES) fathers. Research has not systematically investigated whether differences in father involvement can account for SES-based disparities in child outcomes.MethodThis study used data from 12,030 unique child…
If Rainbows Were Everywhere
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth in nonmetropolitan communities face marginalization due to their SGM identities. Community support may mitigate the negative outcomes associated with marginalization. Using the strengths perspective, this study investigated the factors SGM youth identify as making their communities supportive. Interviews were conducted with SGM youth to explore their perceptions of their community, community climate, and the…
The Impact of Community Size, Community Climate, and Victimization on the Physical and Mental Health of SGM Youth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience high rates of victimization leading to health disparities. Community size and community climate are associated with health outcomes among SGM youth; however, we lack studies that include them as covariates alongside victimization to understand their collective impact on health. This study utilized minority stress theory to understand how community context shapes experiences of victimization and he…
Nonresident Fathers and the Economic Precarity of Their Children
This study examines the relationship between nonresident fathers and their children's economic precarity. We use a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse sample of children in large U.S. cities and consider a comprehensive set of measures of the involvement of nonresident fathers in their lives. We evaluate both voluntary and involuntary (court-ordered child support) involvement of fathers, and we look at material hardship and income…
Patterns of Multiple Instability among Low-Income Families with Children
Low-income families experience multiple forms of instability, yet researchers have often focused on a single type of instability. This study used data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and examined patterns of multiple instability among low-income families with children, focusing on income, family structure, and residential instability. We employed sequence and cluster analyses to identify five distinct longitudinal profiles of …
Poverty and Parenting
Parenting practices matter for child well‐being. It is important, therefore, to understand how economic deprivation influences positive and negative parenting practices. This study explored how income poverty and material hardship predict parental responsiveness and harsh discipline practices. Using data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) when children were 3 and 5 years old, we employed cross‐sectional linear regressio…
The mediating role of neighborhood social cohesion and trust in the relationship between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression
Results suggest that neighborhood conditions played a role in mediating the association between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to policy and practice
Factors limiting SGM youths’ involvement in nonmetropolitan SGM community organizations
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youths face risks due to growing up with stigmatized identities. SGM organizations minimize these risks by reducing isolation, promoting positive identity development, and providing access to supportive resources. However, nonmetropolitan SGM youths may have high risks with low access to SGM organizations. Little research has been conducted on nonmetropolitan SGM organizations. This study utilized in-depth intervi…
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
If Rainbows Were Everywhere
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth in nonmetropolitan communities face marginalization due to their SGM identities. Community support may mitigate the negative outcomes associated with marginalization. Using the strengths perspective, this study investigated the factors SGM youth identify as making their communities supportive. Interviews were conducted with SGM youth to explore their perceptions of their community, community climate, and the…
Food Insecurity and Child Health
OBJECTIVES: Food insecurity is an important public health problem facing children in the United States. Although a number of previous studies suggest that food insecurity has negative impacts on health, these studies have not dealt thoroughly with issues of selection bias. We use propensity scoring techniques to approximate the causal effects of food insecurity on children's health and health care use outcomes. METHODS: = 29 341). Using inverse p…
Factors limiting SGM youths’ involvement in nonmetropolitan SGM community organizations
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youths face risks due to growing up with stigmatized identities. SGM organizations minimize these risks by reducing isolation, promoting positive identity development, and providing access to supportive resources. However, nonmetropolitan SGM youths may have high risks with low access to SGM organizations. Little research has been conducted on nonmetropolitan SGM organizations. This study utilized in-depth intervi…
Associations Between Public Housing Residency and Health Behaviors in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Boston Adults
This study aims to provide improved estimates of the association between public housing development (PHD) residency and health behavior outcomes, accounting for sources of confounding frequently overlooked in prior research. We combined novel data from two health surveys fielded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2015–2016. We fit a propensity score model of PHD residency to generate inverse probability of treatment weights, which work to synthesize as…
Patterns of Multiple Instability among Low-Income Families with Children
Low-income families experience multiple forms of instability, yet researchers have often focused on a single type of instability. This study used data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and examined patterns of multiple instability among low-income families with children, focusing on income, family structure, and residential instability. We employed sequence and cluster analyses to identify five distinct longitudinal profiles of …
