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Residential mobility, neighbourhood deprivation and children's behaviour in the UK

Eirini Flouri1, Stella Mavroveli, Emily Midouhas

  • 1Institute of Education, University of London, UK. e.flouri@ioe.ac.uk

Health & Place
|January 30, 2013
PubMed

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Residential moves increase children's emotional and behavioral issues, even in less deprived areas. Neighbourhood deprivation impacts child well-being, but moving home poses a distinct risk to development.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Neighbourhood deprivation is linked to adverse child outcomes.
  • The impact of residential mobility on child development requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate the effects of residential mobility and neighbourhood deprivation on children's emotional and behavioral problems.
  • To analyze data from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 23,162 children across 12,692 families from the MCS (Waves 1 and 2).
  • Measured neighbourhood deprivation using the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
  • Defined residential mobility as household moves between study waves.

Main Results:

  • Lower neighbourhood deprivation at Wave 1 correlated with fewer child emotional and behavioral problems at Wave 2.
  • Residential mobility was associated with increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems, independent of neighbourhood.
  • Family socio-economic disadvantage explained the link between mobility and emotional issues, but not behavioral problems.

Conclusions:

  • Residential mobility presents a significant risk factor for children's behavioral problems, even after accounting for socio-economic changes.
  • Interventions addressing residential mobility may be crucial for mitigating negative impacts on child development.

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