AIFS Research - Current research projects
Neighbourhoods, Economic Disadvantage and Child Wellbeing
- Duration: 2006–11
- Funding source(s): Appropriation
- Related themes: Economic wellbeing of families**, Social inclusion**, Children, young people and their families*
- Related project(s): Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
- ** Indicates theme(s) to which the project is most relevant
* Indicates theme(s) to which the project has some relevance
The aims of the Neighbourhood Effects on Children’s Wellbeing project are to:
- provide evidence about the impact of neighbourhoods on children and their parents;
- explore the impact of neighbourhood disadvantage on children; and
- research risk and protective factors.
The project provides information about locational disadvantage, which is a key focus of the Australian Government’s Social Inclusion Agenda.
Further research explores how parental factors - such as mental health and parenting - mediate the effects of neighbourhood on children’s social and emotional outcomes.
Publications
- Edwards, B., & Bromfield, L. M. (2009). Neighborhood influences on young children’s conduct problems and pro-social behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 317–324.
Presentations
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