A model of economic well-being for rural, low-income mothers (N= 414) was identified and
tested over time using structural equation modeling (SEM). The data were from a multi-state …

This special issue of the Family Science Review is a compilation of five papers representing
20 years of an accumulated body of knowledge on the lives of rural, low-income families …

There is broad recognition that families, however we choose to define them, play an
important role in socializing children to meet not only their own needs, but also those of …

As Congress considers reauthorization of public assistance legislation in 2002, researchers
are challenged to provide data about the economic well-being of rural, low-income families …

The present study addresses current debates in the literature by examining and comparing
methods used to define and measure poverty, and examining the relationship between …

Scholarship on families in poverty, in the last decade, documented various struggles and
challenges faced by low-income families and expanded our understanding of their …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rural Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study of Rural Communities and
Rural Low Income Families was funded from an USDA, National Research Initiative …

The purpose of this study was to better understand human capital and social support in the
long-term economic well-being of rural, low-income mothers in the US. Three waves of data …

Abstract The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 brought several
changes to the welfare system. Among these changes are lifetime limits for receiving welfare …

The economic volatility faced by rural low-income families is explained with an Economic
Well-Being Continuum (EWC), a comprehensive measure which describes the …