Abstract
ABSTRACT Low-income mothers often experience many and varied changes over a relatively short period of time. Resulting resource losses may trigger progressive, chronic stress. Using longitudinal qualitative data, this study focused on low-income mothers (N = 23) who had many changes in health, work, family, personal, and/or financial categories during the first year of the study. The analysis used the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire to rank families' changes. Hobfoll's Conservation of Resources Theory was then used to assess the gain/loss of resources. Two contrasting cases illustrate the interplay between life changes and depletion or restoration of resources, linking changes to loss spirals.
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