Psych Psy610 wk

Week 1 

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Communal and Psychological

Communal and Psychological Effects 

Working thesis statement: The individuals that are impoverished suffer psychologically 

well their communities 

Rogers, M. L., & Pridemore, W. A. (2013). The effect of poverty and social 

national homicide rates: Direct and moderating effects. Social science research, 

The authors of this article state that social protection entails the governmental 

insulate its people from problems concomitant to poverty. Again, the government 

its people from market forces which adversely lower the quality of its people’s 

researches reveal that a government policy which promotes social protection 

of rates in national homicide. Their aim was therefore to examine theoretically 

of social protection in relation to the strength of connotation between rates of 

poverty nationally. They used least squares regression simulations on data from 30 

analyses the association between homicide rates and poverty, social protection on 

homicide rates and impact of social protection on association strength between 

homicides rates. Their results implied that social protection negatively 

homicide rates, poverty-homicide relationship positively influenced moderation 

Running Head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1

Annotated Bibliography:

Communal and Psychological Effects of Poverty

Alisha Nettles

Ashford University

12/09/2017

Kelly lauck

Psych 610

– 1 –

[no notes on this page]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2

Communal and Psychological Effects of Poverty

Working thesis statement: The individuals that are impoverished suffer psychologically and as

well their communities suffer too.

Rogers, M. L., & Pridemore, W. A. (2013). The effect of poverty and social protection on

national homicide rates: Direct and moderating effects. Social science research, 42(3), 584-

595.

The authors of this article state that social protection entails the governmental ability to

insulate its people from problems concomitant to poverty. Again, the government should protect

its people from market forces which adversely lower the quality of its people’s life. Other

researches reveal that a government policy which promotes social protection restrains inequality

of rates in national homicide. Their aim was therefore to examine theoretically lessening effect

of social protection in relation to the strength of connotation between rates of homicides and

poverty nationally. They used least squares regression simulations on data from 30 states, to

analyses the association between homicide rates and poverty, social protection on the national

homicide rates and impact of social protection on association strength between poverty and

homicides rates. Their results implied that social protection negatively affected national

homicide rates, poverty-homicide relationship positively influenced moderation of social

protection and that social protection reduces the strength of association between poverty and

– 2 –

1

1. this is unclear [Kelly

Lauck]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 3

homicide rates. Based on this article, the conclusion was that, poverty negatively influences

social protection and homicide rates, and thus nations should address the high levels of poverty

to enhance social protection of their citizens. This article provides essential information that will

help nation’s value strategies that will reduce the levels of poverty among their citizens so as to

effectively achieve their mandates of ensuring citizens social protection.

Claro, S., Paunesku, D., & Dweck, C. S. (2016). Growth mindset tempers the effects of

poverty on academic achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

113(31),

8664-8668.

According to the authors, empirical researches have revealed that, academic success is

inclined to psychological factors like students’ abilities perception and structural factors like

socioeconomic background. They aimed at investigating how psychological and structural factor

systemically interacted in high school students in Chile. The results established that the level of a

family income strongly predicted the students’ academic achievement. Again, the study

identified that the students belief that intelligence can be developed, strongly predicted their

achievement. Intelligence perception inhibited positive association with academic achievement

across the various socioeconomic strata. Students from rich families were most likely to embrace

a mindset growth compared to their counterparts from poor families. The study concluded that

academic performance of students is affected by both the socioeconomic disadvantages and

students’ intelligence mind set. These information is very important in analyzing the effect of

poverty on the systemic level development of student and hence the academic achievements.

Chaplin, L. N., Hill, R. P., & John, D. R. (2014). Poverty and materialism: A look at

impoverished versus affluent children. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 33(1), 78-

92.

– 3 –

[no notes on this page]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 4

The authors of this article states that the concerns about individual materialism has been

raised to the public policy matter. This has triggered various reactions from social scientists and

consumer activists to call for restrictions on marketing forces to children. Reviewing the latest

UNICEF report concerning the welfare of children, the authors stated that children from poor

families are predominantly susceptible to marketing efforts. In this research, the authors aimed at

identifying the first glimpse of the consumer values to impoverished children. According to them

results showed that there was a materialistic value differences among children in affluent

families and poor families. It was established that the adolescent from improvised families

exhibited the differences clearly compared to children aged 8–10 years. However, the

impoverished youths were more materialistic compared to affluent ones. The study summed up

that poverty was the cause of low esteem which influenced the materialism values of teens in

poor families. This information is important in discussing the effect of poverty on individual

values of material gains.

Luby, J., Belden, A., Botteron, K., Marrus, N., Harms, M. P., Babb, C., … & Barch, D.

(2013).

The effects of poverty on childhood brain development: the mediating effect of

caregiving and stressful life events. JAMA pediatrics, 167(12), 1135-1142.

