Healio (12/1, Downey) reports, “Childhood poverty was associated with increases in externalizing problems,” such as “aggression and hyperactivity,” but “not internalizing” (i.e., depression, anxiety), “over time in early adolescence,” investigators concluded in a study that included 7,569 children, 1,042 of whom “lived below the poverty threshold.” The findings were published online in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Poverty linked to externalizing problems in early adolescence “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, December 1, 2022