Expenditure patterns among low‐income families in China

Contributing factors to child development and risks of suicidal ideation

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ID11044195
AuthorsYunyu Xiao (0000-0002-0479-1781, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine New York‐Presbyterian New York NY United States, corresponding author), Julian Chun‐chung Chow (0000-0001-6401-1284, School of Social Welfare University of California Berkeley California USA, corresponding author), Keqing Han (0000-0002-8149-5249, National Institute of Social Development Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing China, corresponding author), Shencheng Wang (Teaching and Research Department of Social and Ecological Civilization Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C/National Academy of Governance Beijing China, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue2
Pages560-583
Publication date2023-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22826
PMID35195287
OpenAlexW4213290874
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited75

Low‐income families in urbsan China have been benefited from the Minimum Living Standard Guarantee Assistance ( dibao ) policy since 1999. However, little is known about how child‐specific family expenditure patterns impact child outcomes. Based on 2531 children aged 8–16 years from the National Survey of Social Policy Support System for Low‐Income Families in Urban and Rural China, this is the first study of its kind to (1) identify family expenditure patterns (food, apparel, housing, transportation, pocket money, after‐school education, and other educational resources) among low‐income families and (2) examine their relationship with child suicide risks and developmental outcomes (academic performance, mental health, and physical health) by sex and across the dibao and marginalized families (i.e., without dibao ). Latent profile analysis identified two patterns. Profile 1 (97.59%) showed low expenditure on children. Profile 2 (2.41%) prioritized expenditure in after‐school programs. Mixed‐effects logistic regression showed male children from marginalized families in Profile 1 are 11 times (95% confidence interval 1.10–109.52) more likely to think about suicide than female children from dibao families in Profile 2. Social policies and interventions promoting educational expenditure support and addressing the social determinants of health have the potential to reduce child suicide and improve child developmental outcomes among the urban poor

Environmental health · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Health disparities and outcomes · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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