The Impact of Community Size, Community Climate, and Victimization on the Physical and Mental Health of SGM Youth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience high rates of victimization leading to health disparities. Community size and community climate are associated with health outcomes among SGM youth; however, we lack studies that include them as covariates alongside victimization to understand their collective impact on health. This study utilized minority stress theory to understand how community context shapes experiences of victimization and he…
Father Involvement and Socioeconomic Disparities in Child Academic Outcomes
ObjectiveThis article explores whether father involvement can reduce socioeconomic disparities in child academic outcomes.BackgroundAn emerging body of literature points to the benefits to children of involvement by low-socioeconomic status (SES) fathers. Research has not systematically investigated whether differences in father involvement can account for SES-based disparities in child outcomes.MethodThis study used data from 12,030 unique child…
I Have Nowhere to Go”
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth experience health disparities due to stigma and victimization. Gender-affirming healthcare mitigates these challenges; yet, we have limited understanding of TGD youth's healthcare experiences in the U.S. Midwest and South. Using a multiple case study design, we aimed to develop an in-depth and cross-contextual understanding of TGD youth healthcare experiences in one Midwestern state. Families with a TGD …
What kind of “poverty” predicts CPS contact
Child protective services (CPS) contact is consistently linked with poverty in the US, and empirical evidence is mounting to indicate that disparate exposure to income poverty explains a substantial portion of racial inequities in CPS involvement. Evidence about the different distributions of income poverty and material hardship also suggests that income poverty may not sufficiently capture economic wellbeing among families. This paper assessed w…
Nonresident Fathers and the Economic Precarity of Their Children
This study examines the relationship between nonresident fathers and their children's economic precarity. We use a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse sample of children in large U.S. cities and consider a comprehensive set of measures of the involvement of nonresident fathers in their lives. We evaluate both voluntary and involuntary (court-ordered child support) involvement of fathers, and we look at material hardship and income…
Longitudinal Patterns of Material Hardship Among US Families
Material hardship has emerged as a direct measure of deprivation in the United States and an important complement to income poverty, providing different evidence about the ways in which deprivation may affect wellbeing. This study addresses gaps in our knowledge about deprivation as the first to examine patterns of material hardship over time. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study, this study examined five material hards…
This happened once before’
Supreme Court Justices Thomas, in 1991, and Kavanaugh, in 2018, were accused of sexual violence by Anita Hill and Christine Ford, respectively, and were both later confirmed in their positions. To better understand these outcomes and the political context in which they occurred, we analysed headlines from US newspapers using a directed content analysis. We drew on Schneider and Ingram’s established social construction of target populations theory…
The mediating role of neighborhood social cohesion and trust in the relationship between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression
Results suggest that neighborhood conditions played a role in mediating the association between childhood material hardship and adolescent depression. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to policy and practice
SNAP, Hardship, and Mental Health in U.S. Households with Children
Latent classes and longitudinal patterns of material hardship as predictors of child well‐being
This study examined the associations of multifaceted material hardship measured cross‐sectionally and longitudinally with children's well‐being in the United States. Results from linear regression and child fixed effects models indicated that more intense material hardship had consistent, detrimental associations with child health status and internalizing and externalizing behaviours. More intense longitudinal patterns of material hardship were c…
Poverty and Parenting
Parenting practices matter for child well‐being. It is important, therefore, to understand how economic deprivation influences positive and negative parenting practices. This study explored how income poverty and material hardship predict parental responsiveness and harsh discipline practices. Using data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) when children were 3 and 5 years old, we employed cross‐sectional linear regressio…
Deflecting Suicide Calls From Law Enforcement With an Embedded Crisis Line Specialist at a 911 Center
Law enforcement are the default responders to suicide-related calls, and law enforcement can escalate mental health crises to hospitalizations, uses of force, and deaths. Mental health crisis lines, such as 988, are an alternative underutilized mental health crisis resource compared to estimated annual mental health-related 911 calls. This study assesses whether embedding a crisis line specialist at a 911 center could reduce suicide-related polic…
“I Can Finally Say Yes!” Qualitative Associations of a Guaranteed Income Program With Economic Stress and Early Childhood Investments
This qualitative study explores whether providing families a guaranteed income (GI) payment can reduce parents’ perceived economic stress and increase investments in their children. Participants were recruited from the Los Angeles County Breathe GI pilot. Fifteen GI recipients and 17 GI nonrecipients ( N = 32) participated in semi-structured interviews. About 40% of participants worked full time, 93.8% were female, 56.3% were single, all had at l…
Adjusting for Underreporting of Child Protective Services Involvement in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study and Assessing Its Empirical Implications Through Illustrative Analyses of Youn…
Child protective services (CPS) involvement is common among American families; more than a third of all children and more than half of Black children experience at least one investigation by age 18. However, studying the causes and consequences of CPS involvement is challenging. National data on children involved with CPS lack a counterfactual group, and state-level administrative data often miss key family and child factors. The Future of Famili…
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