Family Stability and Instability among Low-Income Hispanic Mothers with Young Children
Feb 23, 2017
Research Publication
Family Stability and Instability among Low-Income Hispanic Mothers with Young Children
Author
In this brief, we examine patterns of stability and instability in family structure (i.e., change in romantic residential relationship status) among urban low-income Hispanic mothers with young children. We focus on mothers with young children because children’s early home experiences can have a profound influence on their well-being and life trajectories. Moreover, while couples tend to stay together during and immediately after a birth, relationship dissolution, one form of family instability, becomes more common during the child’s first years of life.
Suggested Citation:
Karberg, E., Cabrera, N., Fagan, J., Scott, M. E., & Guzman, L. (2017). Family stability and instability among low-income Hispanic mothers with young children. National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families. https://doi.org/10.59377/363c9216y
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