Aim Of The Study: Comparison of (stressful) living conditions and use of universal, selective and indicated prevention services in nuclear, single parent and stepfamilies with young children.
Methods: Using two representative German surveys of mothers with children aged 0-3 years (KiD 0-3 2015, n=6,671, and AID:A 2019, n=1,501), mothers' reported burden and the use of various prevention services in different family types were examined descriptively and with Chi²-tests.
Results: Overall, single parent families and, to some extent, stepfamilies showed increased socioeconomic stress compared to nuclear families (e.