Does Belief Matter? Social Psychological Characteristics and the Likelihood of Welfare Use and Exit

Authors

Michele Lee Kozimor-King, Elizabethtown College

Keywords

Welfare use, welfare exit, social psychological predictors

Abstract

Numerous studies have reemerged examining social psychological variables as predictors of individual differences in the human experience. Still, current research focusing on the effects of self-beliefs on welfare use and exit is limited. This study examines the effects of social psychological variables on the likelihood of welfare use and five-year outcomes of wonen using data from the 1979 through 2000 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Binary logistic regression estimates suggest that social psychological characteristics are initially related to welfare use, but do not remain oce control variables are introduced. While social psychological predictors do not appear to have strong or robust direct ef fects in mnultivariate models, traditional human capital variables of public assistance outcomes past initial entry are significant.

Recommended Citation

Kozimor-King, Michele Lee (2008) "Does Belief Matter? Social Psychological Characteristics and the Likelihood of Welfare Use and Exit," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3321
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol35/iss1/10