The authors inferred that child development was inclined to the socioeconomic level of

the family. In this study, the authors aimed at investigating the impact of the ratio of income-to-

needs, experiences in early childhood on the child brain development at the school age, and also

find out the mediating factors of the effect. The researchers collected data on the preschool

children that participated in neuroimaging St Louis School of Washington University. This was a

good target population. The assessment was done 3 to 6 years before imaging scan based on

magnetic resonance. The parameter evaluated were behavioral, psychosocial among other

– 4 –

1

1. Make sure your references

are cited according to APA

formatting [Kelly Lauck]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 5

developmental dimensions. The study established that poverty reduced brain white matter,

hippocampal, amygdala and cortical gray matter volume development. Mediating factor included

caregiving and stress. The authors concluded that poverty has a deleterious effect on children

development. The study provides essential information on the mechanisms of poverty on

children brain development and thus useful when mediating these effects.

Kerr, W. C., Kaplan, M. S., Huguet, N., Caetano, R., Giesbrecht, N., & McFarland, B. H.

(2017).

Economic recession, alcohol, and suicide rates: comparative effects of poverty,

foreclosure, and job loss. American journal of preventive medicine, 52(4), 469-475.

The authors noted that alcohol associated suicide rates and the general suicide incidences

rose in period between 2008–2009 recessions. The study investigated the association poverty at

between county-level, unemployment and the rates of the two suicide kinds. A reliable data

source of the 2015 National Violent Death Reporting System from 16 states was used. The

results revealed a strong association between suicide rates and alcohol involvement in all gender

and age groups. The effects of unemployment rates on suicide rates were arbitrated to high

poverty rates in all ages, races and genders. The study summed up that poverty strongly

influenced suicidal rates. It was imperative therefore that the programs to address poverty be

implemented to reduce suicide rates in the county level. This article has essential information

that will be used in designing poverty alleviating program which will integrate alcoholism

mitigating aspects.

Cassidy, T., Inglis, G., Wiysonge, C., & Matzopoulos, R. (2014). A systematic review of the

effects of poverty deconcentration and urban upgrading on youth violence. Health & place,

26, 78-87.

– 5 –

[no notes on this page]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 6

According to the authors, neighborhood risk factors are associated with violence among

youths. In this systematic review, the authors examined prevailing interventions substantiation

for youth violence that involved poverty deconcentration and urban upgrading. The authors used

academic databases and online web materials to identify credible data for analysis. The result

from the data analysis revealed that intervention diversification did not impact on poverty levels

and that resettlement and urban upgrading had a positive impact. A small number of literature

met the criteria described in the methodology. Studies in low income and middle income nations

were few too. The studies was therefore limited in proving substantially the level of interventions

that impacted on poverty effects on youth violence acts. This study provides an important

information gap that can be explored to identify the impact of urban upgrading, deconcentration

and other interventions on poverty effects and on youth violent behaviors. It will be imperative to

recommend a similar study considering economic strata.

Chinyoka, K., & Naidu, N. (2014). Influence of home based factors on the academic

performance of girl learners from poverty stricken families: A case of Zimbabwe.

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6), 223.

According to the authors, academic performance has been associated with home nursing

factors. This study aimed at examining the home based factors which impact on academic

achievements of the poverty impoverished girl child. They stated that the population of girl

children living in poverty stricken families rose since 1990. They used phenomenological design

which included observation, interviews and focus group discussions data collection tools.

Sufficient sample size of 10 girls, four teachers and six parents were used in the study. The

results revealed that family, neighbor, home, and school environment affected girl children

academic performance. Family income influenced home contexts and thus impacted on their

– 6 –

[no notes on this page]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 7

performance too. They concluded that home environments in poor families were not good for

better performance of the girl child. This was due to lack of basic needs like pads, food and

school fee which impacted on their longevity in schools. This article contains essential

information on how poverty affects academic performance of the girl child from poor families.

References

Cassidy, T., Inglis, G., Wiysonge, C., & Matzopoulos, R. (2014). A systematic review of the

effects of poverty deconcentration and urban upgrading on youth violence. Health &

place, 26, 78-87.

Chaplin, L. N., Hill, R. P., & John, D. R. (2014). Poverty and materialism: A look at

impoverished versus affluent children. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 33(1), 78-

92.
Chinyoka, K., & Naidu, N. (2014). Influence of home based factors on the academic
performance of girl learners from poverty stricken families: A case of Zimbabwe.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6), 223.

Claro, S., Paunesku, D., & Dweck, C. S. (2016). Growth mindset tempers the effects of poverty

on academic achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(31),

8664-8668.

Kerr, W. C., Kaplan, M. S., Huguet, N., Caetano, R., Giesbrecht, N., & McFarland, B. H. (2017).

Economic recession, alcohol, and suicide rates: comparative effects of poverty,
foreclosure, and job loss. American journal of preventive medicine, 52(4), 469-475.

– 7 –

[no notes on this page]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 8

Luby, J., Belden, A., Botteron, K., Marrus, N., Harms, M. P., Babb, C., … & Barch, D. (2013).

The effects of poverty on childhood brain development: the mediating effect of
caregiving and stressful life events. JAMA pediatrics, 167(12), 1135-1142.

Rogers, M. L., & Pridemore, W. A. (2013). The effect of poverty and social protection on

national homicide rates: Direct and moderating effects. Social science research, 42(3),

584-595.

– 8 –

[no notes on this page]