Child poverty, well-being and agency: What does a '3-D well-being' approach contribute?

Abstract

Childhood poverty and well-being are distinct from adult poverty and well-being both in quality and quantity. A 3-dimensional well-being approach is a means to capture that distinctiveness in a holistic way and thus complement more traditional ways of conceptualising and measuring child poverty and well-being. This paper discusses what a 3-dimensional (3-D) well-being approach contributes to understanding child poverty and child agency. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.