@article{294,
  keywords = {Housing and neighborhood, Social support},
  author = {Kristin Turney and Kristen Harknett},
  title = {Neighborhood Disadvantage, Residential Stability, and Perceptions of Instrumental Support among New Mothers},
  abstract = {<p>Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study (N = 4,211), we examine neighborhood disadvantage and perceptions of instrumental support among mothers with young children. We find that: (a) living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with less instrumental support, particularly financial assistance, from family and friends; (b) residential stability is associated with stronger personal safety nets irrespective of neighborhood quality; and (c) mothers who move to a more disadvantaged neighborhood experience a small but significant decline in perceived instrumental support compared to those who do not move. In interpreting these results, we suggest instrumental support may be either a cause or consequence of living in an advantaged neighborhood, but, in either case, neighborhood and social network disadvantages go hand in hand.</p>
},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Journal of Family Issues},
  volume = {31},
  number = {4},
  pages = {499-524},
  url = {http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/31/4/499.abstract},
}