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Child Wellbeing: From Crisis in Families to Crisis of Welfare

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Children and Adolescents in Times of Crises in Europe

Part of the book series: Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research ((CHIR,volume 20))

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Abstract

Almudena Moreno Mínguez reviews relevant studies on family change and child wellbeing and how they problematise effects of the economic crisis on the material deprivation of children. The results point to a clear influence on the material and subjective wellbeing of children based on the type of family in which they live and parenting styles. Mínguez also points out the moderate effects of the economic crisis on child wellbeing and children’s perceptions of material deprivation.

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Mínguez, A.M. (2019). Child Wellbeing: From Crisis in Families to Crisis of Welfare. In: Grimm, M., Ertugrul, B., Bauer, U. (eds) Children and Adolescents in Times of Crises in Europe. Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16331-0_5

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