Disorder, heavy episodic drinking, and illicit drug use. Random-effects models provide some evidence that mothers‘ and fathers … evidence that social selection may account for the link between MPF and mental health, as depressed mothers and fathers, as … well as mothers who report heavy episodic drinking, are more likely to have a child by a new partner. Ultimately, MPF and …

unmarried mothers, providing some evidence that marriage is protective. … intergenerational transmission of disadvantage from depressed mothers to their children. In this paper, I extend prior research by using …

much less research examines whether the benefits of social support to mothers extend to children. This paper examines the … relationship between mothers' perceptions of instrumental support and children's health using longitudinal data from the U … parents. Results suggest mothers' perceptions of instrumental support is positively associated with children's overall health …