A family-centered prevention ameliorates the associations of low self-control during childhood with employment income and poverty status in young African American adults.
Gene H BrodyTianyi YuGregory E MillerEdith ChenPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2019)
This study is unique in using a randomized controlled trial to show that preventive interventions designed to enhance parenting and strengthen families can buffer the long-term economic consequences of low self-control.