This article aims to show that multidimensional child poverty (MCP) is determined by several socioeconomic factors that influence the formation of stratifi
loaded on the fifth factor included the word “God.” Examples of items that loaded on this factor were “Whether or not my health improves is up to God,” and “Everything that happens is part of God's plan.” This factor, dubbed “divine control,” was highly internally consistent. F...
Specifically, poverty, economic stress, neighborhood economic disadvantage, income inequality, and various forms of material hardship (e.g., utility shutoffs, housing insecurity) have repeatedly been linked to indicators of child maltreatment and CPS involvement (e.g., Berger 2004; Berger et al. ...