A Review Essay on the Measurement of Child Well-Being

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Liliana Fernandes (Author) Other; Americo Mendes (Author) Other; Aurora A C Teixeira (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Social Indicators Research

Vol. 106 No. 2

Pages: 239-257

ISSN: 0303-8300

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 48 Citations

Scopus - 49 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-BWV

DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9814-9

Abstract (EN): Research on indicators related to the state of child well-being is a growing field that has experienced several changes over time. The growing supply of data on children, as well as the need to facilitate conclusions and to track trends, has led researchers to develop a number of child well-being indexes. This paper critically reviews the most recent and relevant child well-being indexes, i.e., the Index of Child and Youth Well-Being in the United States, the Child Well-being Index for the European Union, the Microdata Child Well-being Index, and the Deprivation Index. The study focuses primarily on the contributions and innovations the indexes have brought to the field, making a critical assessment of the methods used in the construction of the indexes and identifying their main limitations.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 19