Social support and family assets: the perceptions of low-income lone-mother families about support from home visitation

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dc.contributor.authorYanicki, Sharon M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-20T21:01:31Z
dc.date.available2017-07-20T21:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo blue journal: delayed open accessen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Research on lone-mother families has commonly focussed on psychosocial risk factors and deficits rather than family assets (strengths and resiliency characteristics). The negative impacts of poverty and social isolation have been well documented. Home visitation programs provide formal support to overburdened families, yet little research has focussed on the meaning of support (e.g., formal and informal) from the perspective of families. Methods: This qualitative exploratory descriptive study was completed in southwestern Alberta, with a purposeful sample of 13 families (mean annual income of $15,423 and 2.1 children) using mixed measurement (clinical tools and 2 semi-structured interviews). Results: Similarities and differences in support and three lone-mother family structures were identified. A few lone-mother families described transformative experiences related to affirmative support from the home visitor. Not all families reported having ‘enough support’ to meet their needs. Sources of change in family assets included: a) support from the home visitor, b) ‘other supports’, or c) personal growth. On balance, support from home visitation was most commonly described as supporting these changes. Summary: Support and assets were explored from a broad family and environmental context. Practice implications for home visitation and areas for future research were identified.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationYanicki, S. (2005). Social support and family assets: The perceptions of low-income lone-mother families about support from home visitation. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 96(1), 46-48.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4885
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Public Health Associationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectFamily characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectHealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectSingle-parent familyen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.subjectLone-motheren_US
dc.subjectLow-incomeen_US
dc.subjectFamily assetsen_US
dc.subjectHome visitationen_US
dc.subject.lcshSingle-parent families--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshFatherless families--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshSocial networks--Alberta
dc.titleSocial support and family assets: the perceptions of low-income lone-mother families about support from home visitationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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